Today was a good day, but long. One embroiderer chose to see Plymouth Cinema’s first screening, La Vie en Rose. A few others opted to go for a late dinner and embroider while they waited for her to join them. These ladies put in a very long day of stitching. I’m exhausted just watching. So tonight I have for you a short post and a photo. These are Lyn’s hands. Lyn came all the way from Ontario to join us. I love to watch skilled hands at work. This photo was taken by Lilia and severely cropped by me so I wouldn’t have to shrink it too much. Lyn’s working on a foxglove. I was saying that this doesn’t look much like a foxglove to me, and Wendy disagreed. Carol said she didn’t think she could recognize a foxglove if it was in the room. So here’s A FOXGLOVE, courtesy of Wikipedia. And Wendy’s right. These embroidered ones do look like the individual blossoms.

 

Thanks for the comment, Lia, and welcome. I’m glad you enjoy the blog. Tricia is going to do a series of posts on the threads, both silk and metal. The short answer is we’re using Au Ver a Soie Soie Perlee and a brand new thread called Gilt Sylke Twist (silk wrapped with a gold wire). Stay tuned for the long answer!