Distant Stitch Diploma, Module 3, Chapter 3 - Paper Braids as Stencils

 I decided to draw out the designs I had chosen into my sketchbook first, before creating them in paper. I used one example from The Book of Kells and the rest came from books on decorated lettering. I looked at a small sample of the decoration and isolated it into a design of its own.


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Designs in paper.


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Interwoven shapes.
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I particularly like the two designs on page 23 and spiralling circles on page 22. They were all tricky to create but the perseverance was worth it!