Tedious Embroidery

I can tell you that sewing is a lot easier than painting. Here's the start of the embroidered patterns on the tunic on Ieva:

Ieva, America series, © 2018, work in progress (click on image for larger view)

 

I'm going to have to go over the details on the right as they are very faint. And I need some more people to model for the series! There's great diversity at my local grocery store, but I'm reluctant to walk up to people and ask if they'd like to be part of an art project.