Monday, July 17, 2017

A Fair Bit of Progress

Last week (Monday) I said I'd take out Foxy to work on the last remaining areas left to be covered with the passing. I did do that, but then left him aside trying to avoid all the plunging.


I didn't touch him for the rest of the week. On Saturday I said "enough was enough!!" and got all those suckers in. I was so relieved this part was over.


Next step was a more enjoyable kind of couching. This time with Pearl Purl.


And I really mean enjoyable. I was finished outlining in a matter of hours while the passing took days. Unfortunately, I still have some touch ups to do with the metal passing. Notice the teeny tiny bit of felt where the head lays on the body. I was really hoping that would get covered with the pearl purl.


I'm now at what I like to call the fun part: Chipping! It's really no different from beading except I'm using bright check purl cut into tiny pieces. This one is silver and has a lovely shine to it.


The silver bright check is stitched only on the white tips of the tail. I'm still chipping away but I should be done in no time. Things have really progressed much faster. After the chipping comes the metal cutwork. It will be great to get more practice in of that technique.


Also, remember that beading book by Margaret Lee I ordered last week? It's here! I thought for sure I'd have to wait till next month, but no I got it within a week. I also got Karen BarbĂ©'s book Colour Confident Stitching. I've already looked thru Margaret Lee's book but I'm still reading the other one. I've promised Jessica to do a review of the beading book and will try to get that out soon. I've been tinkering with the idea of making it a video instead of writing a post. I will see which one is more efficient.


8 comments:

  1. The little fox is really coming along well - I know how you feel when it comes to the plunging!

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  2. This is looking more stunning with each update. --Andrea

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  3. This is looking good! And I am looking forward to the review :)!

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  4. Thanks for sharing your progress. Just lovely!

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  5. I love little foxy, you have made great progress! I can only imagine the time needed to plunge all those ends. It sounds like you are excited about this next part!

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  6. The fox is prettier each time you post!

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  7. Mr. Foxy is looking wonderful. I just want to touch his back, it looks so tactile!

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  8. The silver chipwork will be the perfect bright tip for Foxy's tail!

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