After months of working on the embroidery pieces for the exhibit, I am struck with how much I love embroidery. I am committed to continue finding ways to integrate it into my body of work. As a gift to Shelby for her wedding I am creating an Art Deco style belt to adorn her dress. One of the things I considered is that there are so many pieces of beaded trim that can be bought for $20/yd so if I am going to hand make something, it is going to need to be significantly worth more than that. After looking at Shelby’s dress I was also convinced that this piece needed to go in the Deco style because of the architecture of the dress. I have been surprised at how difficult it has been to make our budget of $50 cover the materials. Beads are significantly more expensive that I anticipated. Nevertheless, I would like to see us come in on budget for this project. Here are some of the inspiration images I have been using. These are some of the materials I have picked up to use. I found most of the rhinestones on ebay as well as a Enchanted Treasures & Costume Jewelry company. The sequins are from M&J Trimming and the glass bugle beads and the seed beads are from Joann. The orange embroidery is an example of the gold cord I need to get to create the lines in the pieces.
