Little Snap Dragon-Finished!!!

[Fizzbw]

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I've been preparing for this one for a while. I've got some hand dyed polstiches fabric, "chestnut" for it and all the floss is american hand dyed silk that matches the DMC colours. I'll do it two over two on the 28count fabric. It's going to be for me and my family for a change!

Here are some of the silks on the fabric:





I'm still umming and erring about whether to grid with the fishing line or not, at the moment I've not done it as there is no need for haste and I'm going to see if I can cope with just counting well!! We'll see!!!!

The fabric doesn't come out very well in these pictures, but it's a rich chestnut colour and it's got gold sparkles in it, I think this pic shows it the best:


A couple of hours work, slow going so far, but the silks are a dream to work with:




Niki xxx

[karen4bells]

Oh this one is going to be so very fun to watch!! The design is adorable as can be and your fabric choice is going to make it delightful--not to mention the silk threads!! Great start!!

[rcperryls]

Oh this one is going to be so very fun to watch!! The design is adorable as can be and your fabric choice is going to make it delightful--not to mention the silk threads!! Great start!!

I completely agree.

Carole

[Mrs Milkybar Kid]

What a cute little dragon - this is going to be gorgeous especially using those silks!

[backafteradozenyrs]

How PRETTY! (both your stitching & the design)

U.S. Silks...never heard of them....did you find them on-line? (I'm interested in learning about alternatives to DMC; not that there's anything wrong with DMC, just looking for variety!)

[claire81]

Such a cute pattern, lovely colours and great progress

[Rose]

I just love this design and I am always thinking of doing it!!!!!! Your colors are great and the fabric will go great with the design!!!!!!!

[jocellogirl]

That's adorable .
I love your fabric and those are my favourite colour combinations. It's going to look beautiful. Good for you for doing something for you and the family too

[Fizzbw]

Thanks, I've been itching to do these since I saw him on an old bingo thread!

The silks are from here:


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But I think she is discontinuing them? Can anyone confirm or deny this?

Niki xxx

[Mrs Milkybar Kid]

Unfortunately it is true - I posted about it here

[tiffstitch]

I love this piece, and what a nice start. It is a shame about the HDF... but that will be an excellent project to show them off.

[Fizzbw]

Thanks Amanda, that is very sad

Niki xxx

[geekishly]

Such lovely floss, fabric and design. Looking forward to updates on this one.

[agi]

Oh, yummie! Have a lot of fun with all the pretties.

[Lulu22]

This is a very cute design and a great start

Lulux

[Mystonique]

Oooh it's beautiful and the silks and your fabric - it's going to be so gorgeous. I can't wait to see this one grow.

[Squirrel]

The silks, the fabric and especially the chart are fabulous and are going to make such a gorgeous picture for you to enjoy stitching then looking at over the years. A great start on an amazing project.

[vanessanjf]

Great start and such pretty colours

[Kyla]

Beautful! Looking forward to watching your progress

[Fizzbw]

Do people get bored of too many pics?

Here is the first bit of the dragon finished. He's so sweet. Utterly in love with the silks. The fabric takes a bit of concentration mainly due to the opalescent threads but very much worth it. Now seriously considering kitting up another project before these silks are no more....



Niki xxx