Cutwork 5 Ways (6 really) - Goldwork Leaves Series / Hand Goldwork Embroidery in Detail

Today I will be showing you 5 different approaches to cutwork which I tried out on my gold leaves design. I say 5, but there are really 6 here because the last one isn’t really cutwork in the traditional sense so it’s up to you if you want to count that on in or not Table of Contents: Cutwork Style 1- Bright Check Paired with Central Groove 00:51 Cutwork Style 2- Smooth and Rough Purl with Check Edge 04:36 Cutwork Style 3- Rough Purl Basket Weave 07:53 Cutwork Style 4- Bright Check and Rough Purl over Cardboard 09:56 Cutwork Style 5- Smooth Purl over Felt Pad with Chain vein 12:51 Cutwork Style (6)- Rough Purl ’Broken’ Cutwork 17:28 So up first we have Bright check cutwork paired, I both started with something hard and something easy. I should probably first mention that cutwork is where you lay cut to size pieces of purl onto your surface as a fill method. You can use whatever kind of purl you want, smooth purl, rough purl and as in this example bright check. Pri