A Little Bit of Red - Week Fifty

....but mostly black and white.

White on white might have been more appropriate

for we are living in a snow globe again.

One day I am going to make a huge black and white piece

with a tiny but important red mark.

That has been brewing for a coupe of years now

but too many ideas

too few hours in the day!

Small stitches and finer thread melding two layers of cloth

together....

such a different feel to last week's

huge stitches with thick, thick thread.

There is no rhyme or reason

no planning ahead.

Rummaging around in a basket full of scraps

is enough.

This time a small piece of kantha caught my eye.

Stitched in a Dorothy Caldwell class years ago.

Stitched on two layers of Kona cotton...

not easy for my ageing hands!

If I embarked on a larger piece 

it would have to be on turban cotton or harem cotton

or perhaps an old worn damask tablecloth.