Finishing Japanese goldwork

I enjoy following Carol-Anne Conway‘s posts on Threads Across the Web blog about her meticulous, elegant Japanese goldwork embroidery. I don’t know if I’ll ever be brave enough to attempt masterwork such as the piece shown here; but I like to imagine myself stitching along with her. Now she reveals the secrets to finishing the completed project. No surprise: The process is nearly as painstaking as the embroidery itself. Get all the details.