Sooo… I have decided to abort the Opus Anglicanum stitch-along.  I’ll start it over again later, probably in the middle of August. I’ve made a lot of mistakes since the start, but I was trying to see it through. However, at this point the mistakes are too glaring and grievous, and I hate how it’s turning
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In part 4 of the Opus Anglicanum stitch along, we will be stitching in the spirals of the right cheek and chin, outline most of the face, and fill in around one eye.
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They are medieval-ish bookmarks made from lucet braided #10 cotton crochet thread, ended with tassels hand made from perle cotton.
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In part 3 of my Opus Anglicanum Stitch-Along, we will be filling in the forehead and nose, creating the round of the cheek, and filling in the eyes. At this time we are almost exclusively using split stitch, and using flat silk embroidery floss.
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Here is the queen opus anglicanum pattern I am using for my stitch-along, now available as a pdf for easier printing.
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In part two of my opus anglicanum stitch-along, we will embroider the black outlines around the face, and fill in the barbette and neck.
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The needle book is hand sewn and embroidered with two Viking-style great wyrm designs, lucet braid ties, and wool felt pages.
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Part1 of the opus anglicanum stitch along goes over needed materials and preparing your fabric for embroidery.
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This is the last WIP update on the needle book.  As of the writing of this post it is actually finished, and I hope to get the final photos up in the next couple days. Each side of the needle book is embroidered with a great wyrm, the first in green and outlined in burgundy, and
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I wore the open red hood I hand stitched and embroidered to Collegium Caidis, and before we left on the second day I took some photos of myself wearing it. They have been added to my portfolio, and are also posted here for your convenience if you were wondering exactly how it looked on an actual human being.
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