My finished Goldwork piece

 

Not the best photo but I think you can see the finished item Okay. I still have to stretch and mount it so that it can be framed. I really enjoyed doing this and it refreshed my memory as it has some time since I was taught at the Royal School of Needlework at Hampton Court Palace. Next I am going to do a Silk Shading piece to refresh those skills as well.

Surviving Covid 19 Restrictions

I hope that all my friends and followers are well both physically and mentally and that this pandemic has not had too much effect on your lives.

What a strange time we are living in, fighting a war on a virus we know little about with no ammunition to fight it with. For the first time since I moved away from there I am thankful that I no longer live in London, or any other big town when I think about it. In fact, we moved from King's Lynn to a quiet village just as the Lockdown happened. So although we have not had time to make friends locally we are in an isolated position where we can live a near normal life. Being disabled and with a husband who is over 70, we are able to get a weekly slot for our supermarket shopping to be delivered and we are very grateful for the privilege.

For Christmas my husband had bought me an online Goldwork class from the Royal School of Needlework. I did not start it immediately because I knew we were moving and I wanted to keep it until we were settled and I could give the work my full attention. I have been working on it on and off for the past 4 weeks and this is my progress thus far.

I will post a photo of the finished piece as soon as it is done. I know I have done Goldork before but I thought that this would be a nice little refresher class and it has indeed re-fired my enthusiasm for the technique and embroidery as a whole.