karen4bells 2018 projects--2 new projects page 4
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Re: karen4bells 2018 projects--updated 3 4 18 page 2
I love this!!! That eye is so amazing and the beak is practically 3D!
Carole
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Re: karen4bells 2018 projects--updated 3 4 18 page 2
That is fantastic!!! It is really making me want to start mine but I’m trying to be good and stick to one at a time.
Vanessa
A little progress every day adds up to big results
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The adoration of the kings- Golden kite completed
A little progress every day adds up to big results
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The adoration of the kings- Golden kite completed
Re: karen4bells 2018 projects--updated 3 4 18 page 2
Exactly what I thought!rcperryls wrote: the beak is practically 3D
Hélène
Finished: Joan Elliott. Rainbow Fairy
Fit Kit by Peter Underhill
The Choir by Peter Underhill
Angel Of The Morning by Lavender & Lace
Best of Friends by Mabel Lucie Attwell
Finished: Joan Elliott. Rainbow Fairy
Fit Kit by Peter Underhill
The Choir by Peter Underhill
Angel Of The Morning by Lavender & Lace
Best of Friends by Mabel Lucie Attwell
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Re: karen4bells 2018 projects--updated 3 4 18 page 2
Totally amazing and I agree with Carole, that beak looks very 3D and oh so real.
Sally in Brisbane Australia
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Christmas Stocking from World of Cross Stitching mag. 262
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Christmas Stocking from World of Cross Stitching mag. 262
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Re: karen4bells 2018 projects--updated 3 4 18 page 2
Thank you for all of the encouraging replies!! I had to move the q snaps again and here is how it is looking now!!
Pardon the strand of hair on the lower right side
Pardon the strand of hair on the lower right side
Work in Progress
Dimensions Passion Flower Angel
Tempting Tangles Welcome SAL
Various small designs
Dimensions Passion Flower Angel
Tempting Tangles Welcome SAL
Various small designs
Re: karen4bells 2018 projects--updated 3 15 18 page 3
I love her plumage. This is a beautiful owl.
Hélène
Finished: Joan Elliott. Rainbow Fairy
Fit Kit by Peter Underhill
The Choir by Peter Underhill
Angel Of The Morning by Lavender & Lace
Best of Friends by Mabel Lucie Attwell
Finished: Joan Elliott. Rainbow Fairy
Fit Kit by Peter Underhill
The Choir by Peter Underhill
Angel Of The Morning by Lavender & Lace
Best of Friends by Mabel Lucie Attwell
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Re: karen4bells 2018 projects--updated 3 15 18 page 3
Such an impressive owl!
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Re: karen4bells 2018 projects--updated 3 15 18 page 3
AMAZING!!!!
Vanessa
A little progress every day adds up to big results
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The adoration of the kings- Golden kite completed
A little progress every day adds up to big results
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The adoration of the kings- Golden kite completed
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Re: karen4bells 2018 projects--updated 3 15 18 page 3
He is looking amazing and his plumage is so pretty. A fabulous update Karen.
Sally in Brisbane Australia
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Christmas Stocking from World of Cross Stitching mag. 262
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Christmas Stocking from World of Cross Stitching mag. 262
Re: karen4bells 2018 projects--updated 3 15 18 page 3
So amazingly lifelike. Gorgeous update!
Carole
Carole
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Star Wars Afghan:Chewbaca
HAEDs:
O Kitten Tree
Dancing with the Cat
Everything else "on hold"
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Star Wars Afghan:Chewbaca
HAEDs:
O Kitten Tree
Dancing with the Cat
Everything else "on hold"
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Re: karen4bells 2018 projects--updated 3 15 18 page 3
Absolutely gorgeous and so beautifully stitched! That eye really draws you in!
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Rachel Froud 'Highlander'
Rachel Froud 'Highlander'
Re: karen4bells 2018 projects--updated 3 15 18 page 3
Oh My Goodness he is fantastic
That eye is really hypnotic and that beak is so realistic
Your stitching is so neat and even
I am sorely tempted by this design
Garnet
That eye is really hypnotic and that beak is so realistic
Your stitching is so neat and even
I am sorely tempted by this design
Garnet
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Re: karen4bells 2018 projects--updated 3 15 18 page 3
And at long last, the Lanarte Owl is finished!!! Barely had enough thread, in fact I ended up matching up some of my DMC on a couple of the colors that did run out. Good thing I opted for using 32 count from my stash rather than the 27 count that came with the kit!!! Egads, you'd think that they could make sure to include ample amount of threads on these kits!!! At any rate, I am really happy with the end result, and hope to get this one framed soon!!!
Here it is, unpressed, so it does look a bit wonky
Here it is, unpressed, so it does look a bit wonky
Work in Progress
Dimensions Passion Flower Angel
Tempting Tangles Welcome SAL
Various small designs
Dimensions Passion Flower Angel
Tempting Tangles Welcome SAL
Various small designs
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Re: karen4bells 2018 projects--Owl finished 4 5 18 page 3
He's stunning Karen! Beautiful stitching too That's ashame about the thread, that's something you'll never get with Bothy Threads kits, in fact someone finished a Gorjuss girl and almost had enough to do a second one!
Work in Progress
Rachel Froud 'Highlander'
Rachel Froud 'Highlander'
Re: karen4bells 2018 projects--Owl finished 4 5 18 page 3
Oh my goodness, he is stunning. He's so realistic and that eye is so piercing.
Your stitching is so beautifully neat and even.
I might just have to put this one on my Christmas and Birthday wishlist.
Congratulations on a fantastic finish
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Re: karen4bells 2018 projects--Owl finished 4 5 18 page 3
He is beautiful, looking forward to seeinghim framed!
I'd contact Lanarte if I were you - they may honeslty just have got the quantities wrong (perhaps they gave their model stitcher a much finer fabric or something) in which case they'd want to know so they canrectify it. And if they are being mean with their threads on purpose, well, let's hope people writing in about it might make them ashamed (or at least realise it's bad business)
I'd contact Lanarte if I were you - they may honeslty just have got the quantities wrong (perhaps they gave their model stitcher a much finer fabric or something) in which case they'd want to know so they canrectify it. And if they are being mean with their threads on purpose, well, let's hope people writing in about it might make them ashamed (or at least realise it's bad business)
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Elizabethan Beauty, RSN Certificate & Online
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Soli Deo Gloria, Mechthild, bling unicorn, goldwork & silk shading kits
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Re: karen4bells 2018 projects--Owl finished 4 5 18 page 3
What a fantastic finish!!
Don't you just hate it when there are not enough threads! Have they never heard of ?????
Lanarte are a reputable company and to hear that they are a wee bit parsimonious does not do them credit! I'd let them know!
Don't you just hate it when there are not enough threads! Have they never heard of ?????
Lanarte are a reputable company and to hear that they are a wee bit parsimonious does not do them credit! I'd let them know!
Re: karen4bells 2018 projects--Owl finished 4 5 18 page 3
I think the owl is absolutely perfect!! That eye looks so alive if I were a mouse I'd be very scared. Beautifully stitched.
And once again, I remember one of my major reasons for not liking kits. Seems like the last one I did (long ago) had not enough of one color and too much of several others. Or maybe like
Carole
And once again, I remember one of my major reasons for not liking kits. Seems like the last one I did (long ago) had not enough of one color and too much of several others. Or maybe like
I'm so glad that you had the thread you needed so you could have such a beautiful finish!!!wendywombat wrote: Have they never heard of ?????
Carole
WIPs
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
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
Re: karen4bells 2018 projects--Owl finished 4 5 18 page 3
She is majestic and beautifully stitched, Karen. I think that the colours are perfect too.
You did not need the stress of wondering if you had enough thread. I am glad, all worked out in the end. Brilliant finish!
You did not need the stress of wondering if you had enough thread. I am glad, all worked out in the end. Brilliant finish!
LOL! That is very true.rcperryls wrote:That eye looks so alive if I were a mouse I'd be very scared.
Hélène
Finished: Joan Elliott. Rainbow Fairy
Fit Kit by Peter Underhill
The Choir by Peter Underhill
Angel Of The Morning by Lavender & Lace
Best of Friends by Mabel Lucie Attwell
Finished: Joan Elliott. Rainbow Fairy
Fit Kit by Peter Underhill
The Choir by Peter Underhill
Angel Of The Morning by Lavender & Lace
Best of Friends by Mabel Lucie Attwell