I've continued working on the background around the Noh drama mask. As you can see in the photograph, about a third of it is done. It is very slow going but I am also thinking about the stitches and threads for the main part of the piece and trying to decide whether to finish the eyes before I start anything else.
I'm also thinking about a possible border to this piece. I have a gorgeous skein of Watercolours (three ply cotton) in a shade called Chili (#217) which a friend sent me thinking that it would be perfect for O'jishi. [Many thanks!] Chili 217 is really shades of coral and it is a good match to the coral colors in O'jishi. I am wondering if I could do a faux bamboo border around him? Sort of like what SharonG did around one of her canvases. (Click on the photo for a better view.) Wonder if bamboo would look strange in shades of coral?
http://sharongneedlepointdesigner.blogspot.com/2009/06/ct35-is-newer-canvas-that-now-has.html
I'm also thinking I might just continue a set of alternating cashmere pairs in my Watercolors and make a border that way....
That'll be easy to test stitch and rip if necessary. I'll try it later this week once I am really sick of backgrounds.
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