Autumn Cape A Long Term Project Night Time Side Embellishments 2017

Autumn Cape A Long Term Project Night Time Side Embellishments 2017

I know it seems forever since I last blogged about how my Long Term Project is going. To be frank it has been so hot I really didn’t want to be playing with a giant woolly blanket. Therefore I switched to some lighter work making and embroidering summer items.

Speaking of embroidery before I start on another part of the cape I want to do a little more embellishing. This is because I do not want to run out of the right type of wool. Therefore I am putting in a few branches and also finishing the Night Time side panel

Night Time Pre Branch Embroidery

This is the area at the top of the side panel. Note the changes of the colour orange from the side to the Front Night Time Piece.

Top Side Part Mid-Embroidery

Here you can see I have started elongating the branches.

Night Time Side Panel Embellished

I had several ideas for this side panel one of which was to include a bat. However when I began even after a few stitches I wasn’t happy. I am not exactly sure what I didn’t like about it. I think it might have because it was against the dark green rather than the sky.

Therefore I went back to the original idea I had. This was to have a decaying branch or log on the ground covered with fungi. This seemed to work quite well as the white and silver mushrooms stood out against the two browns.

Night Time Front Piece Foliage 

I also put a few small bushes on the Front Night Time Piece. This is to break up the horizon a little as I feel it is a little too flat. I will carry on tinkering this at a later date as I am still using certain wools sparingly.

The next section to work on will be extending the Hood. However that is going to take some thinking about so until then happy crafting.