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This is great! Love it! Well done xxx

Amazing

Finished my second page!

For your viewing pleasure:


And just to give an idea of scale:


This might take a while!
Although, I may put this away to work on my birthday present. New SAL coming soon.

Thanks for looking,
mechie

AWESOME. I think yours must be a monstrous sized HAED. or it could be that you have gridded the whole thing which may make a difference. I am only doing column by column right now. How many pages of charts are there? My LOTR is 25, though they aren't all full sized. I love the colors and I love the dragonflies on this one.

Carole

Thanks, Carole! The chart is 42 pages and the finished design is 18x24in. I've gridded it every 20stitches.

mechie

That is just stunning!! Great update and wow on the size of the completed project

Love it! Don't put it away for too long!

Looking beautiful already! And yes, that thing is enormous!! It's a BAP as they call it over at HAED.

Wow that is large! Looks great so far though and you are doing a fabulous job

Beautiful work Mechie - I really love this piece and always look forward to your updates. This is definately a BAP!

You are doing a fantastic job and what a gorgeous dragonfly

That looks amazing!!!!!

Looks wonderful

Thanks, y'all! You're all very kind.

BAP indeed! I never thought of it in those terms, but it is an apt description . Since this is my first HEAD I didn't realize that this one was any different from the rest. It wasn't until after I started (and I saw SAL of other people's work) that I realized what I'd gotten myself into. I figure it'll get done ... eventually.

mechie

It looks like it's going to be HUGE!
Faith

It is a bit bigger (at least than my LOTR) but it is going to be so beautiful when you are done that it will be well worth it. I enjoy your updates so much that I hope you won't stay away from it too long.

Carole

You have small children and still have the patience for something this complex? Kudos!! I had to wait until my twins were in college before I could re-start my stitching projects!!

Congrats on your second page completion.. I hope you're able to continue on soon, I've enjoyed seeing this one grow.

That is looking sooo pretty!

I see you are using a hoop. When it comes time to move it and put it over already stitched areas, will you keep using it or switch to something else?

(I ask because your work is so even and flat and gorgeous... I am starting a HAED eventually but don't know how to go about it).

Heather wrote:That is looking sooo pretty!

I see you are using a hoop. When it comes time to move it and put it over already stitched areas, will you keep using it or switch to something else?

(I ask because your work is so even and flat and gorgeous... I am starting a HAED eventually but don't know how to go about it).

I'm going to continue using the hoop as it's the only thing I really have (my scroll frame is too small and would be too heavy at that size anyway and I can't use my floor stand because it rapidly becomes a baby toy if I get it out). I've never had a problem in the past with the stitches staying squashed. The one's the do get squashed pop back up after a good wash and iron. It may have hoop marks while it's a WIP, but it'll all turn out good in the end.

mechie