Was able to spend a fair bit of the day on it today, so that is why so much was done. I was worried I might have to order the missing green that I'd run out of doing the flowers. But I must have ordered it a while ago, because when I checked, it was there, so I was able to start on the wreath. Rather than do all the outlining in black and then do the colour, I'm going to do it in sections - you keep motivated that way I think.
Got the red background done. It really does go faster when it's just straight lines back and forth!
I started doing the centre roundal for my Elizabethan tent stitch hanging. Let's just say the events are Festival motivated me to get this one finished.
This is the finished blackwork caul. It didn't sell at Festival. I finished it off with real fresh water pearls in the diamonds. Offers around A$190 considered. You can see more photos at front view and side view.
Another one to sell at Festival. I prewashed the red silk this time. I haven't done that for the black silk, but the red in the Madeira bleeds pretty bad on wet fabric. So with pre-washing, hopefully I've mitigated that a bit. Linen ground in red silk in stem stitch and french knots.
Another collar and cuffs set to sell at Festival. Linen with black silk thread based on period pattern in stem stitch.
