After lunch I put some lamb shanks on to cook slowly and took my SLR, set with the macro lens, out to the front balcony and played at taking photos.

This is a selection of those I liked. I'm not sure yet if any of these will end up as embroidery but there is potential. With the exception of the spiderweb they are all close-up sections of leaves.

This is a selection of those I liked. I'm not sure yet if any of these will end up as embroidery but there is potential. With the exception of the spiderweb they are all close-up sections of leaves.
I went back this morning, and overlaid the double thread edge of the second Muncaster Orange with a single thread layer. It really helps (thanks Phillipa Turnbull). I find it very difficult to get a tidy, smooth effect with double thread. The purple circle marks the area I had worked with the single thread overlay. You can see the rest of the circle was a bit ragged. I have now been over the whole edge and it is much improved.
As I had hoped, I finished the second Orange today.
On to that tricky ribbon and bow tomorrow.
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