Mabel's designs

Serinde · Post by **Serinde** » Sun Sep 13, 2020 5:02 pm

I do really like this design! Well done, Mabel.

Mabel Figworthy · Post by **Mabel Figworthy** » Mon Sep 14, 2020 12:57 pm

Half a rainbow

I'm pleased with the texture on this band - my original plan was diagonal satin stitch in one direction all the way, but as I started I thought that would be too solid. This adds quite a nice play of light which is a bit difficult to capture in the photographs.

Green next! Nice simple stem stitch.

Serinde · Post by **Serinde** » Mon Sep 14, 2020 2:12 pm

Scotch stitch?

Mabel Figworthy · Post by **Mabel Figworthy** » Mon Sep 14, 2020 2:21 pm

If it were counted canvaswork, yes, it would be. I rather think of it as alternating diagonal satin stitch on this non-counted ground, especially as the angle changes according to where the block is on the arc.

Serinde · Post by **Serinde** » Mon Sep 14, 2020 2:54 pm

Throws the light really nicely.

rcperryls · Post by **rcperryls** » Mon Sep 14, 2020 3:18 pm

Cant wait for the next row! This is beautiful!

Carole

Podolyanka · Post by **Podolyanka** » Mon Sep 14, 2020 5:22 pm

As I dont know the terms to be able to comment, I will be short: I like what I see very much. Especially the neatness of the work. Mabel is obviously a classical perfectionist in both, designing and stitching.

Mabel Figworthy · Post by **Mabel Figworthy** » Mon Sep 14, 2020 5:27 pm

If Mabel was really a classical perfectionist she would have outlined her satin stitch with split stitch first, but she chose not to as she wants to keep this project enjoyably relaxed

- nevertheless I do greatly appreciate your appreciative words!

Podolyanka · Post by **Podolyanka** » Mon Sep 14, 2020 8:35 pm

If Mabel were not a perfectionist, she would not have known how she could have done it even better.

wendywombat · Post by **wendywombat** » Mon Sep 14, 2020 8:59 pm

Podolyanka wrote: Mon Sep 14, 2020 8:35 pm If Mabel were not a perfectionist, she would not have known how she could have done it even better.

Well said, Lyudmila!

I echo everything others have said!

Squirrel · Post by **Squirrel** » Tue Sep 15, 2020 12:57 am

i love this design Mabel and how appropriate it is for this current time

karen4bells · Post by **karen4bells** » Tue Sep 15, 2020 6:19 am

rcperryls wrote: Sun Sep 13, 2020 3:10 pm A beautiful rainbow is clearly in the making!

Carole

Absolutely awesome!!! And your new threads are very beautiful!!

Mabel Figworthy · Post by **Mabel Figworthy** » Tue Sep 15, 2020 12:19 pm

And another colour

Now I have a few questions to solve about stitches and shades for the next one.

rcperryls · Post by **rcperryls** » Tue Sep 15, 2020 3:14 pm

This is really going quickly!

Carole

Squirrel · Post by **Squirrel** » Wed Sep 16, 2020 1:24 am

How beautiful and colourful that is guaranteed to brighten anyones day for sure.

Mabel Figworthy · Post by **Mabel Figworthy** » Thu Sep 17, 2020 2:27 pm

Well, we're progressing, although I hae me doots about the blue. I'm letting it sit for a bit to decide whether it's worth unpicking it or not. More detail on Fof.
Incidentally, also on Fof a bit more about how I found a rogue thread. In my stash I have a thread which purports to be Caron Soie Cristale, which I bought with other Soie Cristales as part of a series of blues, but which, when I came to use it, very clearly was NOT Soie Cristale - for one thing it has 16 strands instead of 12. How did that happen????

rcperryls · Post by **rcperryls** » Thu Sep 17, 2020 2:36 pm

What are you not sure about regarding the blue? The color or shade or the stitch you chose? I like it. What would you change?

Carole

Mabel Figworthy · Post by **Mabel Figworthy** » Thu Sep 17, 2020 2:42 pm

I like the stitch. The colour is the issue. I'd originally chosen a lighter blue because that's the only suitable one I had in my collection of Splendor silks, but after some havering substituted a darker blue from a different brand. Now the whole band has been stitched I'm wondering if the lighter blue would have been better after all....

Mabel Figworthy · Post by **Mabel Figworthy** » Thu Sep 17, 2020 4:19 pm

Teddy is finally big enough to wear his birthday present

Serinde · Post by **Serinde** » Thu Sep 17, 2020 5:07 pm

Perfect!

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