Sewing Corner

An interior scene worked almost entirely in warm tones: the old sewing machine beside the window, an autumn village street beyond the glass, spools of thread scattered across the table. The palette is wide and closely toned — golds, ambers and browns — so telling adjacent shades apart takes a careful eye and tidy thread management, while the machine's mechanical details are built up stitch by stitch.

Everything needed to stitch is in the box, except a hoop or frame and a small pair of scissors, which most stitchers already own. The finished square looks at home framed in a sewing room, or makes a thoughtful gift for someone who sews; the frame is not included.