Swan Lake FINISHED!

Squirrel · Post by **Squirrel** » Thu Jul 10, 2014 11:57 pm

That is really beautiful and so so elegant. You are doing a wonderful job of stitching on the black, something I could never do.

fccs · Post by **fccs** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 12:57 am

Beautiful!

richardandtracy · Post by **richardandtracy** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 8:33 am

Woops.
It's looking good, but I do hope you can match the thread.

Regards,

Richard

Rose · Post by **Rose** » Fri Jul 11, 2014 4:20 pm

Gorgeous work!!!!!

Wen · Post by **Wen** » Sun Jul 13, 2014 9:24 pm

Really stunning!!

Fizzbw · Post by **Fizzbw** » Sun Jul 13, 2014 10:05 pm

Looking fab.

Was the DMC white/Blanc or Bright white B2500? They are different, or 3866 is almost white as well. Choices....

Niki xxx

poppy · Post by **poppy** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 10:15 pm

Well, the kit is old and the skein I bought (Bright White B2500) did not match. I looked through my stash and found a random but more appropriate white. With this kit, it is weird that I have struggled not to waste any thread for some colours and other colours are plentiful

Anyway, I finished the swan. Only back stitch and ripples to go.

I took the photo in the garden to have true light. The second photo is of a little fox, living nearby, which keeps coming in the garden in broad daylight!

CLICKY

fccs · Post by **fccs** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 10:59 pm

The swans are so pretty!! And the little fox is cute...he looks skinny...he might be wanting a real swan baby for dinner.

Rose · Post by **Rose** » Tue Jul 22, 2014 12:09 am

Wonderful work!!!!!!!!!!

Wen · Post by **Wen** » Tue Jul 22, 2014 7:06 am

It looks so stunning! And you can't tell that you used some other white!!

Ow, and that cute little fox! And I agree with Debby. He looks really skinny and small.

richardandtracy · Post by **richardandtracy** » Tue Jul 22, 2014 10:29 am

Lovely. Truly lovely.

We had a fox with mange visit our garden a few times, once on Christmas day during daylight. I fear that one didn't last long. The cub in your garden looks a bit skinny, though not excessively so as foxes are a lot thinner than most people expect - winter fur seems to fatten them up a lot. It may be wise to ping the photo to the RSPCA and ask if they think it looks OK.

Regards,

Richard

mags · Post by **mags** » Tue Jul 22, 2014 10:46 am

Love this, it is beautiful. Would love to stitch it myself but not sure I could cope with the black fabric now

How lovely to have a fox in your garden.

poppy · Post by **poppy** » Tue Jul 22, 2014 3:13 pm

Thank you for all your kind words

mags wrote:Would love to stitch it myself but not sure I could cope with the black fabric now

I thought that I could never work on black evenweave but I got used to it. Good natural light and a white cloth on my lap helped a lot (+ a magnifying glass!) I think that I will be happy to do my next project on Aida though!

richardandtracy wrote:It may be wise to ping the photo to the RSPCA and ask if they think it looks OK.

I think that it is a good idea, thank you. It seems to have to scratch an awful lot too!

rcperryls · Post by **rcperryls** » Tue Jul 22, 2014 4:35 pm

The swans are absolutely beautiful. We used to have a fox visit our back yard years ago, but too much development around us now makes that a very very rare, actually an non existent, occurrence. I expect yours has at the very minimum fleas. Is he a regular visitor? Perhaps he has seen you creating the swans and like Debby said, perhaps he is looking for one for himself

Carole

poppy · Post by **poppy** » Sun Aug 17, 2014 1:13 pm

Thank you for all your encouragements!

I needed them, as I found the black evenweave a bit of a strain for my eyes. It was not too bad, though, as there weren't any confetti at all.
Here it is FINISHED!

As it is a "funny shape" I will get it framed at a framing shop, for once.
Thanks again.

CLICKY

LD282 · Post by **LD282** » Sun Aug 17, 2014 1:29 pm

Fantastic finish!

it looks great!

rcperryls · Post by **rcperryls** » Sun Aug 17, 2014 2:39 pm

Congrats on a beautiful finish!!

Carole

fccs · Post by **fccs** » Sun Aug 17, 2014 3:37 pm

Beautifully stitched! I love this one!

Rose · Post by **Rose** » Sun Aug 17, 2014 5:19 pm

What a gorgeous finish!!!!!!!!!!

Fizzbw · Post by **Fizzbw** » Sun Aug 17, 2014 5:22 pm

It's lovely. You've done a fantastic job.

Niki xxx

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