Jilly, Nikecam and Mabel's BoInk SAL

[Cecilia]

Great work everyone. I've never seen these designs before.

Keep going Mabel - I think it's coming along really well.

[nikecam]

as for the green and even some of the yellow borders, i'm trying to work them with long pieces of left over thread. i find that i am VERY frugal with these hand dyed threads where as i would just toss almost any length of dmc! i do get very bored with the border sections so i'm trying to remember to work it as i go along.

thanks for the encouraging words on the color and thread choices. i'm still so undecided. at least it was only a handful of colors so there wasn't a huge investment of money involved and i'm pretty sure i will use the whole skein on most of the colors and only have to buy more of the green and black maybe.

i have put this one down for a short time though to work on part 5 of the castles sal. now that i have purchased a wonderfully soft and beautiful piece of fabric for the boink project, i'm realizing how low quality the linen is that i got the castles project. i recently found and actual cross stitch store in my city and a whole new world of fabric and thread has opened up to me...for better or worse! and the serged the edge of my custom cut fabric...no more masking tape!

[charmagne_capalad]

Lovely work everyone...haven't seen this thread for a while....Love all the new pics posted...

[Mabel Figworthy]

i recently found and actual cross stitch store in my city and a whole new world of fabric and thread has opened up to me...for better or worse!

Better of course! Lucky girl to have a local stitching shop

[K1nS]

They are all coming along beautifully ladies, great work

[~threadbear~]

It's looking lovely Nikecam, I like your colours.

[Mumof3]

The BoInk title has had me fascinated for a while I'm so glad I know what it is now, when I've done my HAED I'd love to try this, it's so pretty.

Well done everyone on your finishes I really like them.

[maggs]

Great progress everyone.

[Mabel Figworthy]

Hurray, I can finally update this thread ! (and also update my signature ). I took this to my stitching group this afternoon, and though I didn't get an awful lot done, at least I've picked it up again! I've done some more black border and a bit of green to keep it interesting

[Lisa]

great stuff

[Rose]

Oh it is great to see this one dug out and dusted off!!!!!

[~threadbear~]

It's lovely to see this one again Mabel.

[Serinde]

Good for you, Mabel. It's really quite a fun piece, we will cheer you on!

[agi]

It's high time to see some more BoInk! Well done, Mabel

[Mabel Figworthy]

Bit more done -- some green border and a bit of the gold. I've decided to keep this as my stitching group project, as it's about 2 hours stitching seated at a table with good light, so although progress won't be very quick at least it'll get worked on regularly!

Must write to Carrie's Creations though and ask how on earth I clean this when it's finally done. I thought of dry-cleaning but then one of the ladies at the stitching group said you should never dry-clean silk -- but I can't wash it because it's all hand-dyed and even if most of the shades are well-behaved, the crimson is bound to run !

[Lisa]

great progress and good luck with the cleaning

[Rose]

oh good more progress and it will be a weekly update!!!!!

[Mabel Figworthy]

Changed the thread's title as SocialSue and Flumpz both finished theirs several decades ago ( ladies!) and I realised I'd forgotten to add nikecam who joined us some months back.

Three of us left (but anyone is still welcome to join and swell our numbers!) -- Jilly, nikecam, what's the latest on yours?

[agi]

Mabel, please, let us know what they answer about cleaning - I have the same problem with my Blackstone Fantasy garden - if it ever gets stitched.
That reminds me, Serinde did that, perhaps she has an answer... Calling Serinde... Did you use the hand-died threads for your Blackstone FG? Did you wash it?

[K1nS]