Dream Embroidery (WIP)

This piece has evolved organically and on impulse. I'm not an avid embroiderer although I keep an eye on the contemporary scene thanks to Mr X stitch. There was no grand plan at the start -no plan at all in fact! I started with the lettering and stitched the outline of the cloud it sits on before moving onto the blue swirly space behind.

It' s mostly couched yarn, of varying materials, with a few small splashes of chain and cross stitch for good luck and annoying gaps. I'm at the stage now of adding embellishments of silver thread and considering beads. I've used embroidery threads as well as various sewing cottons already. The textures that have emerged are really pleasing.

It's still not finished, although there are areas that are fully covered now. I need to work on the cloud and define the lettering and the frame shape isn't decided. It may well become an odd shaped patch to be attached to a different background. On a bag perhaps? I'll try and wait until it's complete before I let me imagination run away with me!