Well, have added more Pebeo dyes to this current piece and have turned a bit of a corner I think. I was coming to a natural pause with the hand stitch and needed something different. I love how the dyes can take you in a new direction. I stretched the linen on a board and wet it and then mixed some dyes. I always like the purply greys you can get with tertiary colours so went for that. It’s hard with the linen because it goes so dark when you wet it so you are working in the dark. That adds to the fun and makes you more inclined to take risks I think. I like the effect now that it is dry and am going back in with the hand stitch that is meditative and slow .Click  to  enlarge.