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Swallow Wedding. FINISHED AND FRAMED! 06/10/17
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 4:49 pm
by poppy
My new project is Swallow wedding by DMC. It will be for our anniversary on the 30th of May. It will be 36 years!
I love swallows, as I associate them with beautiful summer's day and the arrival of spring.
The material is 28 count linen (which I never stitched on before) + DMC Pearlescent effects + Precious Metal Effects thread (Metallics!) and beads
At first, I could not get started as the metallics got in a terrible mess at the back of my work and it looked so uneven.
Then, I found a video on You Tube, which gave me a solution!!! I now stitch with
only one short length of metallic thread but do each leg of the stitch twice.
It works a treat!
Here is the kit:
Re: New project : Swallow Wedding
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 7:18 pm
by Brody0
Congratulations! And I really like the piece. Look forward to hearing how the metallics go!
Re: New project : Swallow Wedding
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 12:29 am
by Squirrel
What a delicate and elegantly beautiful design that is and good on you for working out a way to stitch with the metallics. Looking forward to your updates on this lovely design.
Re: New project : Swallow Wedding
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 12:48 pm
by rcperryls
Squirrel wrote:What a delicate and elegantly beautiful design that is and good on you for working out a way to stitch with the metallics. Looking forward to your updates on this lovely design.
I agree completely!!
Carole
Re: New project : Swallow Wedding
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 3:08 pm
by karen4bells
Squirrel wrote:What a delicate and elegantly beautiful design that is and good on you for working out a way to stitch with the metallics. Looking forward to your updates on this lovely design.
Yes, I absolutely agree!! So pretty!!
Re: Swallow Wedding Updates
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 3:57 pm
by poppy
Thank you for your kind words.
Here is the first update:
Re: Swallow Wedding UPDATES
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 7:03 pm
by rcperryls
Re: Swallow Wedding UPDATES
Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2017 8:20 am
by Lulu22
You've made a great start I'm glad you found a solution on You Tube, this design is stunning and your stitching is perfect
Re: Swallow Wedding UPDATES
Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2017 1:39 pm
by kingfisher68
Oh my, how delicate & wonderful is that design. You have made a great start & I look forward to more updates
Re: Swallow Wedding UPDATES
Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2017 2:19 pm
by karen4bells
Beautiful start!!
Re: Swallow Wedding UPDATES
Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2017 9:00 pm
by AlwaysGoofy
What a beautiful design this is. I love how the blues and gold metallic look on the fabric. I am excited to see more updates on this.
Re: Swallow Wedding UPDATES
Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2017 1:17 am
by fccs
AlwaysGoofy wrote:What a beautiful design this is. I love how the blues and gold metallic look on the fabric. I am excited to see more updates on this.
Me, too.
Re: Swallow Wedding UPDATES
Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2017 8:35 am
by fiddler
Love it
Re: Swallow Wedding UPDATE: 11 May 2017
Posted: Thu May 11, 2017 9:18 pm
by poppy
This is my latest update. There will be little dark seed beads in the "holes" around the heart
Re: Swallow Wedding UPDATE : 11 May 17
Posted: Thu May 11, 2017 10:45 pm
by Squirrel
Re: Swallow Wedding UPDATE : 11 May 17
Posted: Fri May 12, 2017 1:35 am
by karen4bells
beautiful progress!
Re: Swallow Wedding UPDATE : 11 May 17
Posted: Fri May 12, 2017 3:15 am
by fccs
It's beautiful!
Re: Swallow Wedding UPDATE : 11 May 17
Posted: Fri May 12, 2017 7:31 am
by vanessanjf
Beautiful work
Re: Swallow Wedding UPDATE : 11 May 17
Posted: Fri May 12, 2017 10:05 pm
by tiffstitch
Lovely work!
Re: Swallow Wedding UPDATE : 11 May 17
Posted: Sat May 13, 2017 11:20 am
by poppy
Thank you for your kind comments.
I hope to work on it a lot more today. I think that I won't miss working with lots metallic on my next project, as it is slow going!
