Mabel's other stitching
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Re: Mabel's other stitching
Oh that's pretty
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- Squirrel
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Love your colour scheme Mabel and how lovely and rich that purple is - I feel like stroking it - as in velvet. A great update.
Sally in Brisbane Australia
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The silks are Gloriana and Belle Soie, which are virtually identical, and sooooo soft - I have actually been stroking the petals quite a bit!Squirrel wrote:I feel like stroking it - as in velvet.
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That's nice. You're showing real skill in the design & production of it.
Wish I had time to learn the stitching skill too.
Regards,
Richard
Wish I had time to learn the stitching skill too.
Regards,
Richard
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Thanks Richard; the skill, such as it is, has been mostly acquired by doing it, and getting it wrong , and then doing some more and getting it right.
The design is Kelly Fletcher's, so only the interpretation is mine. She designed her freebies, as far as I know, to be good learning pieces, with simple stitches that are mostly (though not all) outlines. This goes to show how versatile needlework is - once you've got a design, you can do pretty much anything with it, and that goes for cross stitch as much as anything else - you can change colours, leave elements out, recombine elements, use backstitch or not, personalise designs with dates or names, add beads and bling...
Anyway, just as a comparison, here are the two side by side:
The design is Kelly Fletcher's, so only the interpretation is mine. She designed her freebies, as far as I know, to be good learning pieces, with simple stitches that are mostly (though not all) outlines. This goes to show how versatile needlework is - once you've got a design, you can do pretty much anything with it, and that goes for cross stitch as much as anything else - you can change colours, leave elements out, recombine elements, use backstitch or not, personalise designs with dates or names, add beads and bling...
Anyway, just as a comparison, here are the two side by side:
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Been away Again so just catching up with theses beauties!
Must look up reversed chain stitch as I've never heard of it .
Must look up reversed chain stitch as I've never heard of it .
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Wendy, basically you start with a lazy daisy, then come up a bit further down the line, take your needle behind the lazy daisy and go back down the same hole. Repeat ad infinitum or until you come to the end of your line
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OK! I'll try that, thanks!
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Wow stunning stitching Mabel what a talent
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- Squirrel
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More lovely colours and beautiful stitching. A great upate Mable.
Sally in Brisbane Australia
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So very pretty!!
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Not much stitching at the moment as I've been working on kit instructions and diagrams, but I did make some progress with this. The pink petal is outlined with a thread I bought recently and wanted to try out
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Oh Mabel it's absolutely stunning! That gold thread is gorgeous! The petals are lovely colours!
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- wendywombat
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Such even stitching! That fine gold thread really looks good against the 'chunkier' threads.
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Such rich colours and beautifully stitched as always. I love this design and its colours.
Sally in Brisbane Australia
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Christmas Stocking from World of Cross Stitching mag. 262
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Christmas Stocking from World of Cross Stitching mag. 262
Re: Mabel's other stitching
Agree completely!!!Squirrel wrote:Such rich colours and beautifully stitched as always. I love this design and its colours.
Carole
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I agree!!!!rcperryls wrote:Agree completely!!!Squirrel wrote:Such rich colours and beautifully stitched as always. I love this design and its colours.
Carole
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Oh my gosh, that is beautiful. I'm so impressed with your talent and creativity.
Debby
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