Blackwork: Scissor fob birds

I made this fob using a varigated brown thread.  I made the twisted cord also.  I sewed the whole thing together as a pillow with polyfil filling.
Blackwork is relatively fast for me.  Alot of bang for buck.

keep stitching
P

Blackwork: Snowflakes

This design was made with the help of Beginner's Guide to Blackwork by Lesley Wilkins.  The snow is falling on the birds and on the flowers.  I received the fabric from Nordic Needle in one of their grab bags.  I also received the bell pull from them.  Blackwork works up rather quickly and is a constant puzzle solving mission to choose the best path for a return path.  One trick I picked up from a web site somewhere is to choose a main path and do side trips as you come to them then get back on the main path.

stay on the path

patty