Embroidery is quite popular for Elizabethan and Jacobean clothing, particularly blackwork. I've always loved blackwork, and now intend to decorate the collar and cuffs of my new shirt. It's mono-chromatic, and I have a not-too-complex pattern all ready to go, so I'll start on that sometime soon.
I also want to embroider a caul and a purse, and thought it would be fun to try to make my own design. My costuming partner-in-crime has assigned me The Owl as my "familiar," since I'm making the insane Barn Owl Gown for Halloween, and generally love them, so I made up this little half-Jacobean-half-modern-looking circular owl design. The caul will be worked in black, and the purse will be polychrome (fancy word for multi-colored). Is this overly complicated? Not too much...only a couple fills, and the rest just lines. Fun stuff!
The finished vector version of this pattern, along with 3 others, is available to purchase HERE on Etsy.
The finished vector version of this pattern, along with 3 others, is available to purchase HERE on Etsy.