Moth-on-Moth
A lovely and costly Maison Martin Margiela Line 1 rust wool dress got chewed, those little bastards. So why not memorialize them in a thread portrait? Why not? Because you're a lousy embroiderer, Kate, you might say. And yet embroider I did. I resisted the urge to incorporate that iconic Margiela visible label stitch into a larva.
Techniques and Materials
Embroiderbad
Six strand floss
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