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Carole wrote:How do you tackle the beads? Do you hold the fabric in hand rather than in a frame?

Initially I'm going to put it back in the frame, start at the bottom and work up and use some wadding or a fluffy towel to cushion the beads as I scroll. If that fails I'll just bead in hand. When I bead on Butterfly Lace I am definitely going to get my hands on a few Tacky BOBs - I think you can only get these in the US, but I can see how they would be worth it for bead-a-thons!

You have done an amazing job of stitching and not taken that long to get so much done so well. It is beautiful

Carole

Sooooooo beautiful You must be so proud

This is jaw dropping beautiful! Amazing, really!

Wow! What a beautiful design and you have done a fantastic job on this! Congratulations!!!!!

socialsue

This is a most beautiful piece of stitching

It is amazingly beautiful congrats on such a great work of art. Thank you so much for sharing

Absolutely AWESOME Amanda. What a work of art that is. Beautiful stitching so neat and even. Fabulous work

I'm at a loss for words!! This is amazing and I can only imagine how spectacular it will be once you do the beading on it!! Congrats, and thanks so very much for sharing your lovely project along the way! It's incredible!!

The detail in this is just staggering. I could sit and look at it for hours. Very well done

All the beads have put me off the mandalas, but, after seeing yours and how gorgeous it is before the beads, I'm tempted.
Great stitching

This is just so beautiful. Well done you, and good luck with the beading

Amanda, it's beautiful! I can't wait to see it all beaded up!!

I'm going to get Butterfly Lace after tomorrow or maybe the Deep Blue Sea Mystery after seeing Nacho's WIP... Then maybe I'll win the raffle and have to choose more!

Very, very pretty!!!!!!!

That is so stunning and looks amazing without the beads . Can't imagine how wonderful it will look with the beads. But that number of beads

Lessa54 wrote:That is so stunning and looks amazing without the beads . Can't imagine how wonderful it will look with the beads. But that number of beads

That's exactly what I was thinking. Beautiful stitching . Don't leave it too long before you start on the beading. Can't wait to see it.

Those phoenixes are just too beautiful for words and the whole project is stunning -- can't imagine what heights of gorgeousness it is going to reach when the beading is added!

That is stunning!!! Amazing work!!
Faith

That is absolutely stunning Amanda. Those pheonix's are amazing, so intricate.