Japanese Embroidery 3-7-16

I had not touch of my Japanese pieces since Nov. not out of a routine of stitching. I have three pieces that been started.

This piece will have to wait for class in April it to hard to get started again.

Need to make Katayori but that will have to wait for class for help. Also I need to find my yellow pencil to redraw the bottom of the butterfly.

I started this piece on 5/15/12 other pieces got ahead of this one. It mostly done need help with the cords but it will have to wait for class in June if even then. It is hard to take more than two pieces since I fly. Little to far to drive by myself. Will work on the strings and other little motifs now might try the cords again after I get in the rhythm of stitching.