When we last saw the rosebud only the main flower petal had yet to be stitched. That was completed and this time I did the bottom 'glow' to my satisfaction on the first try.
I didn't like the way the two forward petals had no separation; they needed some sort of shadow line between them.
I also still had to do the shadowing on the furthest back petal. I waited to do that at the end on purpose even though it would have been easier to stitch before the middle petal went in. I like doing shadows at the end whenever possible and I figured I could slide the shadow lines in without too much problem if I worked slowly and carefully.
First up, though, was tackling the separation between the two front petals. I ended up slipping in a couple stitches of darker shades as I went down the petal in order to create some contrast. Once the dividing line was complete I put in the shadows on the back petal.
The bud at extreme close-up. Almost done...
The final touches were the thorns on the stem and that completed the rose. The photos of the rose are a bit misleading. They are all larger than the actual piece which is only 3" (~7.6 cm) high.
It was a lovely project as I would expect from a Trish Burr design. I think the sepals are still my favourite part.
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