A while back I posted about this lovely idea from Twig and Thistle. Since then I’ve seen it done a few times by other embroiderers. With another birthday to gift for, I decided to give it a go. Lucky for me, the birthday boy had chosen this beautiful ee cummings stanza as his birthday ‘motto’ (sort of), so I didn’t have to work to hard to come up with the perfect lines…

Text embroidery in progress.

Text all done. Time for the finishing touch.

Now it looks like a page from a school notebook. And it's kind of signed.

The back looks kind of like there's a hidden message there.