Work in progress Wednesdays-127- Orange yellow chanderi patch kutchwork tunic

I have been working on this sewn tunic this week.

The kutchwork pattern was traced onto the tunic with white carbon. Not a very bright idea.
The pattern-

When a time was conducive I started with brown thread. The design was very light after so many weeks. The brown thread in Chennai sunlight did not match so well as in Muscat indoor light. Still eager to start the project, I started with the basic stitches with brown thread. While working on it bought red and yellow threads. After ensuring the points are covered with brown thread, started with the yellow thread.

The basic stitches in brown are interlaced with red thread. This looks much better than the dull brown. Controlling the urge to work mirrors.

The four motifs below the neck was worked in red thread.

The pattern is now is worked with yellow thread.

The centre and other spaces are worked in half white thread. By this time the design from white carbon has completely vanished. This pattern was also drawn on 2mm graph paper.

The project is completed without mirrors.

The embroidery detail-

The tunic looks nice even without the embroidery. An outline stitch around the neck would have been sufficient.
The 17th stitch on SSS challenge seems like an easy stitch. Started working on the sampler today.