[5]A Rose for Emerson
Alright, I've lost interest in the kits. Not feeling it... Oh! New project for Emerson that's just a 2in x 2in piece? Perfect! They are organizing a cool project where people can embroider one rose in this style with the specific colors, but any stitches you want! And then all the roses will be added to a cloak for Emerson. So I vaguely trace the design onto white linen directly with a slightly metallic colored pencil. Why did I use metallic? It was around and would be covered. I decided to start with the green, and use mostly stem stitch. For yellow, I loved the look of a smooth satin stitch throughout the whole rose. Then a verified bushel of red french knots for the center. Now for the outline and details. I decided to use the stem stitch to outline the outside border of the rose, and I think its a bit messy. I'd probably chose a neater stitch like the backstitch and do them smaller to smooth it out. The internal lines are a bit messy, but it's a rose so we can a