Stitching the Sea, 1

Finally pulling out of the world of my ancestors and stitching again on the Wing Cloth. My needle choice: no. 7 milliner's needle (very long). My stitch choice: running stitch with changes to back stitch and outline stitch occasionally.

I started out very tight with the spiral movement on the right corner 

because I drew it in first with a pencil; was thinking about frothiness. 

Gave up the pencil, went freehand and consequently loosened up.

I'm using 5 or 6 different blues and single strand sewing thread. I'll add more flowing lines and more waves along the "land." Still uncertain about the center space. I'm thinking it will explode into wild needle turn appliqué with either lots of color or a very pure white....I'm kind of chomping at the bit here.

Linked to Nina Marie's "Off the Wall Friday".