Just loved this design by Georgina Bellamy of @thatembroiderygirl . The pattern and instructions can be found in a lovely book called ‘Passion for Needlework’ published by @inspirationsstudios . They are a good introduction to anyone interested in 3D goldwork embroidery and there are lots of diagrams included, which I find very helpful when trying to envisage each process along the way.
As with all goldwork – the main work is in the padding. I started first on making the shell which consisted of at least 6 layers of thick felt covered with a thin white felt. Onto this I drew the shapes that were to be filled with chippings and outlined them in gold pearl purl.
As you can see in the picture above I have began to add the chippings to the segments on the shell. Once the shell had been completed it was back to padding work. The turtle is constructed in two parts – the shell and the base.
Now that the base is completed I can start adding the metal threads – which is the fun part. I will keep you all posted as I progress.
Happy stitching everyone.
sweetfallenangels 
Looking great! You are a gold work master I think!
Very kind of you to say so, Kathy.
That was a gorgeous rosette!
This is looking good. Chipwork can be very effective, can’t it!
And very time consuming!
It was hard to resist this one when I saw it in Inspirations but I’m glad it has turned out to be a fun project!