Work in progress: The Lady of Shalott - part two

I've made some progress with my new bead embroidered necklace. The Tennyson poem that tells the story of the cursed Lady of Shalott says that she was doomed to look at the world only in the reflections of her looking glass, and then to weave what she saw into tapestries.

I've included some small mirrors (shisha) to represent her looking glass which have been embroidered into place. I'm attempting to hint at her tapestries through the sinuous lines that are echoed over and over in related colors. I'm planning for most of the piece to be done in deep teal.







Here are all the construction steps:

Part one
Part two
Part three
Part four

All the materials and tools are listed in Part one

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