Luxury Edition Here we are in the final phase of this creative journey: The Nimue 20th Anniversary Parade. I left you last time when the Soft version was completed but a form of luxuriance seemed necessary to definitively mark what the first 20 years

Yum yum accessories How to say… The sky has just fallen on my head. In the last episode I exulted because my wonderful Gold thread filled me with joy. Except that.. three or four hours after sharing this article with you, my supplier writes

The mystery is cleared up This time several months have passed and a few tens of thousands of cross stitches later here comes the real time of the finishes. A sudden stop took place after 4 months of embroidery. In question a crucial element

Mysterious “less” grid As I said in the previous episode (Episode 1) I considerably re-enhanced the colors. What is subtle and charming in paper printing is not necessarily so in embroidery. 1- Embroidery canvas On the other hand, I chose a natural linen canvas,

Mystery Grid? Almost a year ago I was in the middle of a creative cogitation for the 20th anniversary of Nimuë and I was about to launch the SAL (mystery chart), which was to occupy us for 5 to 6 months. But here we

The Beginning: prologue Lately I proposed a creative journey. I proposed to all through a mystery grid to accompany me in a creation. The project is ambitious.The canvas measures 70 x 80 cm! Some images call me. 14 or 12 threads, whatever, we can

The revelation “In vain I look in the palette for which colors could be suitable to continue in two threads but I can not find anything. Everything is too much too intense. I have to find something else…” Viviane episode 11 extract Because everything

End of the creative journey Here I am at the end of my creative journey with Viviane . What I aspire to is to create something that is universally beautiful while being oddly different. When we touch the universal, we touch a common emotion.

Break… where not pause? When Viviane La Dame du Lac’s dress was embroidered, I felt the need to take a break or rather take a step back. Some moments during creation require: to take another point of view to let the work be done

Decoration? A few days, hours and Netflix series later I’m still at the stage of the set. I started the set a month ago, it’s a long time. Average of 3 hours a day 4-5 times a week. I don’t know why it takes