15.5.21 - Hares

'People claimed that a witch could shape shift her form at night and become a hare. These solitary creatures, rarely seen, sometimes standing on their hind legs like a person, aroused suspicion. When in distress they uttered a strange, almost human-like cry, which gave the animal a supernatural quality. For its behaviour would mimic that of a supposed witch. In this form she stole milk or food, or destroyed crops. Others insisted that hares were only witches’ familiars.'

https://norfolktalesmyths.com/2018/03/24/march-hares-witches/


I chose this illustration because of the simple, bold outline and the pattern on the body that looks like small stitches, making it a good image to sew. The way it is playing an instrument is very endearing and magical and I really like it's facial expression and pointy ears.

In my version I used hessian, black fabric, white mesh and brown velvet, with black thread and a couple of different embroidery threads.

 This closeup shows how I layered them to create different textures and depth:

I'm really happy with the way this one came out because of the detail and different surfaces, my only problem is with the green outline that I drew on because pencil wouldn't show up on the hessian, but I didn't think you would still be able to see it after stitching on top.

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