Mabel's other stitching

mags · Post by **mags** » Tue Feb 27, 2018 5:20 pm

Oh that's pretty

Squirrel · Post by **Squirrel** » Tue Feb 27, 2018 10:55 pm

Love your colour scheme Mabel and how lovely and rich that purple is - I feel like stroking it - as in velvet. A great update.

Mabel Figworthy · Post by **Mabel Figworthy** » Wed Feb 28, 2018 9:14 am

Squirrel wrote:I feel like stroking it - as in velvet.

The silks are Gloriana and Belle Soie, which are virtually identical, and sooooo soft - I have actually been stroking the petals quite a bit!

richardandtracy · Post by **richardandtracy** » Wed Feb 28, 2018 10:43 am

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

Mabel Figworthy · Post by **Mabel Figworthy** » Wed Feb 28, 2018 11:35 am

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:

wendywombat · Post by **wendywombat** » Wed Feb 28, 2018 2:21 pm

Been away Again so just catching up with theses beauties!

Must look up reversed chain stitch as I've never heard of it

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Mabel Figworthy · Post by **Mabel Figworthy** » Wed Feb 28, 2018 2:59 pm

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

wendywombat · Post by **wendywombat** » Wed Feb 28, 2018 3:52 pm

OK! I'll try that, thanks!

Lulu22 · Post by **Lulu22** » Thu Mar 01, 2018 7:45 am

Wow stunning stitching Mabel what a talent

Squirrel · Post by **Squirrel** » Fri Mar 02, 2018 12:15 am

More lovely colours and beautiful stitching. A great upate Mable.

karen4bells · Post by **karen4bells** » Fri Mar 02, 2018 1:31 am

So very pretty!!

Mabel Figworthy · Post by **Mabel Figworthy** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 9:30 am

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

Nicola Main · Post by **Nicola Main** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 9:51 am

Oh Mabel it's absolutely stunning! That gold thread is gorgeous! The petals are lovely colours!

wendywombat · Post by **wendywombat** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 10:07 am

Such even stitching!

That fine gold thread really looks good against the 'chunkier' threads.

Podolyanka · Post by **Podolyanka** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 10:27 am

Beautiful, as always!

laura-rose · Post by **laura-rose** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 10:37 am

Exquisite workmanship & great design.

Squirrel · Post by **Squirrel** » Tue Mar 13, 2018 10:50 pm

Such rich colours and beautifully stitched as always. I love this design and its colours.

rcperryls · Post by **rcperryls** » Wed Mar 14, 2018 1:23 pm

Squirrel wrote:Such rich colours and beautifully stitched as always. I love this design and its colours.

Agree completely!!!

Carole

karen4bells · Post by **karen4bells** » Wed Mar 14, 2018 4:09 pm

rcperryls wrote:
Squirrel wrote:Such rich colours and beautifully stitched as always. I love this design and its colours.
Agree completely!!!

Carole

I agree!!!!

fccs · Post by **fccs** » Thu Mar 15, 2018 12:14 am

Oh my gosh, that is beautiful. I'm so impressed with your talent and creativity.

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