Fans of the Far East

Designer: Joan Elliot
Title: Fans of the Far East (from A Cross STitcher's Oriental Odyssey)
Threads: DMC
Fabric: 14ct aida

Kimono Row

Kimono Row by Joan Elliott

I stitched this for Ken, one of the best people in the world, because of his love for Japanese art, and because, well, I adore the bloke. The four kimonos depict the 4 seasons and their flowers as seen in Japan.

Oriental Wisdom

design by Joan Elliott

Design Works
Cross-stitch 2 over 1 on 14ct rustico aida
Finished: July 27th, 2005

Couldn't resist this one. She's just so pretty! We framed her up by using 2 bamboo placemats as the "matting" and laid the stitching on top of these. The color of the bamboo matches the brown shade in her dress perfectly.

There are 3 more to this set, all designed by Joan Elliott... maybe one of these days I'll add another to this collection.