If you've seen just about anything I've stitched, you've probably noticed that I love rainbows. The prism that now hangs in my kitchen window has moved with me and been placed somewhere sunny ever since I was a kid, and the rainbows it casts always cheer me up at least a bit.
For this prism and its blackwork refraction, I played with layers a bit. The stem-stitched "white light" is actually behind the half cross stitches of the prism, while the blackwork sits on top of both the prism and its couched outline. Rather than have the rainbow fade out, I'll frame this one so that the blackwork runs right up against the frame, giving the impression that the rainbow continues on out of sight.
(Half) cross stitch and blackwork embroidery on black 14-count Aida cloth.
Pattern here (my site) or here (Etsy)
