Handkerchief making

J uses a lots of hankies which I approve of heartily as a very green option (compared to throw away tissues).  But given how well he uses them he also needs a lot.  So I used some left-over cotton bed sheets to make a few for him to add to the pile.

I have finished 2 out of the 4 I have on the go, the last two only need embroidering which has been good fun as I have done any free hand embroidery for a long time.

So here are the first two in the hope that putting them up here will encourage me to finish the other two.  Although I have discovered that this sort of embroidery makes for even worse RSI pain in my shoulder than knitting which is unfortunate.  I don't remember getting all these aches and pains from sewing and knitting when I was in my early twenties - I blame computers and computer mice!

I also discovered (thankfully) that the embroidery silks are far more colourfast than I was expecting and can be washed on a 40 degree cycle with no ill effects at all!