Deep purple berries & green vines, floral tiles in blackwork and cross stitch. Viola, from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, was shipwrecked on the shores of Illyria...The opening lines of the play include these words: "If music be the food of love, play on...it came o'er my ear like the sweet sound,that breathes upon a bank of violets..." Elizabethan blackwork motifs are worked in black and violet on cream evenweave linen, with fern green leaves and violet-grey beadwork. Biscornu are little eight-sided tuffets. They are used for pincushions, ornaments, or my favorite – lavender sachets. I put lavender from my garden in with the batting and they smell just lovely every time I pick them up. The finished size is 4 1/3 inches or 11 cm square. This 5 page booklet includes large easy to read charts with detailed instructions on how to work the design. The floss key lists DMC threads. Thank -you! Caroline http://www.rainburstembroidery.etsy.com This pattern is for personal use. Please do not distribute copies of this pattern.
