Quick, short update. I completed the second eight pointed star on Dawn to Dusk. There was lots of laying of thread in this one. I wanted to make sure nothing was twisted. I keep looking at it and I must say it's not my favorite so far (and I'm still only at the beginning).
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I also did some Japanese embroidery this weekend. Despite my hard earned win last month on those cherry blossoms, I'm back where I started. I've made the decision not to try again until I have at least a 3 or 4 days stretch to work on completing them. We were discussing this during our stitching meeting that unless we can stitch for a few hours every day, our bodies need time to adapt back to stitching with the silk. So I figure with 3 or 4 days, the first day will probably be a waste and by the second and third I should be back into the swing of things and knock those flowers off my check list. I did at least make some progress, I stitched the left side of the green leaf.
There are some movements and tricks that the body seems to lose very easily, aren't there. I've done a bit of hand spinning, and that's another thing I've not got firmly enough not to lose between sessions!
ReplyDeleteLovely work, I can't see a mistake!
ReplyDeleteI think that is why I am enjoying stitching for an extended period on my Chatelaine this month.
The first star might be prettier, but the second one is cool as well! I like these 'interlacing satin stitches' (is there a special name for those?).
ReplyDeleteOn the fan, every bit of progress counts, but I do hope you will conquer those flowers soon!