When typography and crafts collide… I couldn’t be happier!
I’d intended this ampersand to be like a traditional embroidered monogram, and was originally planning on filling in the design with satin stitch. Instead I spent several days looking at the outline, and eventually decided that I like it just the way it is.
Being something of a typography geek, I have a particular fondness for ligatures. I was never a type designer myself, but I appreciate the beautiful attention to detail of joining up the design of (usually) two individual characters to make a more efficient form.
A while ago I bought the most glorious font, made up entirely of ampersands. My next mission? To embroider a whole lot more!