It's always nice to work on a commission for a family member. Now I am from quite a large family so I'll just say my cousin has recently finished her nursing degree and is taking up her first post in March. She has worked for the NHS for many years and decided to change tack and become a nurse. Well done her!!!
She met many wonderful people on her course and one friend in particular. She asked me to design and stitch a piece of tapestry for this friend that included the quote "to unpathed waters, undreamed shores" it's from A Winters Tale.
Here is my design, I wanted to put something into it that represented the nursing community that she and her friend are now joining. I looked up nursing symbols and chose the one that has two serpents and wings, this is an international symbol so in order to bring it back home I added a small yellow light to represent Florence Nightingales lamp.
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| Tapestry Design |
The stitched piece will be perfect to make into a lumbar cushion for a hard working nurse to rest on when she finishes her shift or will be framed, it's up to my cousin to decide after all she is the customer!!!
It's a really simple design but it means so much - I am currently stitching it up and maybe, just maybe I'll stitch a secret one for my cousin as well but probably in cross stitch for framing.
Happy Stitching!!
