umbrella sky my first haed photo update 17.2.10

[dollystitcher]

What an unusual design but i love it I am surprised at the range of colours in this and look forward to watching your progress. You have already made a great start.

[Charmed]

Ooooo lots of threads!! I love getting new threads but I hate winding them onto bobbins!!!
You've made a great start!! can't wait for the next update and a fish!

[Lessa54]

Great start and lots of lovely threads

[Vani]

Love seeing all the colours like that!! Great start!!!

[burgundyice]

Oooh threads!! Beautiful colours too, you're right they look brighter than the picture overall!
Great progress as well

Louise

[stitchingmae]

About the 100 DMC threads..did you buy them for this one project or was it just a mix match of 100 threads from EBAY. If you ordered specific colors where did you go to order them??

[rachel7378]

All the threads for this look gorgeous, I knew it would be a vibrant colour palette. I am really quite jealous that you are stitching her, I want to too!

I really admire that you are rotating 2 very detailed and intricate designs, something I would like to do myself, but not sure if my commitment would be the same for both.

Your progress is great on this, cant wait to see the first fish!

[bluenoseshelley]

About the 100 DMC threads..did you buy them for this one project or was it just a mix match of 100 threads from EBAY. If you ordered specific colors where did you go to order them??

i bought them from an ebay seller called westbbc it was 100 of my choice but you cant have more than five of the same number i needed 9 of one colour but have only had five for now the design calls for 89 colours but i still need more threads lol

im halfway through i fish i have realised one of the colours for the fish is one i dont have so when i get paid i will be straight back to ebay

[vanessanjf]

Such a lot of beautiful colours. I will be having a look on ebay too!

[kazzi29]

what colour is it you need? i could send you it if i have it?

[bluenoseshelley]

what colour is it you need? i could send you it if i have it?

thanks for the lovely offer of the colour karen but i still need quite afew for this project and my others not sure how many i still need for the fish just know that at least one isnt there lol i have half a fish at the minute but i have to put everything away till after the windows have been replaced now i dont want flying dust in my threads and fabic nasty dust

[charmagne_capalad]

ooooh, lovely threads! Isn't it fun starting a a new project?!

Great start on it, too!

[Nachstenliebe]

oh no! So close to completing a fish too.... I hate when that happens! I just ran out of a color I need for my UFO... I'm contemplating going to the craft store 20 minutes away to get more but it's supposed to start snowing here pretty badly any minute... It would be worth the risk though right?? lol
I think you're doing great so far with this project. At least you have another project to fall back on until you can get the colors!
Faith

[Sarah Gixxer]

Wow, this is a lovely one I haven't seen before - very unusual and I love the fish. You've made a great start. Looking forward to the next update.

I have used westbbc quite a lot for threads, they're good, aren't they.

[bluenoseshelley]

faith it would definaltely be worth the risk of the weather to get threads i would do it to if i could get threads cheap in my local craft shop but there 69p each !!!
sarah i love westbbc there great and they arrived so fast too i will definately be buying from them again very soon i bought some fabric for my next project last night but i wouldnt start another one !! would i ??? lol

[bluenoseshelley]

here is a small update on this one i had to put it away for UFO week and then i have been doing a smaller bob the builder project too so there isnt much change but thought you might like to see the start of a fish lol

close up of fish i bought 100 threads but dont seem to have the rest of the colours to finish this fish lol

[pamelam]

I guess I need new glasses because I had to go back and look carefully at the original design to even notice that those are goldfish above her You're making a great start

[karen4bells]

looking really good so far Michelle!!

[kerbear879]

Oh you make me want to start this so bad! I think you are doing a great job so far! Hopefully you will get the floss so you can finish your first fish!

[vanessanjf]

Looks great Michelle. My umbrella sky came today!!