Sister Artists

The last few weeks I have been making progress with the Sister Artists embroidery from Mali.

 I wanted to give some texture, so I decided that kantha stitch would work if I did it in white. I used pearle cotton to fill the people and the birds

And I used scraps from one of the Tanzanian fabrics I used in another project in order to build up the ground for the garden. I want to tell the story of a husband and wife. She’s digging the garden and he is protecting it from the birds.
I have been filling the background with kantha, but this time using white sewing thread. Some from Sulky I had left from another project. It has just a bit difference than normal sewing thread because it is a long staple cotton.