I was lucky enough a few years ago to visit Vienna for a long weekend. We went specifically to see the Klimt exhibition, an exhibition that brought together many of Klimt's paintings into one show. I came home much enthused and used many postcards I had collected as inspiration for embroideries. The piece I want to share with you is inspired by the dress worn by Emilie Floge in Klimt's painting of her. Emilie was Klimt's long time partner and a well respected fashion designer in her own right. The dress she wears in the painting uses fabric designed by Klimt himself. I love this painting, it is one of my favourites and I enjoyed working this little piece of embroidery. I first painted the quaker cloth in appropriate colours with gouache and then over worked the pattern in a mixture of french knots, random crosses and couching. I had some lovely threads from the wonderful Oliver Twists that make all the difference in shine, texture and tone.
I was lucky enough a few years ago to visit Vienna for a long weekend. We went specifically to see the Klimt exhibition, an exhibition that brought together many of Klimt's paintings into one show. I came home much enthused and used many postcards I had collected as inspiration for embroideries. The piece I want to share with you is inspired by the dress worn by Emilie Floge in Klimt's painting of her. Emilie was Klimt's long time partner and a well respected fashion designer in her own right. The dress she wears in the painting uses fabric designed by Klimt himself. I love this painting, it is one of my favourites and I enjoyed working this little piece of embroidery. I first painted the quaker cloth in appropriate colours with gouache and then over worked the pattern in a mixture of french knots, random crosses and couching. I had some lovely threads from the wonderful Oliver Twists that make all the difference in shine, texture and tone. 
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