It's been a bit since I've done any stitching on this piece. While wondering if I'd lost my way with it, and how to get back en route, it turned out it was as simple as picking up some small snips of cloth.
The thin needle was happy to dive back into the sea.
This drift of scraps had been rolled up inside it. They were meant for something in the sky, that's all I can remember.
Well, that idea has sailed, and now they are being trimmed into shape for a different voyage.