We decided to keep to 8 inch squares as before. This time each Maid chose a background colour and two hand stitches. The other Maids then completed a square in their choice of fabrics and threads. Some found the stitches challenging but then that is the point!
My piece for Sue for which she chose blue and French knots and seeding stitches was stitched on indigo dyed fabric from a very distant dyeing session. Just shows the colour holds for a long time. I used a thermofax screen with white paint for the cow parsley adding pearl seed beads to the stitching.
I hope you enjoy seeing our new pieces and can feel that we loved doing them for each other. We will be having a big hand over of the work to each other as soon as we feel safe to get together. Until then please enjoy!
