Slinky's Stitching - Update 16/04/10

[K1nS]

[charmagne_capalad]

Lovely progress with the sampler! Looking forward to seeing your progress with the angel. Happy stitching!

[Slinky]

Forgive me, this is a vanity post copied over from Rose's "It's that time of year again" thread.

Completed:
TW's Carousel
Stoney Creek's Home Sweet Home
Nora Corbett's 'J'
Maria Diaz Touch of Class
DMC Flower Fairies 'H' and 'E'
Self-charted Po
Historical Sampler Company's Cupcake Sampler
Many and varied greetings cards
Mary Hickmott's Digger (on a t-shirt)
Pudsey bear (on a t-shirt)
LHN Mayflower Landing

Started and yet to complete:
Lavender & Lace Angel of Hope


I thought it might be useful to refer to in the future ...

[Slinky]

Oh, and I finished Mayflower Landing today! Thank goodness. If I see another strand of Roasted Chestnut (Crescent Colors) again for a good long while I shall scream. I'm not good with big blocks of colour, I've discovered. Anyway, the ship was pretty much all Roasted Chestnut and was rather a chore to complete

Nevertheless, t'is done and I shall post pics tomorrow when it's ironed and a little more presentable. I won't rush to get it framed as it's not a great priority, but it will be framed and taken to my grandfather's house in Plymouth in due course, which is where I feel it belongs.

How exciting, new projects beckon!!! What to do ... ?

[Rose]

Congrates on the finish!!!!! Hope to see the picture soon!!!!

[Slinky]

Here we are:



Stitched on 32ct Light Sand Belfast 2x2 with DMC and Crescent Colors threads.

With a bit of tugging and judicious application of the iron, I've managed to pull it pretty much back to shape . And the rigging on the ship's masts are single long stitches which are quite fun and add more than I would have thought to the texture of the piece.

Hope you like.

[Midge]

It's fantastic Jane.
I really love it.

[Lizzy]

Its fabulous

[Slinky]

I'm on fire today!! OH has taken the kids out for a bit (sledding, we still have snow ) so I've been playing with my stash and charts.

I've decided to start two new projects. The first is this one,


It's called The Mice Will Play by Claire Comerford and was in Cross Stitcher in Sept 2008. I saw it featured in a readers' section many months later and I thought it was charming and so pretty. Meerkat kindly sent me the chart and I have the beads (beautiful iridescent colours), so I thought I'd stitch it up. I'm using 32ct Summer Khaki Belfast linen, 2 over 2 with Anchor thread.

The second is a bigger and more personal project. My son is 6 and has been asking me gently for a while when I am going to stitch him something. He has his 'Po' (which is already outdated) and it's so difficult because you want to give them something they'll like but at the same time something they'll not grow out of in 2 mins to justify the time spent making the thing in the first place.

So, his family nickname is Jimbo Jetset which he's very fond of. I did ask him if he preferred 'James', but no, JJ it is!. I have found this wonderful alphabet,


(from Leisure Arts) from which I have charted his name, plus the UFO motif. On the one hand it's quite a simple stitch, with no metallics, beading etc, but on the other there's a lot of backstitching and accurate counting will be key (but then, isn't it always? ). I'm doing it on white 28ct evenweave with DMC thread 2 over 2. I'm hoping it'll appeal to him now but also have some longevity too. Who knows?

Anyway, I plan to make a start on both over the festive period, so watch this space!

[Lessa54]

Lovely finish on Mayflower and I love that alphabet - it's so fun!

[Rose]

Congrates the Mayflower looks great!!!!

Both new projects are wonderful. That Alphabet it so ful of fun stuff I would be tempted to do all of them it is a great find!!!!!

[meerkat]

Your Mayflower project looks really good,finished, Slinky, and the alphabet is wonderful for children

[mags]

Mayflower looks wonderful.
I like the mice one and may do that myself some time in the future, and I love the alphabet.

[Nachstenliebe]

Congrats on the Mayflower finish! It looks wonderful!
And now you finish one and will be starting two.. funny how things tend to multiply right?
Faith

[Slinky]

And now you finish one and will be starting two.. funny how things tend to multiply right?

[Mabel Figworthy]

The Mayflower looks beautiful, so of the period! And your new projects are going to be such a pleasure to watch -- I considered the mice myself but then had a look at my To Do pile and gave up on the idea so it'll be wonderful seeing you do it!
The alphabet is an inspired choice -- great fun now and it won't become "too young" for him, it'll be a grat project to keep!

[Lizzieh]

Ooh. I love that alphabet. I would want to stitch all the letters!!

liz

[Busy_B]

[SusanF]

Your Mayflower project looks really beautiful - are you going to get it framed?

[Cockneystitcher]

Your Mayflower has turned out great,and love your 2 new projects.The ABC is different.