Lower border done, and a decision made

The lower right hand side of Aethelflaed’s border came together reasonably well.

I bore in mind the idea of the light coming from the top left which I used when working Aethelflaed’s dress to make sure that the barrels are sensibly lit from more or less the right place. What I haven’t done is give them a stand to make sure that the one lying down doesn’t roll away, but at this point I am betting that there is so much going on in the image that people will either stroll past, completely unengaged, or be so caught up in what is there that they don’t notice the lack of a stand either!

Now I have the whole of the lower border in place, complete with cross, I can look at the combination, and consider whether the colours are going to work.

I think that if I make the bee skeps slightly greyer and less brightly straw coloured than I originally intended, the crosses will probably work well. At least, I’m sure enough to keep working them as I’ve worked this first one.