The form of the Herald Angel has already been outlined on the canvas, so I decided to tackle the background first.
The idea of posing the angel against a night sky appealed to me, and using a dark color here would make the colors of the angel "pop." My choice of thread was navy Petite Very Velvet, which has a matte finish that would make all the metallic areas twinkle even more.
Two cards of PVV covered all but the small section under the angel's outstretched arm--I'll need another card but dye lot won't be an issue since this area doesn't touch previously stitched sections. I've started outlining the hem of the angel's dress with Kreinik #12 tapestry braid #002--there will be a lot of this thread in Herald Angel's costume!
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