Arachne

Hand-Stitched Embroidery
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Hand stitched embroidery inspired by the story of 'Arachne' from Greek mythology. This piece features a cloaked girl with flowing red hair, kneeling before a spider web, into which has been stitched a chandelier.

The embroidery is hand-stitched using threads colours of black, metallic gold and a mixture of reds. The simple use of these colours is stunning. The hair has been stitched in such a way that the long strands flow freely from the embroidery fabric. The fabric used is raw linen - a lovely oatmeal colour.

The embroidery was hand stitched in a hoop but has been stitched and mounted onto board and framed, in a deep box frame without glass.

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The title of this embroidery is ‘Arachne’. It is a fascinating story...here is a very quick version!

Arachne, a princess of ancient Greece, was very skilled at weaving & embroidery. The goddess Athena, goddess of crafts, civilization, and cleverness, was also a skilled weaver. Arachne challenged Athena to a weaving competition. When Athena saw how good Arachne was, she was angered by Arachne’s skill and tore up Arachne’s design. Humiliated and terrified, Arachne tried to end it all. Instead, Athena turned Arachne her into a spider, the rope became her web, and Arachne was forever spinning her web.

I hope you like my interpretation of the story. I'm really pleased with how Arachne's hair turned out. The colour really stands out!

Dimensions

Frame Size: 27cm x 27cm
Circular embroidery: 15cm diameter
Frame Depth: 5cm inside, 6cm outside

Care

Handle with care to keep the stitching in good order.

This frame is shipped without glass however, a piece of Perspex will be added to help protect the piece during shipping. This can later be removed for display.

Keep the embroidery out of direct sunlight.

Frame

The embroidery has been mounted onto board and framed in a deep shadow box, without glass, allowing the texture of the embroidery to be appreciated.

Black mount card, with a circular cut-out frames the embroidery within the shadow box frame.

The depth of the frame adds to the three-dimensional aspect of this piece.

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Packaging

All of the mailing boxes we use can be re-used or recycled.

Tissue paper and stickers can either be recycled or even composted. The tissue paper is logo free so feel free to re-use it for another gift.

Glassine bags can be re-used.

Embroidery & Art

The items we make are intended to last a long time, so that you can enjoy them for many years.

All pictures are mounted on cotton rag paper, and our instruction booklets are made from combinations of recycled materials, FSC certified paper, or by-products of other processes.

Gift Wrap & Fabric

Gift wrap paper is printed on recycled paper using vegetable oils. Ribbon is washable and re-usable.

The fabric bags are either made from leftover fabric from other projects or printed to order using water-based inks.