Rather than leaving the background openwork, I decided to do some fancy stitching with different fibers to make a scene for the leaping lamb.
This was done freehand, using different variegated textured threads. I stitch the trees first, then fill the landscape in around them and the lamb and Joy. Fun and quick, as the stitches are long.
image, a photo by Carmen CS on Flickr.
Prayer: Father, thank you for the beauty we each can bring just working in the background. I pray for those who work quietly to know that they do Your work.
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