I'm Back. Maybe. Sorta.

 After two weeks of enforced idleness with no stitching, I still have pain in my wrist, so I'm going to see the specialist as soon as I can get an appointment.

I talked to my doctor and he said I could stitch if I'm careful and keep the brace on. (The fact that I was quite possibly visibly twitching may have influenced his decision.) However, the brace has practically every surface covered with velcro. Velcro is designed to catch on stuff. I quickly discovered that it will shred silk from six feet away, but it doesn't bother wool too much.

And, luckily enough, I took an online class from Tanya Bentham, who wrote the book, literally, on Bayeux Stitch. The thread is wool and it's on a fairly big scale for embroidery--no fine, fiddly stitches here--so I can tackle it wearing the brace.

And this is where I am:

It's basically a series of long stitches that are couched down. Then there are outlines worked over the top of the design to create the details.

I'm glad I took the class and that I've had the opportunity to learn how to do this. Am I going to do more? I kinda don't think so. Silk threads and fiddly little stitches are my jam. Let's just hope I get back to that ASAP!

Of course, I do have crewel kits in the stash . . .