When you last saw this piece here the lower half was unstitched. The doodles were there, the patterning but I hadn't gotten round to the embroidery. I have now.....flowers, flowers from designs in vintage embroidery transfers to be exact. I have taken my floral patterning from vintage embroidery transfers for as long as I can remember. There is usually a simplicity to them. Occasionally I have adapted the flower shape or the petal shape but these ones are unaltered or at least they are as near to the original as they can be.
This type of pattern, this transfer design reminds me of my Nanna Burns and my Nanna Garstang. It reminds me of the tablecloths they would stitch and it reminds me of my fascination watching them, begging to ''try'' , badgering them and more often than not making a mess which had to be unpicked.
This piece now needs an embroidered reverse, more doodling on vintage hankies, more simple patterning and a little stitch before it can become a needle case, yes, another needle case.