Slinky's Stitching 2011 - Chatelaine update

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That border looks amazing!!!! :shock:
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Oh I am so enjoying this come to life. I adore the speciality stitches.
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Wow look amazing :applesauce: :applesauce:
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This is so beautiful and your stitching is incredibly neat :applesauce: :applesauce: :applesauce:
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karen4bells wrote: How large is this going to be?
Quite big!! About 10"x20" I'd say.

I've just taken a good look at Pt3. Phew! I've my work cut out!! Lots of speciality stitches, a ton of metallic, plus one or two good old whole cross stitches. Don't exect to see this part finished any time soon :lol: :lol:
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Wow, that is just gorgeous!!! :wub: :wub:
It's amazing what a difference the specialty stitches make in the texture, you did a great job with them! :applesauce:
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Such a good job I'm not there in real life. I'm sure I'd drool!
It's absolutely gorgeous, I adore the blingy bits, so very pretty and all the speciality stitches are just so perfect in this!
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This is so beautiful! :wub: Love the different stitches that you're doing! :applesauce:
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:applesauce: :applesauce: :applesauce:
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I have a confession ... I feel like a traitor ... I've joined another forum :oops: :oops:

:lol: :lol: Of course, nothing replaces this marvellous place, but I have signed up to a Chatelaine forum, mostly to see others' versions of the Mystery Stitch to ensure I'm doing the right thing :lol: I had no idea how much I looked at the 'cover photo' of a design, until there wasn't one!!

Well, I had a sneaky stitching day on Monday. I worked all day on Part 3 and have barely scratched the surface. It was quite disheartening actually. to have put in that many hours to realise I have done about an 8th of it. Still, it's looking good. I'll hang in there and post another pic after the weekend.
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This is absolutely stunning!

I think joining the Chatelaine forum is a great idea. Having no cover photo must be difficult, I always find that glancing at that spurs me on to complete a project.
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Stand up now, and confess it out loud: "I am Slinky, and I Have Joined Another Forum" :-D

Seems like a very sensible idea, actually; the more help, support, encouragement, advice and tips you can get for a project like this, the better!

I can understand what you mean about the cover picture -- it wasn't until I started designing my own that I realised how different things can look in fabric & thread from what they look like charted (which is why I think every model I've stitched so far has lead to changes being made). Kell, do you find that too?

It's part of the Mystery, isn't it :-)? And it depends on the sort of stitcher you are whether that spurs you on or irritates you -- hope it's the former for you Jane! I tend to be a wuss and wait until a SAL has run its course, then decide whether to stitch it... :oops:
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Slinky wrote:I have a confession ... I feel like a traitor ... I've joined another forum :oops: :oops:

:lol: :lol: Of course, nothing replaces this marvellous place, but I have signed up to a Chatelaine forum, mostly to see others' versions of the Mystery Stitch to ensure I'm doing the right thing :lol: I had no idea how much I looked at the 'cover photo' of a design, until there wasn't one!!

Well, I had a sneaky stitching day on Monday. I worked all day on Part 3 and have barely scratched the surface. It was quite disheartening actually. to have put in that many hours to realise I have done about an 8th of it. Still, it's looking good. I'll hang in there and post another pic after the weekend.
I joined the Chatelaine forum too, I think it's a smart thing to do when working on one of those designs - there are a lot of tips & tricks from stitchers who are working on the designs, plus a section to ask questions of the designer. Plus the WIP pics from the other stitchers, which is helpful because the "model" pictures on the website are very small & hard to see. With such an intricate & detailed design, it is nice to have somewhere to go if you have questions!

Hang in there with your stitching & can't wait to see another picture :)
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Wonderful stitching! :applesauce: :applesauce: :applesauce:
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Such beautiful stitching. :applesauce:
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The boarder on this is lovely!
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Well I think it's terrible you've joined another forum and I'm withholding all chocolate supplies until you see the error of your ways! :lol:

No, seriously, it makes sense to go and get advice and tips off people who are used to these designs and can give you any help you need.

I must admit I use the picture alot when I stitch as well, although I hadn't really thought about it until you said.
I do think this is a beautiful piece though and I'm really enjoying seeing how it stitches up.
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