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Im late with this, but still it looks fantastic!! Well done! :applesauce:
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Gosh, that is sooooo perfect. I can't wait to see the rose and I really admire you talent (and eyesight) :applesauce: :applesauce:
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This project has made all of our jaws drop to the floor. Absolutely amazing. Well done on your patience and of course your eyesight.

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I missed the finished footstool before Christmas too. Well done it's worked out so well. Please let us know how your MIL liked it. I'm sure it's something she will cherish.
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That is positively gorgeous!

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That looks fantastic! Well done! :applesauce: I had been waiting patiently for so long to see the results! Well done again!
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I am very late with this. I don't know what to say other than it is stunning! I can't believe some of the things you try out 60ct. I am using 16ct for the very first time after 13 years stitching.
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LOVELY finish, Mabel! :applesauce: :applesauce: :applesauce: :wub:
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Finally had an opportunity to get back to my rose -- I did some at my stitching group this afternoon :dance: :dance:
The good news is that the variegated-ness of the thread is finally beginning to show, it's going from dark red to an almost black burgundy.
The bad news is that my thread got tangled and there's now a bit of fluff which I cannot get out *grrrr*. I'll try again when I've calmed down...
I'm trying very hard not to have trailing threads but I do find that sometimes it's just not possible -- you trail for two squares and it shows up :-( Just do my best and see how it ends up, after all it is an experiment :-)
Talking of which, I've also started another silk experiment, using five different flat silks; when there is actually anything to show I'll start a thread somewhere!

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Mabel, somehow I think I missed the finished footstool, which is simply wonderful.

Fluff. :evil: I have problems like this with hardanger, too. Take your time, is all I can say. But looking very good.
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It does look lovely Mabel, I hope you find a solution to the fluff, and pass on the solution to us :D
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:shock: :applesauce: :applesauce:
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Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I am in amazment at the size you can stitch. This is more amazing then a HAED. I can't even imagine. :doh:
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Fantastic, Mabel, congratulations!
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stunning as ever. well done
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Rose wrote:This is more amazing then a HAED.
Nope, just a LOT smaller :-). Personally I stand in ever-amazed awe of the people who even dare consider a HAED, let alone actually start one -- anything that size scares the pants off me!
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very pretty so far!!
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