Baronial Banner

Some months ago, I agreed to make a new banner for our Barony. This was a chance to work on my cartooning skills, just like the renaissance artists had done. I printed the hare image from a website with our baronial heraldry, drew a grid on it and a March larger grid to suit the size of the banner. Then I blew up the little hare to full size by drawing what was in each small square into the corresponding large square. Then it was simply a matter of making appliqué pieces, Sewing them down, embroidering details, and assembling the banner to hide all the stitches on the back of the appliquéd piece. All the fabric is linen.

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