One cuff done

I'm posting the first cuff that is complete from the set I'm making. I still haven't figured out if I'll keep them or gift it but I'm pretty sure I'll gift them to someone with a norse persona.

It's done on red linen and the threads are mainly silk or wool. I have used one orange cotton thread for accents as I was unable to find a suitable (and cost effective!) silk alternative. I will post pictures of the cuffs on the tunic when completed.

If you are looking for a nice addition to a tunic, cuffs are the way to go. You can also do a neck design to match or coordinate if you wish. I normally suggest doing cuffs or necks on a separate piece of fabric than the tunic. Reason? If you stain the tunic or ruin the tunic, you can remove the cuffs and move them to a new one. It took approx 11.5 hours to complete one cuff. Understand that I was not working at top speed so you can do it more quickly. You may notice one small part is not done. After I took the picture, I noticed it and have since fixed it.

Colour choices

The embroidery continues slowly due to other projects to get ready for our group's event in Gimli next weekend. I've started to build the colour and decided to go for a very striking colour arrangement. I started the ends by using a kelly green wool and have now added purple wool/silk mixture. I found some funky yellow to use. While the colours may not be everyone's "cup of tea", I believe a multiple of colours would have been used when available. I'm sticking to wools, silks and linens as much as possible to keep it authentic. Not sure if it will be a gift or for myself.