I catch a plane in a few hours, so this is my last post for a couple days—until I get to my parents place and get my new bearings.
To the fans of this embroidery (so funny, who’d have thought?) I am so sorry to leave you hanging! I wish I could take it with me, but it’s bloody three meters long! LOL. So all work on this Deerfield ‘Rogue’ embroidery goes on hold until I get back to Australia in early April.
Here’s are details of the latest bits I’ve done:
And here is (most) of the whole, as it looks so far, and will look until my return…(though I have just learned how to do reversible trellis stitch from the internet, and I am tempted to whip my needle out and try and work this new stitch for as long as is imprudent, before I absolutely HAVE to tear myself away, row ashore like a madwoman, and hie me to the airport!)
I am suffering withdrawal symptoms already. Right, first thing when I get to Manila isn’t currency exchange…it’s the nearest needleworking shop, for needles, a hoop, some floss. *gets hungry, steely look in her eye*
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Love, love love!
I hope you find a market and/or collectors of your work. It is really beautifully done and designed. I am particularly drooling over the orange/pink bits couched with red!
I think a personal Bayeux Tapestry might be in my future….
Did you ever see the person who illustrated stories with embroidery, photographed them and then published them as picture books?…
Happy travels.
I thought I was good at embroidery, but am overwhelmed at the beauty of your work. Congratulations to you. It must take many hours to make such a sizable piece.
Thanks for including a shot of most of the needlework you’ve done thus far. It’s just lovely!! Beautiful colors; beautiful stitches.
three meters!!!!! That’s a huge piece! It looks really great from what I’ve seen so far!
It is hubris, and I will probably regret it, and cut it up when I get back to Darwin! Now I’m thinking hmm, half-meter lengths are good enough…I can share the love more, and they would be easier to sell, and though I love my work, I need to earn my keep,too. When I am King, I will make my own persona Bayeux tapestry, but only when I am King.
Damn, that is beautiful. Gorgeous design and stitching. So insanely inspiring!