Wistful highlander

“Pheasant – sphagnum moss” 

Natural dyes and stitch evoke:

Sphagnum moss, Cranberry,

Saxifrage & Lichen – Cladonia impexa 

Derived from sketch and watercolour landscape studies. 

Victoria’s own Blue Faced Leicester X Cheviot wool naturally dyed with Indigo, Weld, Marigold, Brazil wood, Log wood and Madder.

Embellished with free machine embroidery, hand embroidered bullion knots, beading and kink corded Madeira Décor and Lana wool threads.

Tam”o”shanter” taken from the character and poem of the same name by Robert Burns. 

This hat is the starting point of Victoria’s current ornithological collection and secured her second place in Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery 2008.