Relax with Tea blackwork

As soon as I saw this pattern I knew I wanted to make it. I have a friend who recently created a library in their home. They are a fellow crafter and creator though not, in the world of needlework (yet).

For this design I used some of the colours from the pattern and also supplemented in my own which were some I had in my stock of threads and some that I wanted to add. I also wanted to make it reflective of my friend’s home and colours they have in the room where I’d hoped they’d choose to hang it. I went for an off the shelf Ikea frame that matched other frames they use in the house. I got the mat custom cut from my framer which was very price-favourable and they were happy to cut it while I waited.

There was definitely no shaming from having purchased a frame elsewhere, especially when using their services for the whole framing process takes literal months. I’ll certainly take this route in future if I’ve got a finished piece that doesn’t fit within the pre-cut mat of the frame, or I want a different colour mat.