Lotus Edging pattern by Melanie Runge. I think this was in one of the IOLI
CD-ROMS distributed following Convention recently. I've always wanted to make it. I had some Gütermann S303 silk in blue left over from another project, and used it for the background. The white and red are the same kind of thread; the green gimp is 2 strands from some standard 6-strand embroidery floss in my box of gimp threads. I started with white flowers but switched to red. In the future I would choose a different color for the ground stitches, and probably the same gimp and red for the flowers. The gimp follows a more complex path than you would think. This is not something I would do in a public setting such as a demo, because the gimp takes concentration. I loved the pattern and am glad I made it, and will make it again.
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