Early Medieval Fish Illumination - Embroidery- waves ⚓

I've gone back to this one again .

I decided to fill in all the lines in between the fish , representing the waves , as on the manuscript illumination .  

I have mentioned before that this is from an 11th century lectionary manuscript illumination from the Abbey de Silos . In the National Library France .

I'm using cotton embroidery thread for these very thin lines . It's going to take a long time stitching them in .

 It must have taken a very long time and a great deal of care for the monk scribe drawing them in with his quill and ink .

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Heads and Tails - Early Medieval Stitching Me

  

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My Early Medieval Crewel Embroidery - Fish - and a bit of Cornish wave watching !

 

 Watching the waves down on Poldhu .  . . . also adorable dog doing zoomies !  ( not mine )

       A little bit more of that Pointe de Bayeux  or Bayeux Stitch or Laid and Couched Stitch  . 

I wonder what it was originally called  ?

Not wishing to upset anyone , I decided to change the title of this - not strictly being Anglo-Saxon .... it actually coming from an 11th century lectionary manuscript , from L'Abbey de Silos  .National Library France . Early Medieval though .

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My Early Medieval Crewel Embroidery - Fish

 

I'm stitching this with crewel wool and so far I am working this with Knots and Bayeux Tapestry Stitch and a little split stitch here and there .

I'm not actually sure if French Knots or Colonial Knots are historically correct .... but ..oh well ....that's what I'm doing  .

 And if you really want to know , mine are Colonial Knots .

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Storm Claudia - not too bad here 🌧️🌧️

 

 A miserable morning . We took a flask and enjoyed our coffee sitting in the car park at Kynance .

The rain briefly eased up , but only long enough for me to hobble a little way ( without the walking frame ! ) and take this photo . Then back to the car .

We might have another try for a walk this afternoon . I think it is forecast to drizzle most of the day though  . 

I know other places up and down the country are getting it far worse than us .

Not a lot going on in the garden . I'm doing a little medieval needlework piece .

It is an 11th century illumination from a Lectionary of different feast days of the year . From L'Abbey de Silos .National Library France . 

 No real reason other than it looks a small manageable piece . Cute fish and I love stitching medieval .

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