I got the second border in. I wish all the areas went in this fast. Only those of you with the guide will know what I am talking about here...on the Ray stitch. Sometimes my Ray stitch thread covered the couching thread and sometimes it didn't. If you want a uniform look, let the top and bottom Ray stitch lay next to the couching thread
as it is in the diagram. I thought I could get all of them to stay on top, but gave up on that and didn't want to redo it.
I am heading for the brown tombstone next. It should be a simple stitch, except there is a lot of compensation. So I am practicing the stitch at the bottom of my canvas so I will get the whole stitch in my head and be better able to do the compensation. I would suggest stitching the crow and his beak before stitching the tombstone.
