The lace patchwork cloth grew a little. You don’t get the full effect in a photograph, but the blue strip along the bottom edge and the lilac torn square are both silk chiffon and therefore semi-transparent, allowing the layers beneath to remain visible. This cloth is growing very slowly, and I have to allow for the fact that it seems to need a lot of resting time between stitches.
Time, although not visible or tangible, is so much a part of any hand stitched cloth; possibly even the greatest part. A hidden component and yet a vital ingredient. I think of the immeasurable, patient time that past women have spent stitching, and it feels like a generous gift from history that I get to share a little of that time too.