A good start to the year
It isn’t often that I start the new year by finishing a cross stitch but I managed it this year. I have finally finished The Enchanter by Teresa Wentzler. I say finally because I started it roughly 10 years ago, […]
New project
I started this one back in early December after my last finish. The design is called Fairy Tales and is a freebie from Heaven and Earth Designs, just a pdf download from their website I have attempted one in the […]
Finally Finished
It has been a little while since I finished the main stitching of Woodland Enchantress, I needed a bit of a break from her before I got to work on the actual finishing. It’s funny how I can happily spend […]
New pictures
Finally a picture of Woodland enchantress mostly done; just the finishing bits to do now, backstitch, beading, french knots and couching. I did give it a bit of a gentle wash which brought the stitches back to plumpness after being […]
The end is in sight
After a break from stitching to recover from my cold here’s a picture of it mostly done which is now out of date. Yes I have finally finished the main stitching for Woodland Enchantress, as you can see from the […]
Detail is in the Backstitch
Backstitch is among the least enjoyable parts of stitching for me; I say among because french knots rate highly in my least liked list. I think it comes down to knowing that the project is nearly finished I leave all […]
Getting Behind
A catchup with the picture, this is a few weeks ago and I have done some more since so I’ll do another picture soon. After I rolled the picture on the frame the sewing kicked on a bit and I’ve […]
Ready to roll
A quick update for the end of August. Progress with Woodland Enchantress continues this picture was taken just as I was ready to roll it up on the frame, the bottom is done so now it’s back to the top […]
New Pictures
Update with a couple of pictures tonight, first we have the completed TeamWork,part of the Cats Rule series by Peter Underhill. I like this one because it has a black and white cat in it although he’s not as grumpy […]