Jo's stitching 2022

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Thank you :)

This morning I have been watching our Late Queen's funeral service and the parades allowing me to get to the end of Happiness:

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Now I can return to completing the cross stitching on the dragon :whoop:

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I'm watching it too with my parents and nephew. History in the making indeed...
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The colours on this are so beautiful.
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:applesauce: :applesauce: :applesauce:

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My friend who I am doing the Motorbike came round and saw it today:

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It never ceases to amaze me how little enthusiasm men can have for our stitching... I got a "it looks like a motorcycle" :neutral:

On my Dragon I am now infilling the few remaining stitches that have not yet been done.

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Once that is done, or possibly before, I need to do the backstitching for its outline. Which will leave me with the gridding, couching and finally the bead work. Nearly there, the end is in sight :whoop:

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I can't wait to see the finished product. This is going to be a real masterpiece when you finish. And the best good luck dragon ever!!

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Lovely work. :D
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rcperryls wrote: ↑Sun Sep 25, 2022 12:21 pm I can't wait to see the finished product. This is going to be a real masterpiece when you finish. And the best good luck dragon ever!!

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fccs wrote: ↑Sun Sep 25, 2022 6:49 pm
rcperryls wrote: ↑Sun Sep 25, 2022 12:21 pm I can't wait to see the finished product. This is going to be a real masterpiece when you finish. And the best good luck dragon ever!!

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I agree!
I definitely agree!! The dragon looks awesome and the motorcycle is quite impressive!! Nice stitching!! :applesauce:
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Fabulous work on both.
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The weather has changed so I have not felt encouraged to do any stitching in my conservatory. So I have just moved my motorcycle into the main house

In the meantime I have been working on my Dragon:

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You will notice that I have started doing the backstitch on the dragon. This is proving to be a good way to find all those odd stitches and quarter stitches that still need to be added. Of course most of these have metallic threads in them :doh:

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Amazing Detail! :whoop: :applesauce: :applesauce:
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wendywombat wrote: ↑Sun Oct 02, 2022 11:14 am Amazing Detail! :whoop: :applesauce: :applesauce:
I totally agree!
Beautiful. Beautiful.Beautiful.

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rcperryls wrote: ↑Sun Oct 02, 2022 12:56 pm
wendywombat wrote: ↑Sun Oct 02, 2022 11:14 am Amazing Detail! :whoop: :applesauce: :applesauce:
I totally agree!
Beautiful. Beautiful.Beautiful.

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Gorgeous :applesauce:
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Beautiful. He’s coming to life.
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The outline of the tail is finished:

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The scales will be done later :wink:

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:applesauce: :applesauce: :applesauce: the backstitching makes the dragon sharper. One of those times when you don't always realize how much it can make a design even sharper and more focused, because the design is already so beautiful.

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I do so love that dragon! The backstitch is very subtle but it does make therything just pop and sharpen. Can't wait to see it in all it's glory!
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What a beautiful tail he has!
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