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great work everyone!
its also nice to see the earlier months again

Wow! Gorgeous works in here!

Lessa, that is another gorgeous one -- I am so impressed how well you make it work on the loose weave of afghan fabric !

Tiff, another striking January, and April looks lovely in Abalone; and I can't get over how effective that frame of running stitch is.

Lots to add to the Gallery after a weekend away!

Lovely card Tiffany and April is so different in those colours.

Thank you for the tips Lessa, I'm going to wait until I have more confidence before tackling the afghan. I did Mabels Home Sweet Home on Cork 19ct linen which has a very "loose" weave and know what you mean about the cut ends.

Beautiful work, everyone!! I hadn't seen May yet and now am even more eager to start it. My mom is in town for a visit so I haven't been on the forums much, and I haven't done much stitching either, but I'll try getting started on May this week!

EDIT: I checked my e-mail for this month's password but it seems I haven't received this month's e-mail, Mabel. Could you re-send it, please?

great!

Lovely stitchig everyone I frequently vsit the SotW SAL gallery to see all the fantastic colour variations. The gallery is so colourful

Wow, I forget to check the thread for a few days and there are loads of new finishes.

Too many to mention individually but they're all beautiful

I'll try to keep up in future

meerkat wrote:Lovely stitchig everyone I frequently vsit the SotW SAL gallery to see all the fantastic colour variations. The gallery is so colourful

me too!! they all look great together

So I've been doing my May, and have realised that I've made a boo boo.....I've used a #5 instead of #8 for my wrapped bars and snowflakes.....






Does it matter? I've not got a #8 in a matching colour, other than white. I do have a #12 in a matching colour. I can do the remaining wrapped bars in white #8 and the fans in white #8. Or finish the wrapped bars in #5 and do the fans in #8. Sigh.....

Eta darn the first pic isn't coming up, either just go to my photobucket or the other one can show you.
Niki xxx

My snowflakes are a bit dodgy so I think I will redo them, can you do them in #12 two strands?

Nx

It's difficult to get the snowflakes right in a thick thread because there are so many stitches on top of each other. You could try them in #12, single thread -- they'd just look a bit lacier. I'm not sure if a double thread would work, I think you'd lose the definition
The bars look surprisingly good in #5 actually -- a bit chunky but the texture is really clear and stands out. I'd be tempted to do the rest in #5 as well, and then the fans either in #8 or in #12 for really big contrast.
Good luck!

Tiff - those are both very beautiful, gorgeous colours.

Niki - I think those bars look really good in #5, lovely colours and very nicely stitched.

Niki, I love your color choices and I love the Kloster blocks in that light variegated color. I've done a lot of stitches with variegated threads (I have to do more non HAEDs at some point because I love variegated thread) but hadn't done the blocks yet. A great reason to go back and do them again, which I was going to do before I attempted the afghan.)

I also like the texture of using the 5's on the bars. I think Mabel's suggestion is worth a try and certainly sounds like it will be lovely. Looking forward to seeing what you decide on.

Carole

rcperryls wrote:Niki, I love your color choices and I love the Kloster blocks in that light variegated color. I've done a lot of stitches with variegated threads (I have to do more non HAEDs at some point because I love variegated thread) but hadn't done the blocks yet. A great reason to go back and do them again, which I was going to do before I attempted the afghan.)

I also like the texture of using the 5's on the bars. I think Mabel's suggestion is worth a try and certainly sounds like it will be lovely. Looking forward to seeing what you decide on.

Carole

I definitely agree!!

Thanks guys

Ill do the restor the bars in # 5 and ill do a test snowflake or two and show you what I decide later

Niki xxx

Fizz I think those are wonderful. Not that I am any kind of expert as I do not do that stitching but I don't see any problem.

Finished I re did the snowflakes with #12, and finished the bars in #5 and then did the fans in #8 white. I like it as its so like the blossom in my garden now.



And here are the last 4 which I have backed with purple or green linen so I can hang them in a pile to make a calendar I can turn to the right month every month. They do currently look like coasters though!!!



Thanks so much for the help, it's great to have a near instant advice line!

Niki xxx

Beautiful!!!!

Niki - love what you have done with May, yes very blossomy And I like how you are finishing them too - what a good idea