The other three hand-towels I bought to embroider had an inset Aida panel. I decided to try one of these as a 'grab and go' project for a recent trip to Canberra. I took a pattern from the book Celtic Backstitch by Helen Hall. I chose a pattern that could be repeated across the towel. 2 repeats (3 motifs altogether) were an almost perfect fit.
It took me a bit to get back into the swing of counted thread work. After a couple of false starts I decided to use double running instead of Backstitch. That way I can advance the pattern more quickly, getting it mapped out before coming back to fill in the second row.
so I whipped the running stitch with a variegated blue Dinky Dyes Perle 8.
This has achieved the effect I was after - a textured pattern in blended colours. These are slightly larger than the other hand towels I have recently embroidered and a good thickness. 
2 comments:
Yes, that is just a nice touch of texture. And I agree, the extra whipping around the stitches made the difference! Another nice finish. :D
very pretty I like the delicacy of the thread and not heard of that make before, no doubt not available here in the UK
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