Work in progress

Data gathering is almost finished now: I need two more weeks to administer some tests and then the most stressful part of my research will be over :-)

This is some of the embroidery I've been working on lately. I was so inspired by Racaire's and Laren's klosterstitch projects that I finally found the courage to start a large scale project myself: a late 14th century leinenstickerei/whitework tablecloth that I've been thinking about for ages. This is my first "sketch" to see how the stitches work and to find out whether I like it. Which, of course, I do, so when I have finished these two creatures, I'll start the design for the final project:


These are, for now, the last two purses I'm working on: