SANTA STOCKING -COMPLETED 14/11/09

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Re: SANTA STOCKING -UPDATED 31/10/09

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Santa's looking great and coming along so quickly too. Your stitching is so neat, especially with the black fabric :applesauce:
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Re: SANTA STOCKING -UPDATED 31/10/09

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Very nice! :applesauce: He looks more jolly and no longer creepy :wink:
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Re: SANTA STOCKING -UPDATED 31/10/09

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Looking great, lost his spookiness :applesauce:
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Re: SANTA STOCKING -UPDATED 31/10/09

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:applesauce: :applesauce: Santa's looking good.I found stitching with 3 strands on 14ct aida more difficult, but the coverage was better. I do prefer two strands though by choice.
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Very striking design on the black Aida. Great progress. Well done. :applesauce:
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Re: SANTA STOCKING -UPDATED 31/10/09

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wow how did i miss this? lovely! very dramatic against the dark fabric..love it! :applesauce:
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He looks so striking, and the better coverage with the white on black is definitely worth the hassle of stitching with 3 strands!
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:applesauce: :applesauce:
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Re: SANTA STOCKING -UPDATED 31/10/09

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Wow I love Santa on the black. :dance: :dance: He is fantastic.
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Santa looks great and I love winter queen. :applesauce:
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Re: SANTA STOCKING -UPDATED 31/10/09

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Just saw this thread! How did I missed this one? :oops:

Great progress with your Santa! :applesauce: He's looking really great! :dance:

Looking forward to seeing more of the Winter Queen...especially her face! Bet it would be gorgeous! :wub:
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Re: SANTA STOCKING -NEW UPDATE 7/11/09

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Most of Santa is now finished and I am on to the stars around him. I decided to bead around some of the stars that should just have had a darker tangerine floss. I am planning to replace all of the french knots and confetti stiches with beads as I really don't fancy trying french knots with blending filament! Think the beading makes it a bit more special as well. Here is the latest progress.
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The tacking stitches around the outline are to get the shape of the stocking rather than cutting from a template. I did it at this stage to give me an acurate count when placing the stars.
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Oh wow that's fabulous, and I love the added beads. Lovely work :applesauce:
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That was quick! Looks great so far. The beads should give a very nice effect.
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Absolutely fantastic. I love the black background!!!!!!!! :applesauce:
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:wub: :applesauce: :applesauce:
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Gorgeous :wub: :applesauce: :applesauce:
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Quick work! And the beads will make it extra special
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Re: SANTA STOCKING -NEW UPDATE 7/11/09

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This is great :)
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