It Started with a Circle

Last Saturday a group of members from the Lytham St Annes Embroiderers Guild attended our Annual Regional Day held this year at Haigh Hall in Wigan. 

The first display of work to feast our eyes upon were these colourful Mandalas that had been started on an afternoon activity of the previous Regional AGM in Garstang held in October 2015.

Hand dyed pieces of fabric were used for the backgrounds of stitching on a theme called 'It Started with a Circle'.

Here are the Mandalas en masse.

And a little closer up.

 Sunny yellow, purple and blue - above. The Spiderwebs give it extra texture.

 Using rings and Blanket stitch to great effect on a green marbled background.

 Hand-stitching edged by a machine stitched border.

A project this size can use very simple stitches to make a stunning piece and be completed in a relatively short space of time so its a great idea to try if you are stuck for time.
You may also remember this Mandala from a previous post of our Sewing Day in February this year.
Perhaps these few Mandalas have given you some inspiration to design and sew (or even Doodle) one of your own.