I wanted to finish my crewel embroidery inspired by William Morris within a week since my last post (3 weeks ago) and I did - Well almost....

I rarely tend to make notes or stitch plans in advance, but this time I really wish I had! 

I find that when embroidering mirror image designs, I always get a better result when I stitch both sides roughly at the same time... if I (as I would like) move on to something else and then come back to it days or weeks later - I am less likely to get the pair looking the same. 

I always prefer to work on colour selections during the day and with this grey scale it is even more important as the tones of the grey yarns change completely at night.

Sometimes, often actually, getting colours just right can require a little bit of revers stiting.

I have made a good start on my new crewel work design and just quickly wanted to share a snippet of it with you.

Inspiration for design is a fickle thing. It is not always easy to point a finger at exactly where inspiration comes from. For me, ideas for designs can linger for a long time at the back of my mind.

I had made the Mountain Oak into a pillow before I went overseas last month, but the more I looked at it, the more unfinished it looked...