Out of the weekend of general craftiness at Casa de Clermont, a plot was hatched by my friends to build
this box.
I've started work and charted and stitched a sample for the first pattern
I decided to get even closer to period practice and stitched this with a flat silk,
Soie Oval. I have to say not only is the result very close to close up shots of period pieces, but its gorgeous! For comparison, here is a picture in the same light of sample in similar colors in a spun silk (Rainbow Gallery Splendor)
And for fun, here is a nice close up of a period piece from the same time and place:
We've started chatting about other construction details and I'm very excited about this project. I will post updated pictures and samples as we make progress. I've got 4 patterns charted so far and I think we will start work on the panels as soon as we order the silk.
