Page 5 of 8
Re: Agi's Blackstone Fantasy Garden
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 4:38 pm
by burgundyice
Just been catching up with this, it's gorgeous work!!!
The shading on those thicker areas (the garden walls/hedges?!) looks so subtle, is it varigated thread?
Looks like you're not long till finishing now too!
Louise
Re: Agi's Blackstone Fantasy Garden
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 4:52 pm
by KerryT
Wow that is so pretty You have done loads
Re: Agi's Blackstone Fantasy Garden
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 5:17 pm
by agi
burgundyice wrote:Just been catching up with this, it's gorgeous work!!!
The shading on those thicker areas (the garden walls/hedges?!) looks so subtle, is it varigated thread?
Looks like you're not long till finishing now too!
Louise
Thank you.
The thread is hand died, Carries Creations, I bought the thread pack they offered with the chart. Even those that look like one colour have very subtle changes. I love them.
And I really enjoy stitching this - the borders are easy, you have to count carefully but otherwise nothing difficult, and the blackwork parts give a nice balance, it is a bit more challenging. I love that I can figure out how to work each pattern, what stitches to use, what direction to go etc. I remember when I first did blackwork and read somewhere that you have to plan carefully, I didn't even understand what they meant, and just did it as it came, with a lot of mistakes. I have learnt though, gradually - and it is a very good feeling
Re: Agi's Blackstone Fantasy Garden
Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 5:38 pm
by kerbear879
Re: Agi's Blackstone Fantasy Garden
Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 12:16 am
by Lizzieh
I love this Agi, it is such a lovely design. Really delicate and unusual.
Liz
Re: Agi's Blackstone Fantasy Garden
Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 12:57 am
by Nachstenliebe
Very impressive!
Faith
Re: Agi's Blackstone Fantasy Garden
Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 10:52 am
by maggs
Agi this is great
Re: Agi's Blackstone Fantasy Garden
Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 11:51 am
by charmagne_capalad
Re: Agi's Blackstone Fantasy Garden
Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 1:28 pm
by coffee_freak
Re: Agi's Blackstone Fantasy Garden
Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 2:53 pm
by meerkat
Great progress Agi, your garden is beautiful
Re: Agi's Blackstone Fantasy Garden
Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 3:07 pm
by naystitches
Wow!! Great work.
Renee
Re: Agi's Blackstone Fantasy Garden
Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 3:09 pm
by K1nS
Lovely work hun this is growing really well
Re: Agi's Blackstone Fantasy Garden
Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 11:01 pm
by ~threadbear~
Re: Agi's Blackstone Fantasy Garden
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 2:35 am
by Busy_B
Beautiful, and great progress!!!!
Re: Agi's Blackstone Fantasy Garden
Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 12:42 pm
by Serinde
I just love this design!! You are certainly braver than I: I had to do all of the outline first, just to make sure it matched up. Counting, you see... This looks wonderful.
Re: Agi's Blackstone Fantasy Garden
Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 12:59 pm
by Lizzy
Its gorgeous
Re: Agi's Blackstone Fantasy Garden
Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 1:17 pm
by kazzi29
this is so pretty!
Re: Agi's Blackstone Fantasy Garden
Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 1:24 pm
by Sarah Gixxer
This is looking beautiful and I love the threads you're using! Hope you don't leave it too long before you pick it up again.
Re: Agi's Blackstone Fantasy Garden
Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 5:43 pm
by Mabel Figworthy
Gorgeous and you're making such great progress!
Re: Agi's Blackstone Fantasy Garden
Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 6:18 pm
by Cecilia
I don't remember seeing this one before. It's going to be a stunning design. Looking good already.