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This morning I have been watching our Late Queen's funeral service and the parades allowing me to get to the end of Happiness:



Now I can return to completing the cross stitching on the dragon

Jo

I'm watching it too with my parents and nephew. History in the making indeed...

The colours on this are so beautiful.

Carole

My friend who I am doing the Motorbike came round and saw it today:



It never ceases to amaze me how little enthusiasm men can have for our stitching... I got a "it looks like a motorcycle"

On my Dragon I am now infilling the few remaining stitches that have not yet been done.



Once that is done, or possibly before, I need to do the backstitching for its outline. Which will leave me with the gridding, couching and finally the bead work. Nearly there, the end is in sight

Jo

I can't wait to see the finished product. This is going to be a real masterpiece when you finish. And the best good luck dragon ever!!

Carole

Lovely work.

rcperryls wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 12:21 pm I can't wait to see the finished product. This is going to be a real masterpiece when you finish. And the best good luck dragon ever!!

Carole

I agree!

fccs wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 6:49 pm

rcperryls wrote: Sun Sep 25, 2022 12:21 pm I can't wait to see the finished product. This is going to be a real masterpiece when you finish. And the best good luck dragon ever!!

Carole

I agree!

I definitely agree!! The dragon looks awesome and the motorcycle is quite impressive!! Nice stitching!!

Fabulous work on both.

The weather has changed so I have not felt encouraged to do any stitching in my conservatory. So I have just moved my motorcycle into the main house

In the meantime I have been working on my Dragon:



You will notice that I have started doing the backstitch on the dragon. This is proving to be a good way to find all those odd stitches and quarter stitches that still need to be added. Of course most of these have metallic threads in them

Jo

Amazing Detail!

wendywombat wrote: Sun Oct 02, 2022 11:14 am Amazing Detail!

I totally agree!
Beautiful. Beautiful.Beautiful.

Carole

rcperryls wrote: Sun Oct 02, 2022 12:56 pm

wendywombat wrote: Sun Oct 02, 2022 11:14 am Amazing Detail!

I totally agree!
Beautiful. Beautiful.Beautiful.

Carole

Yes!!

Gorgeous

Beautiful. He’s coming to life.

The outline of the tail is finished:



The scales will be done later

Jo

the backstitching makes the dragon sharper. One of those times when you don't always realize how much it can make a design even sharper and more focused, because the design is already so beautiful.

Carole

I do so love that dragon! The backstitch is very subtle but it does make therything just pop and sharpen. Can't wait to see it in all it's glory!

What a beautiful tail he has!