Back in June, I’d gotten an embroidery kit at the Royal School of Needlework’s shop at Hampton Court. (It’s by Hawthorne Handmade, happily also available on Etsy.) I’d actually started it not long after the trip, but put it aside for what was probably a little bit too much time because the French knots were kicking my butt. Once I got those figured out (shout out to online embroidery tutorials!), I finished it about three days later.
This was a much easier kit than the last one I tried, which has now been sitting for far too long. But this did give me the confidence to take that other one back out and try some more. It’s still a little more advanced than I’m probably ready for at the moment, so I may have to track down another kit on Etsy to bulk up my skills in the meantime. But I’m really liking this as an alternative to knitting. But again, it’s a little hard to find a place to put the end product. I really need needlework of all kinds to become a little cooler so I have more of an outlet for my hobbies.