This is the cushion I'm talking about

[ellid]

The Cushion of Impruneta.



And here, because everyone is so darn curious:
Malfoy-the-cat!

Comments

[ladyaelfwynn.livejournal.com]

I'm really excited about the cushion and can't wait to read what you write-up about it. I hope there are close up photos, so we can see the pattern better. It's hard for me to tell what's fabric decoration and what's different fabrics.

Malfoy looks to be a very pretty cat.

Glad you're having fun!

[aunty_marion]

That was my thought too - there are some small patches which appear to be made from a lozenge-patterned fabric ... or are they really tiny lozenges of different coloured fabrics sewn together? They're so beautifully placed that it's hard to tell whether that's the case, or whether they were incredibly carefully cut to fit.

[ellid.livejournal.com]

I wondered about that myself...but no, they really are very, very small pieces of silk sewn together in squares. The smallest pieces are about the size of my smallest fingernail, or perhaps 1/4-5/8 of an inch.

[aunty_marion]

Blimey, that's impressive, then! I'm not sure I could manage pieces that small. The stitches must be TINY!