Saturday, May 1, 2010

February



As February loomed, and I was still full of enthusiasm, but not so for counted work, I decided to take the easy option and go for a freestyle stitch, this time choosing Fly Stitch. Some years ago I was required to stitch something using only this stitch, and decided to replicate it for this purpose.

I've used only fly stitch and several different types of threads. Again, I felt a Japanese styled print was suitable as a lining, and again, I'm really happy with my results. I love the rich red colour and the use of just a bit of metallic thread in the stitching helps lift the design.

3 comments:

Radka said...

This is such a beautiful embroidery! I love the design and colours.

Jensters said...

Linda you sound like me....have done a lot of counted work and just started to get bored with it....this is so beautiful im loving the rich red its like stars of fire....wonderful stitching x

Anonymous said...

This one is gorgeous too. I must be really behind in my blogging. LOL