The other day I discovered to my amazement that we live just a few miles from a stunning 9th century Pictish cross. It's by the side of Loch Kinord on Royal Deeside, and we must have driven past it hundreds of times on our way to Ballater. But it's tucked away from the road in an isolated patch of rough grassland so I never saw it.
The original Loch Kinord cross
Once I knew it was there, however, it goes without saying that I just had to make an embroidery out of it. The design is intricate, and it was very tricky to copy all those convolutions, and I didn't always get it perfectly right. But it looks OK nonetheless, and I'm quite happy with the embroidered result
The Loch Kinord cross - embroidered version
This version will be framed to hang on the wall, but I think the design would also go well on a cushion cover, for a local enthusiast of things Pictish
Wow! That is an amazing piece of embroidery. Thank you for sharing.
Jane
Mia, your rendition of the Lock Kinord cross in machine embroidery is just magnificent!I can’t imagine how many hours it took you to digitize this awesomely stunning Pictish cross. Hope you have a Great Weekend!
Beautiful – I love Crosses, and had never realized there were Pict crosses. Thanks for sharing your talent and knowledge.
Mia, it is beautiful. You did a great job in capturing it in embroidery.
As usual, you did a fantastic job with this!
Very nice!! I could also see it on the back of a jacket