KlosterStitch???

I only have 8 projects and 1 ufo left to do. I have started unpicking all the gold on the Baxton Tapestry because after all the gold work on the flag I can see an easier way to do it. One of the
project I want to do is an entry for the Mid-Winter Coronation. I have tried the technique on 2 of the slips on my Lords favour.

My problem is .... Kloster stitch is used mainly in hangings - I don't have the time or money to do an entire hanging. so do I

a) acknowledge this in my documentation, design a hanging as if I was going to one and sew only a small piece of it and turn it into a pouch. All consistant with the technique and period...
b) Forget the whole thing because I can't complete a period piece.
c) Call for help and Advice!!

I want to do a) as I think it will be better than doing nothing, and I have never entered a competition before and I really want to but I might first do c)...

watch this space as I think I will start a whole new BLOG just for this project!!!

What am I up to now???

On to the next thing then... finished my Lord's Favour, It's only taken me 5 years to get around to doing it... I did start it in May, when I ran a class on splitstitch for May Day and used the Ildhafn patch as a demo. I didn't actually finishe it until after I did the flag.

The favour is 5 slips stitched on to a stirp of fabric left over from our wedding garb. The first slip is the Ildhafn Lymphand, for the Baronial Militia and the Barony, #2 is a red rose - which represents me, #3 the Melita Cross of St John's - which represents the groups which or Canton (Cluain) came from - our roots and far prettier than the Cluain Bull... #4 not very period but the blue bear is the toy our son has to have with him every night and when he is feeling fragile - so Blue Bear represents William, #5 The St George cross - the company of St George. These are the things which inspire and motivate my Lord in tourney's. I am going to present him with it at St Catherines before he fights.

Ta Da!!!

Finished!!! I picked up the fringing from Ralph on Friday and got my machine out on Sunday to sew it all together. The only machine sewing in the whole thing.
Ralph is having it blessed today and I present it on Saturday - I do hope the secret has stayed fairly safe.
There are still another 90 odd battle honours to go on... but that is not my problem!! I do however have to complete 2 small corner emblems, a Lion and a Pukeko. Ralph and I decided quite some time ago to make them smaller corner emblems rather than large supporters and they could go on later. There was just not enough time as they will also be in split stitch and will take a while. I won't get them done next year as I have been putting other projects on the back burner for such a longtime and I really want to complete some of those tasks. I am conducting a class for the regiment in Januaryand will show them all how to do the battle honours.
I feel so good, After 20 years of talking about it... the Regiment has it's own Queen's colours!!