The doorway to the WISP.

Oh my. I didn't mean to leave it so long between posts!

Inspiration has finally struck for my doors and windows piece for textilechallenges, although the deadline has been and gone, so I've just set my own one and hope to enter it into an EG competition in September (If I keep my nerve!). Its becoming a work in slow progress as I'm having trouble with time and energy at the moment. It appears I may be borderline anemic
Its been inspired by the doorway to the city walls (ramparts) literally just down the road from my flat.


Its going to be "a doorway to creativity" - So, I will have a door surround, the scene behind the door, and an actual door that can be opened.

And I found the perfect door:
and hinges while in the lake district - more about that to follow!

This is the work in progress so far. Its on a backing of muslin. There is a layer underneath of craft vilene - I'm not sure if it is pelmet vilene - which I have constructed the background out of.I've cut holes out which are the stonework of the doorway and I have have painted it with some fabric paint to be grey/silver/pearly white colours.
Over the top is some silver covered mesh fabric I got in the remanents bin at the fabric shop.
All the stonework is going to be done in french knots - yes, I've finally conquered them! - The outer edge and inner edge in the darker grey and all the stones will be in the lighter grey.
This is a close up of the piece where you can see the different parts I've mentioned.For the centre part of this I am thinking of cutting and turning it to the back so it becomes a frame for the abstract central piece I will do once this is finished.

Now, I have to get on with this as I have inchies and beads to make for textilechallenges too!Am just hoping I don't lose my nerve!This is the most advanced an complicated piece I've done so far!