My First Embroidery Project

My first foray in to embroidery was watching my Mother do it patiently on her sari’s, on my little frocks or a little bear on my brother's cap. I admired her for how she transformed a simple frock of mine into a colorful flowery frock. At age 10 or so, I started learning the basics of hand-embroidery. It started with a simple chain stitch. I loved how I could play around with a simple needle and thread. Then came the stem stitch, satin stitch...and then the list grew. I was a proud little girl when I completed my first project: a fancy embroidered hand kerchief. I also did a few more small projects like embroidering my initial on my pillow cover, embellishing my first sari with my art and of course the beginners cross-stitch project. But somewhere down the line, I lost touch with this art I had once fancied.


Fast forward to July 2007: Recently, I visited a local craft store and found a wide range of embroidery stuff and this triggered the interest I had lost long ago. I got home a set of colorful embroidery threads and needles. I don’t have a Sewing machine at home so I bought a ready-made table runner. And then I started..... doing what I liked.


This is how it looks and I love it!!!!!!!!!!! What do you think?