Hochanda

I promised I would share the finished piece from the kit I was lucky enough to use from Rowandean.  Here's the piece, waiting to be framed: As this is the first embroidery piece I've even completed, I'm really happy with the results.  The kit was very easy to work with, and it encouraged creative freedom, so I didn't feel I had to stick to strict instructions.  I can give a few tips based on my experience however, for beginners: 1. The kit recommends using a hoop.  I would definitely agree that this would be easier, but would also keep your material taunt.  I found some of my stitches I pulled a little to tight, and therefore pulled my material 2. I was going to say the french knots made using the thicker ribbon, shouldn't be wrapped round the needle 3 times, as they seemed a little to large.  However, when the piece was finished, I actually quite liked them, but I would recommend smaller french knots added 3. I didn't put a...