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#ASK31:
Mosaic Magic
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This
dramatic geometric design, which resembles a mosaic tile, was originally
developed as a class on counted borders. Three diamond borders and
one square border are arranged with a square mat, intersecting bands,
and a center medallion to form an interesting composition. Any two
colors may be used to interpret this design as long as similar values
are substituted, and the ones in the model were coordinated with a
soft overdyed thread that is used in the two dominant borders. In
addition to presenting interesting ways to plan borders and corner
motifs, there are suggestions for handling color, compensation and
scale in order to unify any border or "finishing touch"
with an interior design. All of the borders presented are original
arrangements that use open composite patterns, and the techniques
used include couching and blackwork accents as well as some unusual
canvas stitches. |
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