These two pieces were embroidered eons ago. The intention was to layer them, titivate more, a wall panel perhaps. I picked them up again last night, drawn to playing some more, layering the lace cloth on the embroidered silk, embroidering some sections of lace cloth directly to the silk, leaving other areas loose.
I can't even begin to tell you how wonderful it was to spend four hours with this last night.
A wall panel? I'm not sure now. As you may have noticed I am a little pocket obsessed these days....... I'm tempted. For now though I am just going to enjoy handling this, working on the surface, final decisions about it's purpose don't matter yet.
There is more buttonhole lace to work on the open areas of lace cloth. I'm also thinking about embellishment, stitch on the surface of the lace cloth in the solid areas. The silk sections will most likely remain as they are...less is more in some cases.
(I have received a few e mails asking about my plans for classes after Christmas. I do have a plan, of course I do but had thought it too early to start talking about that. A question...is it too early? Do you want to know sooner rather than later? Let me know)