Jo's stitching 2022

[Mabel Figworthy]

Loving the dragon, whatever he is

[Steam.Jo]

Over the week I have been working on my Lovey Mum piece in my conservatory:



This seems to be moving forward faster than my Celestial Dragon:



Where I have nearly finished the top face of his neck on the left of the piece and you can see I have just moved on to using a combination of yellow threads used for the spines on the top of the neck.

Jo

[Garnet]

Great progress Jo, Lovely Mum is just, well, lovely.

Celestial Dragon is beautiful and coming along beautifully.

Is that a single bead I spy just above where your needle is currently resting?

[Steam.Jo]

Is that a single bead I spy just above where your needle is currently resting?

Not yet . I am saving the beading until last as it makes it difficult to scroll the piece on the frame. The "shiny bit" is some of the metallic thread catching the light - there is a lot of metallic thread on the dragon, the camera doesn't do it justice.

Jo

[rcperryls]

Lovely progress on both pieces! I love dragons and this one looks like it will be especially lovely.

Carole

[mags]

Lovely work

[Roland]

Both are beautiful.

[Mabel Figworthy]

I do love that subtle sparkle in the dragon!

[Steam.Jo]

Thank you for following along on my pieces

The weather has changed and its gone all hot. I am not a lover of hot weather and it is not at all pleasant in my Conservatory so very little has been done this week on Lovely Mum:



Thankfully the stitching conditions are much cooler in my dining room (and I can feed my feathered friends at the same time ) so I have mainly been working on Celestial Dragon:



I was working on this rather late yesterday evening as I was on a bit of a roll as the outline of the body towards the bottom was coming into view. I will have to either have a siesta or an early night today

Jo

[rcperryls]

I love this piece and I love how beautiful your stitching of it is. I think siestas were made for hot weather afternoons so you can enjoy cooler evenings.

Carole

[mags]

I don't like the hot weather either
You are doing a grand job with these. The dragon is beautiful.

[Garnet]

I wilt in the heat, I really do not do well and phew is it hot today.

Lovely Mum is still lovely and your Dragon is absolutely beautiful.

Lovely stitching.

[Roland]

I love the colours of your dragon.

Beautiful stitching.

[Steam.Jo]

Thank you Ladies, It has been too hot for days and I am cracking on with my Celestial Dragon:



Just given up on the temperature outside so I am about to start again

Jo

[Roland]

Well he’s just whipping along now. Looks great.

[mags]

Great progress - looking lovely.

[rcperryls]

I repeat myself "I love this dragon"

Carole

[Steam.Jo]

Thank you,

The weather is going to be very hot for the coming week so so the outlook is for more cross stitch time

I normally try to only update you once a week otherwise it can get a bit boring but hopefully you might appreciate a few more additional updates on this one when it increases significantly

Jo

[rcperryls]

The more the merrier!

Carole

[Mabel Figworthy]

He's a stunning creature and you are bringing him to life beautifully!