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A new project - I blame all of you for getting me onto more than one at a time

This one is a copy of the Seurat painting Sunday on the Island of La Grande Jatte. Here's what it will look like



So far I've sorted my threads - all 130 colours

This will be quite a challenge! Just sorting 130 threads would do me in. That's why I usually don't buy kits - only patterns.

It's quite a good picture of the time -- really shows the fashion: bustles everywhere!!

WOW! Is this ever going to be a fun one to watch grow!

A really nice design. Lots of lovely colours

Look at all of those colors!!!!!!!

I it, good luck with it

Iv'e just bought a SQ pattern with 7 solid colours and 100 blended

Lizzy wrote:I it, good luck with it

Iv'e just bought a SQ pattern with 7 solid colours and 100 blended

Which one have you bought? I haven't dared count the number of solids versus blends but it's something similar with this one. I've done about the first 40 stitches and yet to encounter a solid colour. This project could take a while I'll put a photo up once I've done a little more....

I bought Miranda by Dicksee http://www.scarletquince.com/searchresu ... ds=miranda" target="_blank" target="_blank

I nearly chose Sunday Afternoon

Ooh that's a lovely one. You could always do Sunday Afternoon too.... I'd have company then

I think Mirandas enough for me.

I cant get in in my head how to sort the threads out as mine are all on bobbins. I dont know whether to pair all the blends and put them on cards but then I dont know how much thread I need or just blend as i go Ill see how yours goes I think Look forward to seeing an update pic.

Aaaahhh this is gorgeous and such a challenge

As this is an adorable painting, it will certainly make an adorable stitch! I would go crazy with all those colours to sort, but the more the colours, the more stunning the effect, so it will be worth all the effort!

A real challenge this one, I love all the colours waiting to be stitched

I like this design!!! Although I'm amazing they would wear all that get up to the beach...
Faith

Lizzy wrote:

I cant get in in my head how to sort the threads out as mine are all on bobbins. I dont know whether to pair all the blends and put them on cards but then I dont know how much thread I need or just blend as i go Ill see how yours goes I think Look forward to seeing an update pic.

I use bobbins too and I'm working on my first Teresa Wentzler, with lots of blending. I haven't blended anything in advance, so when I do blend two colours, I'm using a card for the blended threads only. If I use only half the length of blended threads, for example, I put the rest on the card, with the symbol. That way I can use the rest it later on. Hope that makes sense.

What a great pattern, it will test you stitching this and all those colours. Can't wait to see a progress picture

Lovely design, but oh all those colours! Look forward to seeing your updates.

Pretty design 130 colours though, thats just like a HAED

wooooo this looook fantastic cant wait to see it>>>> now i have to look for one!!

I have always loved this painting. I remember first saw a copy of it in my college art appreciation class. Where did you find a cross-stitch pattern for it?