Here is another t-tunic from the suite I mentioned in the last post. It is a blue cotton base fabric with white and green embroidery incorporating the recipient's heraldic elements.
The majority of the stitching is done in split stitch with a small amount of double running (Holbein) stitch.
The stitching was traced out using a chalk sheet and worked in DMC floss.
I started the embroidery on the weekend that my dog got sick - I got the phone call to say that she had been admitted while I was working on it. I originally planned to do the embroidery on a smaller scale around the arms as well, but working the design had so many sad emotions associated with it that I did an alternative decoration.
The tunic had big seams sewn by machine, with all the hems and necklines sewn by hand. I try and (at least) finish everything by hand, even if I don't have time to entirely sew everything by hand.
I like to draw marks on my fingers to help me get the stitches even when I do running stitch as a hem decoration.
I tried a green running stitch on top of the bias decoration on the arms, but didn't like it.
The blue tunic worn over another grey undertunic that I made. The tunics were all designed to be interchangeable wardrobe pieces and many can be layered.
