Inspiration: Penny Berens

Penny Berens stitched this lovely work on a ground of a couple of layers of blanket sandwiched around a thin cotton. She says,

This piece will always be very meaningful to me. It is the first time embroidery stitches randomly cover the whole…free flowing imperfect stitches that dance here and there across an old wool blanket.

Everything about this piece is breathtaking–from the subject, to the stitch and color choices, to her decisions about finishing the edges. You need to see all of the photos to get the full effect. Go to her Tanglewood Threads blog post.