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I\u00b4ve been working on the banner, and not been completely satisfied, but I realize that this is because I\u00b4ve only been working with the background, and it needs something\u2026 more! So today I made a big ornament on one side of the banner It is an old viking silver broach \u00c2 found in an archeological dig some years ago, not far from Moster. The dragon was a popular motive in the old viking-ornamentation, and since Moster has a very strong, national viking-history, I thought it was natural to bring in this element.\u00c2 <\/p>\n
First I made a huge copy of the broach to transfer onto the silk fabric. Then I machine-embroidered it on to the background.<\/p>\n
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And since it looked kind of flat, I decided to paint it.<\/p>\n
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I used a mix of acrylic and fabric-paint, and certainly hope it will hold! Iredecent blue black acrylic that hopefully will give a nice shimmer, and opaque white fabric paint, in different mixes. It still doesn\u00b4t look as if it is hammered in silver, but it isn\u00b4t as flat any longer. I can\u00b4t remember doing this before, so it was kind of experimenting as I went along.\u00c2 <\/p>\n
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The fun thing, is that it changes in the light, and from what angle you look at it. which is one of the reasons I love silk!<\/p>\n
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I\u00b4ve been working on the banner, and not been completely satisfied, but I realize that this is because I\u00b4ve only been working<\/p>\n