stitchamaze - Work in progress - The Tribe

The Tribe - in progress:


		After five years of spasmodic stitching, I'm now working on this canvas for about an hour daily, and it's amazing how that 'consistency' makes such a difference. "The Tribe" canvas is 14 mesh, and is 5' wide x 3' high. I've progressed to stitching the middle woman's face. Beginning with the eyes I see the face coming to life!! After that I shade the contours around the eyes, the nose, mouth and outward towards the hairline, using 5 strands of silk, blending several shades in the needle. It's awesome having life-size faces looking back at me!!


click above to enlarge, and use the lower arrow to scroll the width I'm working it on a very large scroll frame. My plan is to keep the finished work in view and not roll it back onto the frame, hoping this will avoid the chance of crushing. Click on these thumbnails below to see detail enlargements: