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fantastic finish!! Great detailing on the Samurai and you've done a great job!! The hardanger project will be a fun one to watch, I've got that chart and have been tempted to try it but there's so many other things in my to do list. It will be fantastic watching you bring it to life!!

really beautiful finish, I love all the detail and the colours.
Looking forward to seeing your progress on your hardanger, it is a really lovely design

vanessanjf wrote:Congratulations on your finish. He is stunning. You have done a fantastic job on him. Are you planning on framing it?
Your next project look interesting.

He's off to the framers tomorrow! If they can do it by 16th September, he will be appearing in our local Autumn Show!

Thank you everyone for your lovely comments, they really spur me on!

Well done on a great finish! So neat (so jealous )

Your next project looks amazing as well, good luck with it

Your Samurai is absolutely amazing - stunning work!!! I'll miss seeing your updates on him! Your next piece looks really interesting - I'm venturing into Hardanger myself over the next few months so will look forward to your updates .

Congratulations on a stunning finished piece He looks lovely.

Good luck with the hardanger piece it looks beautiful....you surely know how to set yourself a challenge!

Wow, he is beautiful!

I really like your new project too, I've seen thepicture and it's such a fun idea . Don't worry too much about it being "in at the deep end" -- as far as I can make out from the picture the cutwork bits are not too complex, very much what you might expect on a first project. It's just that there's so much fun stuff happening around the cut bits !

Congrats on finishing the Samurai,he looks fantastic and the gold stitching looks good too.Hope you get to show him off at your local fair.

What a brilliant finish! Hope we'll get to see him framed.

Looking forward to seeing your hardanger project.

Wow! congratulations! Your specialty stitches look fantastic. The whole piece is amazing!

Well, here he is all framed!



I managed to pick him up from the framers on Friday afternoon, ready to enter the show on Saturday. I entered the Samurai and my Joan Elliot peacock, and.............



I am so chuffed! First and Second place!

Well done to you. I can see why they won, they are brilliant

Well done - brilliant achievement!

Congrats on two winners!!! They are both excellent finishes!!!

on winning. They are beautiful and deserve to be winners.

Carole

First progress pic of "Hardanger Christmas House".



It's not really out of shape like that! Just the photo/snap frame distorting it! For some reason the camera struggled to take a "head on" pic!

I'm loving this one, feels really relaxing after all that intricate detail of the Samurai! Although stitching over 2 on 25 count linen feels huge after the 36 count!

My daughter asked to see my stitching, as she is usually in bed when I stitch. Her comment?......... "what's that? It's horrible!" Cheeky Monkey! However, she decided she liked it when she had a closer look and knew it was a house!

on your new piece. It is so delicate. and such a switch from the bright colors of the Samurai and peacock, though the Christmas colors give it some pop. No comment on the comments of children. I love how they say what they think though. I'm glad she changed her mind once she figured it out.

Carole

Congratulations on your 1st and 2nd places..your stitching is lovely. I really like the Christmas House design too.

Congratulations on your winning first and second prize! He looks absolutely stunning in his frame. I NEED this chart, I NEED this chart, I just need that right moment to fork over the dough to get it!

Your hardanger project is looking wonderful already as well! Beautiful!

I do have a question about the Samurai. What type of fabric did you use and what fabric did the kit bring?

LadyS wrote: Congratulations on your winning first and second prize! He looks absolutely stunning in his frame. I NEED this chart, I NEED this chart, I just need that right moment to fork over the dough to get it!

Your hardanger project is looking wonderful already as well! Beautiful!

I do have a question about the Samurai. What type of fabric did you use and what fabric did the kit bring?

The kit comes with 18 count aida, but I used 36 count linen. I prefer the look of linen on the unstitched bits!

My leftover threads and chart has already gone to a stitchy friend, sorry! I think it's worthwhile buying the kit, as Dimensions thread conversion tables aren't quite correct. I compared my kit threads to their DMC equivalent and they weren't the same.

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This is where I bought the kit, it was the cheapest I could find it in the UK.