The Carpenter's apron **Finished**

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Your apron design looks so good Mauveme :applesauce: I can appreciate your frustration with the fabric. I stitched my Rose Fairy design on very soft 14ct aida that I purchased at stitching show a few years ago. At the time I thought it was just a different kind of aida,but I have never come across it again. It was hard to keep it from going out of shape,and I stitched quite a bit more slowly because the fabric had to be under less tension, but,like you, I got there in the end :)
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Great work. The backstitch is really bringing it to life :applesauce: :applesauce:
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vanessanjf wrote:Great work. The backstitch is really bringing it to life :applesauce: :applesauce:
That may well be but just so you know, frogging back stitch is a bi$ch :x
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Isn't it just? :neutral: It must be particularly difficult on such limp fabric. :tea: :cake:
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Beautiful stitching :applesauce: :applesauce: :applesauce:
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Wow! That's great :applesauce:
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Oh my word, that fabric just gets worse. It is not the same size as the white aida I used to back the stitching. (about 1/2 inch smaller-probably shrunkin the dying process) I have it hanging on a wall to dry after I soaked it, ironed it, and tried to stretch the top. So far so good. Hopefully it will dry OK and without puckers.
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That is such a great design. You did a great job in stitching. Congratulations on a finish:)
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:applesauce: It looks great to me. You did a great job. I can't tell that the fabric has shrunk. I think it is very well done. :applesauce:

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That's an adorable finish! :applesauce: :applesauce:
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Very nice finish! :wub:
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Thankyou, I think my brother will get a kick out of it. I added the bit on the bottom, I know he will think that is fun.
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It is a shame that you are having so many troubles. The finish looks super!!!! :applesauce:
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Very cute design & I like the wall hanging as a finish! :applesauce:
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Great finish :applesauce: :applesauce:
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Fantastic finish- I especially love the backstitching! :applesauce:
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It looks like it came out great!!! Wonderful work! :applesauce:
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Fabulous! Yes, I agree completely about too limp/too firm a fabric being a nightmare - newly appreciative now of all the times that doesn't happen of course...hope he likes this - I'm sure he will - it's very cool and wonderful to have a personalised and thoughtful present.
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Sorry to hear that you had fabric problems. You really can't tell from your photo though. Lovely and fun finish :applesauce:
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Re: The Carpenter's apron **Finished**

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Well all is well. The soaking helped to stretch the fabric and the stiffness of the white is keeping it in place. :dance:
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