The object of my obsession for the first couple of weeks of April.  The badge for Mistress Aelfgifu's pelican cloak:



Given that I haven't done any embroidery for a decade, have never done any hand applique, and know diddley-squat about 10th century design, I'm pleased with how it came out.

Since I appear to be working backwards in time, I'll try to post the two documents that went out the weekend before this did next...