Wool Leaf Table Runner

 Years ago I used to

spend a lot of

time

hand dying

beautiful

wools.

I felt a little like

a chemist

as I gathaered dye pots

in the kitchen.

I was always

curious to see how each piece of

wool would absorb the dye,

 leaving sections

mottled

and unique.

 I recently found some of those

leftover pieces of wool

and gathered them together

for a

Leaf Table Runner

 Falling leaves in colors

of golds

greens, purples, reds

and orange,

 hand stitched

with pearl cotton to

a black wool background.

Decorative tongues

outlined in a blanket stitch.

For the backing, I used a

cotton quilting weight fabric

that continued with a

leaf motif.

One more

Christmas present

 finished and

ready to be wrapped.