Arabesque

I'm working back through the textile history talks given by my fellow students for ideas and inspiration. I'm going to do some machine embroidery in the holidays to try to get some skills established. D gave a talk on Islamic Art--lots of complex curves and embellishments. On the other hand I picked up this gum leaf:

I love the simple elegance of the curve and the contrast of the reddish edge with the grey-green of the leaf, so I've noted it down as an idea.