Day 164 : Bess .
Another embroidery for today's button. I think my thumb has given me a real chance to get back into embroidery - I used to do it all the time. When I was first married, we were really skint. I was given a box of really old, lovely coloured sewing threads (I was making curtains and stuff for our home) and I embroidered with them, both mothers got embroidered flower pictures for Christmas that year, I think some sisters-in-law got things, and Mark got embroidered bookmarks...
Using sewing thread took forever, but I think it probably set me up for doing fine silk embroidery later :) . I've recently found quite a few of my drawings that were for embroideries "when I can afford the proper thread".
So, I have used some fabric that was eco-dyed, and some stranded cotton. The edge is cotton perle No 8, and the mould is a No 6.
Size : 41mm / 1 5⁄8" / 67L
