Girl with a pearl earring
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Girl with a pearl earring
So far I've only done a few days of stitching on this project, but it's coming along nicely.
Here's the first days work:
The second day the lower jaw and mouth was almost complete:
And the third day I did more on the upper half of the face. However stitching highlights on a white background was a bit unsatisfying so I took a of a bit of a break midway through and decided to switch to outlining of the face with the background colour:
Here's the first days work:
The second day the lower jaw and mouth was almost complete:
And the third day I did more on the upper half of the face. However stitching highlights on a white background was a bit unsatisfying so I took a of a bit of a break midway through and decided to switch to outlining of the face with the background colour:
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Re: Girl with a pearl earring
You've made a great start! Are you stitching all the dark background? Very brave!
(You may gather from my avatar that I like this work of art very much )
(You may gather from my avatar that I like this work of art very much )
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Re: Girl with a pearl earring
Beautiful start!! I also love this painting and loved the book. I remember feeling iffy about the movie, but I can't remember why. I can tell I am going to love this project and am looking forward to your next update!
Carole
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Re: Girl with a pearl earring
Wow!!! That's a beautiful start! I am really excited to watch this one!
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Re: Girl with a pearl earring
What a great start you have made on this fabulous design. It is such a timeless classic painting and your stitching is doing it proud.
Looking forward very much to the next update.
Looking forward very much to the next update.
Sally in Brisbane Australia
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Re: Girl with a pearl earring
Lovely progress!
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Re: Girl with a pearl earring
I really like that. It's superb.
Who charted the picture? Whoever it was seems to have done a great job.
Regards,
Richard
Who charted the picture? Whoever it was seems to have done a great job.
Regards,
Richard
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Re: Girl with a pearl earring
Amazing start! Your stitching is wonderful, and I'm also looking forward to see the updates
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Re: Girl with a pearl earring
Great start on a very beautiful design!!
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Re: Girl with a pearl earring
What a gorgeous start. I am so excited to watch this one progress
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Re: Girl with a pearl earring
Beautiful start!
This painting is indeed very beautiful, and like Carole, I also enjoyed the book (I know it's just fiction, but I thought it nicely done!).
This painting is indeed very beautiful, and like Carole, I also enjoyed the book (I know it's just fiction, but I thought it nicely done!).
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Re: Girl with a pearl earring
Despite the complexity of the design, you seem to be working quickly through this one so far. What an exemplary start. I can't wait to watch this one keep growing and growing and see how big it will be in the end.
Thanks for sharing your pictures.
Thanks for sharing your pictures.
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Re: Girl with a pearl earring
What a great start you have made & I look forward to seeing more updates as the picture emerges. It is a lovely project & you are doing well
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Re: Girl with a pearl earring
Gorgeous project, you have made brilliant progress already
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Re: Girl with a pearl earring
Thanks everyone!
The kit is from a Russian company, this is what their name is in cyrillic:
Don't ask me to pronounce it in Russian, but the company name translates to "Golden Fleece" in english. They seem to have a lot of really nice kits. I bought it from an ebay store called: needleworkfromrussia.
And here's an update with the last two days of progress on it (sorry, just more 'outlining')
The kit is from a Russian company, this is what their name is in cyrillic:
Don't ask me to pronounce it in Russian, but the company name translates to "Golden Fleece" in english. They seem to have a lot of really nice kits. I bought it from an ebay store called: needleworkfromrussia.
And here's an update with the last two days of progress on it (sorry, just more 'outlining')
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Re: Girl with a pearl earring
Well, in case if somebody really is interested in how the company's name is pronounced, it's Zolotoe Rouno Here's their official store: http://www.rukodelie.ru/catalog/Nabory_ ... shivaniya/" target="_blank (in Russian with prices in roubles, divide by 60 for USD, by 100 for pounds)
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Re: Girl with a pearl earring
Thanks for letting me know the pronunciation and giving a link to the Russian site.
I've done bit more outlining. The right side is done all the way to the edge. Once the outlining on the left side is done I'll go back to working on the face.
I'm looking forward to some of the other kits I've ordered arriving. The blues and yellows in starry night will help break up the monotony of stitching so much brown & flesh tone in this kit. My Garden of earthly delights kit should arrive in a few weeks too, I'm really looking forward to uploading a stitch-a-long of that one too!
I've done bit more outlining. The right side is done all the way to the edge. Once the outlining on the left side is done I'll go back to working on the face.
I'm looking forward to some of the other kits I've ordered arriving. The blues and yellows in starry night will help break up the monotony of stitching so much brown & flesh tone in this kit. My Garden of earthly delights kit should arrive in a few weeks too, I'm really looking forward to uploading a stitch-a-long of that one too!
Re: Girl with a pearl earring
Lovely progress! Looking forward to seeing your future projects too!
Carole
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Star Wars Afghan:Chewbaca
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Everything else "on hold"
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Star Wars Afghan:Chewbaca
HAEDs:
O Kitten Tree
Dancing with the Cat
Everything else "on hold"
2022 Finished: Star Wars Afghan: Princess Leia, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda, Finn, Rey, Poe, Han Solo,Darth Vader, BB8,Luke Skywalker
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Re: Girl with a pearl earring
Awesome and you're really moving along! I too love this work of art. I''m looking forward to watching this one progress.
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Re: Girl with a pearl earring
Nice update on this piece. I'm looking forward to keeping up on all your stitch-a-longs. I'm hoping you stitch 24 hours a day so that there will be lots of updates.
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