Lotus Flower left front

I’ve continued exactly the same style for the Left Front of the jacket as I did for the back – lines and lines of stitches in close(ish) tones. I’ve used some broader stitches – floral feather stitch, feather stitch, Mountmellick Thorn stitch – and some narrower – cable chain, closed feather, shell chain. And I’ve differentiated the two leaves, partly by putting the bud between them, partly by leaving a channel of fabric between them, and partly by including a few darker blue-greens in the lower one.

I think I’m fairly pleased so far – although I may add an extra line at the extreme left of the upper leaf as we look at it, to round it out a little more.

First, however, I think I’ll need to get around to assembling the jacket. I’m almost certain I don’t want any embroidery on the right front. Almost.

That, however, is a judgement I can’t make until I’m looking at the garment in at least semi-complete form – which means that if I change my mind, the embroidery will be accompanied by much muttering and the closest approaches to profanity that I ever allow myself. It’s an index of my confidence in my decision that I’m risking it!