Making Progress
This small project is presenting a challenge. I’m working from stash and I’m planning to run out of something sometime. I also created a nightmare for compensation with my choice on the middle left.
What’s left in the middle is suppose to be all the same…..what a mess. I’m thinking I might switch to tent to go around the lettering. For now I’m working on the upper right. I know I have enough thread and it is giving me time to think about the “mess” 😁
ZUMBA POSTER
This is a special project for the leader of my Zumba class. I don’t think she follows my blog…it is suppose to be a surprise. I have wanted to stitch something for her for a long time and just didn’t know what.
At the dance studio where we have class there is a poster on the wall…one day I looked at it and had a “light bulb” moment 😃. I knew it would be easy to adapt it to needlepoint.
From the photo I took I transferred the design to 18 ct canvas. Then I headed to my stash and pulled a lot of different threads all in the approximate color family. The design size is approximately 6” X 10” and some areas are pretty large so having enough thread of the same value was a consideration. It will be a process I call “stitching to run out”. Planning how to make sure the areas have enough thread by stitching with multiple values or working the area so a value change, if necessary, looks like it was planned.
Here is where I am so far
MY YELLOW ROSE FINISHED ‼️‼️‼️
YEAH👏👏 At 2:10pm this afternoon I finally finished my yellow American Rose. The whole project took over three months to complete. It has been the biggest stitching challenge I’ve ever had. I’m so ready to figure out what to do next. I know it will be smaller ‼️ My last two projects have been on 18” stretcher bars…….
MORE PROGRESS…..
I finally feel like I’m making progress that I can see. I love stitching the little squares but there are A LOT of them, 2,916 to be exact. I ran out of one of the threads and finding an exact match didn’t happen. I bought the original threads back in 2015 in the quantity suggested. I was able to find the same thread but the overdye colors aren’t quite as dark. Since there is so much contrast in this piece I am just using the strands I had left and mixing with the new thread in the small areas. I really can’t tell the difference so I’m sure no one else will either.
I just realized the photo is of the design upside down😘. I have been stitching with the canvas and chart turned upside for ease of stitching. It says something about the design when I forget the top from the bottom 🌹🌹🌹…….but do roses have a right side up❓❓❓
My next post will be “finished”‼️‼️‼️ HAPPY STITCHING EVERYONE.
AMERICAN ROSE…..SLOW PROGRESS
I’m at that point an a project where I can’t see my progress. The middle of most projects is where they hit the WIP pile. I keep stitching and can’t seem to notice progress. I’ve never worked on a project with so many disjointed stitching areas.
My stitching mojo left me for a few days. It was one of those times when I ripped as much as I stitched so I took a break. I made a BIG error contributing to my ripping. I turned my canvas for stitching ease and forgot to turn my chart resulting in the stitches not being the same as previously stitched. At a distance it wasn’t noticeable but I just couldn’t let it go. So here is where I am today.
MY YELLOW ROSE…..progress
This is the strangest project I’ve ever worked on. It’s relaxing and challenging at the same time. The little squares are like tent or basketweave but the counting and deciding just where the little squares belong WOW!
The original chart is too large to fit on one sheet of copy paper so I had to copy it in two halves……now highlighting is just as much a challenge as stitching. And of course matching up to the original chart….well you get the picture.
Here is my progress:
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