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I have had several busy months and this work was put aside, but I have at last finished it and looking forward to getting it framed now.

meganjoelle wrote:This is the first time I've ever heard the term couching! There is lots of fancy looking, tricky stitching detail in this... Congrats on the finish, she is beautiful

I just had a look at your "Umbrella Girl", amazing, what a lot of work has gone into that.

meganh wrote:Wow! She came out beautiful I love this design and have been trying not to add more to my to-do list you have just made it waaaay harder

Yes, my to do list is an impossible dream....

Wow! I know what you mean about couching - not a fan either, but that just looks stunning! I love all the detail on it - the gold backstich along the hem of her clothing, the couched bit and those sparklies.. are the beads or sparkley thread?

The sparklies are clear beads, there is a lot of work ...

Here is a photo of the Dimensions Gold kit, Woodland Enchantress which took me way too long. My next project is much smaller and I will be starting it today. No couching which I hate when especially when using gold thread!

Thanks, I will give that a go...

I am nearing the end of a Dimensions Gold cross stitch, and have run out of the "metallic" thread that came with the kit. I have googled gold thread and discovered it comes in many shades. Does anyone know what the thread is that is used in these kits, I would appreciate any help, thanks.

Hello Nena and welcome from New Zealand. This is a great site , you will learn a lot, and get lots of help should you ever need it

It looks really good. Looking forward to seeing the end result.

They are beautiful, oh if we only had time to do all the cross stitches we enjoy! There are so many and it's so hard to choose sometimes

Jenny.

Thanks for all the comments, and some of you made the comment about leaving it at that stage to work on something else. I do regret that somewhat, but one of my favoutite artists is Kim Jacobs, and when I saw that HAED had introduced some charts of her work, I couldn't help myself.
My husband said ...

Loysan wrote:Sooo beautiful! Is this the fabric that comes with the kit? It looks like something smaller, linen?

Yes, this is the fabric included in the kit, it is 16ct aida.

Jenny.

She looks stunning! It will be great to see her finished when you get back to her!

How do you get on with the Dimensions gold charts? They confuse me and I gave up on the only one I have done but I have so many in my stash I'm desperate to get on with!!

Niki xxx


I haven't had a problem with ...

What an inspirational design!
I must confess, I feel the same way when I get about 3/4 of a way though a project... maybe too much time looking at the same thing. I just want to get on to something else!
But really, this is so beautiful! I can't wait to see the final product!
How long has it ...

Wow...that's amazing, it looks really good. It brings back memories for me too - I had wanted to go to Disneyland all my life and we finally made the trip to America last year, Disneyland was my favourite place

I am almost finished this Dimensions Gold cross stitch, but have put it on hold to start a HAED. Looking at it almost done though, I must get it finished .

Thanks for the input.

Yes, I initially started this on 25 count 2x2 and gave up as I struggled to get the needle through at times, and the lumpiness was a lot more noticeable. It sounds as though it will look OK after it has been pressed and framed.

I start with the loop method and finish by ...

If anyone can help me I would much appreciate it - I am stitching a Haed pattern which is tent stitch on 28ct evenweave with 2 strands.
I have finished one page, but the worked piece is not totally flat, if anyone knows what I mean. There is a lot of confetti work, and I don't believe my tension is ...

Thanks everyone for the welcome and encouragement, yes, I hope I am not being too ambitious tackling 28ct, but at 60, definitely need a magnifier. I have thought about 1 over1 with full cross stitch, but I have to admit that with the amount of stitching that there is to do, and I have a few lined up ...

I have been doing cross stitch for many years, but have recently just started my first Haed, which I am about to restart after getting very frustrated.
It is from the artwork of Kim Jacobs which I just love, but I am working on 25ct fabric doing 2 over 1 with full cross stitch. I am spending more ...