WIP- Venetian Opulence COMPLETED

[Wandatoo]

Terrific design -- and you're really making progress!

[Vani]

What a gorgeous chart!!!

[Lizzieh]

32 count over 1 sounds very brave. You are making a wonderful job of it and it is gorgeous.

Liz

[burgundyice]

This is beautiful, such neat stitching! I tried 32 count and failed, even with daylight lamp and everything, it's just too small for me!!
Looking forward to seeing more of your progress!

Louise

[meerkat]

A gorgeous design and your stitching is lovely, beautiful colours

[charmagne_capalad]

Such lovely bright colors! Love your progress!

[Slinky]

Welcome Lauren, pleased to meet you.

So you like "working tiny"? You and Mabel should have a chat sometime, she'll happily lead you astray down the path of impossibly high-count fabrics, silk gauze and the like. She's currently working a miniature teatray cloth on 60-count (over 1, naturally).

Anyway, I have coveted Venetian Opulence for some time now, but have resisted as I have more Mirabilia charts than a sane woman can complete in 3 lifetimes, so I shall just pull up the magic bench and watch yours appear instead in all its tiny and perfectly formed-ness.

[Serinde]

May I slump down next to you and fan myself to recover? 1 over 32! and crossed stitches (not continental, which I intend to use on my HAED in due course)!

[Mabel Figworthy]

Beautiful work, such gorgeous colours and the small scale really brings out the detail!

I happen to read an article recently about small beads, I remember them showing a bead that was so small that it nearly fitted into the hole of a petite seed bead, so that sounds like the size you need -- mind you, what needle would you use... ?

Anyway, I'll try and find the article, she mentioned some other sizes as well.

Edited:
found it! You can read it here

[Serinde]

(enabling again...)

[Mabel Figworthy]

who, me?

[LaurenR]

thank you ladies!

I cant imagine over 1 on 60. I think i would go blind!!! And what kind of thread would you use? I'm already using only one strand and it more than fills the space.

That bead article was really interesting. I knew they made some very very tiny japanese seed beads but I have never seen them THAT small. Of course getting the right colors would be nightmare so for this chart I will stick to stitches. Still very interesting to see what other stitchers are doing.

I hope everyone had a great new year. I have been distracted from my cross stitching this week (while i work on other sewing) but hope to get more time with it soon.

[Sylvie]

One over one on 32 count fabric... it's really pretty! I love the colors!

[LaurenR]

I know i haven't posted since january- but i wanted to show my completed project. The quarter is just for scale. I decided to use french knots in lieu of beads and think it came out pretty well. I didnt use the whisper thread and instead just did half cross stitches. Also- I didnt stitch the fan that is shown in the pattern because I didnt like it. So i left it out I think it took focus away from her face....

I enjoy watching all of your projects get completed even if im not posting. Thank you for letting me share...

Ive already moved onto my next chart: roses of sharon by Mirabilia. Over one of course.

[tiffstitch]

Wow! That is really beautiful. The colours are so nice, great job!

[kitkat]

wow that is so amazingly beautiful! I love the colors, you did an awesome job on this.

[freelady]

How beautiful. Well done.

[karen4bells]

how beautiful!! Great finish! Thanks so much for sharing

[Squirrel]

Really amazing and your french knots are a brilliant idea and so well done too.

Fabulous piece of work.

Sally

[Rose]

Oh she is awesome!!!!!!!