After finishing my book, Crochet Garden, back in May, my brain needed a break. Luckily, about that time, the Herrschners catalog arrived. It’s one of my favorite things to find in the mailbox. Even more luckily, an embroidery kit I had admired was on sale!
The kit was the Garden Beauty Table Runner by Village Linens. It has shaded lavender roses and other flowers and leaves. All the correct colors of embroidery floss and even a needle were included in the kit. Ahhh. So easy on the brain.
I embroider while my girls are in their piano lessons. Some evenings I do a few lengths of floss for relaxation. Eight-year-old Ella noticed how the same color floss looks like different colors when you hold the work a certain way. It’s the satin stitch that does that. I spend a lot of time admiring the effect.
The table runner may be done by the end of the year, but there’s no real deadline. Yay!