Soul of the Rose WIP

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Soul of the Rose WIP

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Right, here's the major project I'm currently working on. Started this in June.

This is the painting by Waterhouse which the pattern is based on:

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And this is what I've done so far...

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Current projects on the go:

Soul of the Rose (main, HUGE project - 18/06/2010 ---)
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Damask Rose needle-case (25th-31st Oct 2010)
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Beautiful work.
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Thank you! :D There's loads of metallic threads in this one, which I'm not used to, so they're proving to be a challenge, but it's still fun. :D I have made a few errors (I'm a couple of columns out on one side) but that no longer daunts me like it used to. There was a time when I'd have given up the project as a bad job if I went wrong like that - now I've learnt to treat the pattern as a guide instead of hard and fast rules. I've also learnt the importance of gridding..... heh!
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Damask Rose needle-case (25th-31st Oct 2010)
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She looks beautiful, how big will it be when it's finished? :applesauce:
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It's beautiful & so much detail already :applesauce: :D
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Thanks, everyone!

Willow - I've lost the front of the packaging that tells you exactly, but it's about 10 and 1/2 inches wide and I reckon about 22-24 inches high.
Current projects on the go:

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Damask Rose needle-case (25th-31st Oct 2010)
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You are doing great with this :applesauce: :applesauce: :applesauce: :applesauce:
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:applesauce: :applesauce: That's a beautiful design and you're making great progress! Looking forward to your future updates :) .
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It's a lovely design, and your stitching is beautiful!! :wub: :applesauce:
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Are the beads in her hair backstitched in metallic? They seems to really shine in the picture :wub: I think you've done an amazing job on this piece :applesauce:
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:wub: How very pretty and what a fabulous job you have done on it so far! :applesauce: :applesauce:
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What an amazing project you have undertaken. Great work :applesauce: :applesauce:
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Beautiful picture and your work so far is fantastic!!!!! :applesauce:
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Very pretty! Can't wait to see it finished! :applesauce:
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Thanks, everyone!

Faith - the beads in her hair, along with parts of her dress, are cross-stitched using a combination of metallic and normal thread. The photo doesn't show it, but a lot of the brown areas in her dress (though not all!) have metallic threads running through them. :dance:
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Wow,your doing an excellent job with her. :applesauce: :applesauce:
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Beautiful! It looks wonderful! :applesauce:
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Stunning!! :applesauce: :applesauce: :applesauce:

It is such a beautiful painting and your stitching is fantastic!! :applesauce: :D
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What a beautiful name of the project! she's coming along really well. :applesauce: :applesauce:
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Beautiful! :applesauce:
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