Hi there. I'm relatively new to all this, but I'm doing a beautiful project at the moment. It's called Eastern Promise from Joan Elliott's Cross Stitch Wit and Wisdom book. It's for an Indian friend of mine who's getting married on October 1st, so no pressure there! I thought I may adapt the text to try and get the bride and groom names and date at the bottom (if I have time). There's loads of metallics and a fair few beads (which I haven't used before, but I'm up for a challenge!)
Wish me luck. We're off for a few days in the caravan after a few manic weeks at work, so hopefully I'll be able to knuckle down and get some serious stitching done, especially if it keeps raining (children permitting)!!
Here's what it is supposed to look like
Here's how far I've got
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That it a stunning design, I love the peacock and you've got a fair bit done already
How are you finding the metallics? I finished a UFO recently that I'd put away out of a blind fear of metallic thread, over 15 years later I finally felt up to the challenge!! It turned out ok, but I didn't enjoy the process. Wish I'd heard of thread heaven before I finished it. Now I'm doing the UFO that I put away for fear of beads. You're clearly far braver than I
I'm off camping tomorrow, but I don't think I'll get much stitching done in a 2 man tent Lets hope you have better luck
I wouldn't be without Thread Heaven. Whoever invented that should have a medal!! I'm also using Kreinik #4 very fine braid which is really easy to use once you've got it lubed up! Far better than DMC light effects which are a complete nightmare. I found a conversion for DMC to kreinik
and am going to use the kreinik instead of DMC every time from now on. I did my daughter a little bookmark using the DMC and nearly threw it out of the window out of frustration! There's loads of metallics in this Eastern Promise (all the grid lines and some stitching) and I'm not fazed at all. Just don't cut your lengths too long and keep untwisting it.
Good luck with the camping. We went camping with our 2 children (then aged 1 and a half and nearly 4) a couple of years ago and got so wet we couldn't get dry, so came home early and ended up buying a caravan!!
That is a lovely design and you have made really good progress on it. It is going to be a very special gift for your friends.
Carole
WIPs
Star Wars Afghan:Chewbaca
HAEDs:
O Kitten Tree
Dancing with the Cat
Everything else "on hold"
2022 Finished: Star Wars Afghan: Princess Leia, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda, Finn, Rey, Poe, Han Solo,Darth Vader, BB8,Luke Skywalker
Stunning project, sure you will achieve your goal! Good luck and looking forward to seeing your progress
WIP
Winnie the Pooh afghan
Santa's Secret (Dimensions) tiny bit left but run out of thread
KISS cushion (Emily Peacock) - for my new extension (its now built so I need to get a shifty on)
Finished 2012
ABCs of Parenting L*K
Princess Sampler
That is such a gorgeous one and so many lovely colours in it too. You have made a great start and hopefully your weekend away will let you get more done too.
Sally
Sally in Brisbane Australia
WIPS
Christmas Stocking from World of Cross Stitching mag. 262
Lets hope you have better luck 
