Felicity asked about the thread. It's Isacord 30 in an old gold colour. When it's actually on the fabric it looks like a metallic.
I bought a few of these cones at Malvern a few years ago. I bought them from a stand which is there most years, selling thread and thread stands. I just did a quick search and couldn't find any in this 30wt but found quite a few sites with it on 1,000m spools at a 40weight. Which is probably easier to use anyway. I'm using a similar coloured Bottomline in the bobbin.
Linda asked 'when did a spiral gets so simple?' OK it did take a little practice, but not a lot. Just aim at drawing a curve getting smaller. Remember, it doesn't have to be perfect, egg shaped and wobbly spirals work just as well. The important bit is to leave yourself a wide enough gap to stitch your way out again.
And Kate if you can draw doodles like this you are already 90% of the way there. You just have to practice to get the brain to accept the difference between drawing with a pencil when the paper stays still and drawing with the needle when it's the fabric which moves.
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