crewel piece done

[elizabeth_mn]

Blocked, bound, framed.



It took me about 8 tries until I was happy with the last bit - the little yellow stamens or pistils or whatever they are.

I used only 3 orange tones for the meduim flower and 2 for the small one, instead of the 4 I used for the large flower.  The effect is a little less blended, but I don't think I could have fit all the shades in the smaller spaces. 

I bound the edges with white cotton bias, then used a strong thread and a zig-zag or spiral type stitch to pull the piece taut over a piece of book board that I cut to size.  First side to side, then top to bottom.



The embroidery mounted on the board.



The finished size is 5" x 7".

I'm really happy with it.  I had fun working on it, I got to learn two new stitches, and it turned out pretty!

I love crewel!