The Ungalled Hart

Over the past couple of weeks, I've been feeling a bit under the weather, but I'm happy to report that I'm much better now and getting back to my projects. For my latest project, I recently purchased a bookshelf insert online, and I couldn't be more thrilled with how cute it turned out. Originally sold with a sailing theme, I put my own spin on it and drew inspiration from Alfred Lord Tennyson's poem, "The Lady of Shalott." Tennyson's poem tells the haunting story of a woman who believes herself cursed to never view Camelot. She can only observe the world around her solely through a mirror and spends her days weaving what she sees. Trapped by her inability to experience real life, she longs for something more, lamenting, "I am half sick of shadows." However, just then Sir Lancelot, a noble knight of King Arthur's court, rides by, his armor gleaming in the sunlight, singing cheerfully. Unable to resist, she looks out the window and sees hi...

Finally! After an unfortunate delay (dental emergency) my book curse cross stitch is finished. I’m very happy with how well it turned out. When the fabric is pinned the words line up so neatly and it looks absolutely perfect. I can’t wait to frame it. I only wish I had a camera that could capture how well the gold sparkles in the light. Right now I'm using an ancient camera phone which is not ideal. I’ll try to take some better photos later but for now I’ve made the pattern available in my Etsy shop . Onward and forward to the next project!