Over the past few weeks my project in my handbag has been a bicornu pattern by Faby Reilly of snowdrops. Last time I shared my progress I had almost finished the back-stitching…

I realised when I added the photo I had missed one of the snowdrop stems, that was easily rectified.

I had various decorative stitches to do now. This was definitely easier to do at home rather than keeping it as a handbag project. First I added sequins. The instructions call for domed ones but my domed ones are very pearlised and the colour just didn’t look right. I also have some matt ivory sequins in my stash, I really like them as they are not too glitzy, well they’re not glitzy at all! I think they’ve worked particularly well here as although they are matt ivory, they’ve taken on the pale green hue of the linen, very pretty.

I found some small ivory beads in my stash and added those next. The silver thread embroidery came last, mainly because I really don’t enjoy stitching with the metallic threads so I kept putting it off! I use the DMC Diamante thread which is better than the stranded cotton…but I still don’t enjoy it. The border is rice stitch which has a base of cross-stitch in pale green DMC thread, the silver thread is then stitched over the top in a square pattern.

Here’s the finished square.

Isn’t it pretty! Today I’ve started another one by Faby Reilly with wisteria on. These are all going to go in a book of course 🙂