I like tiny cross-stitch projects. I really do. Sometimes I even finish them... but none lately. Well... I kinda picked up four, all to be stitched on black. The first three are from Funk & Weber's "Let There Be Night" series (and oooo, I'm going to have to get a few more of them!!). I really had to get the little house, and the polar bear... and since I was getting those two, I got the penguins as well. Then the Sweetheart Tree tree... it actually comes with the "Think Snow" charm!
Here's a better photo of the charts:
I'll be stitching on black linen, and all the threads are Carrie's Creations, except for a skein of Caron silk (the ice blue). The only thing I'd forgotten was just what a BEAST stitching on black linen is!! I was originally going to have the four pieces on one piece of cloth, but I don't think I'll survive doing that. I'll be quartering my linen, and carrying them around one at a time. That way, I'll have a prayer of getting a light-colored object behind the cloth as I stitch - because that's the ONLY way I'll be able to see what I'm doing!!
I also fell in lust with the rich colors and fun beading of Nora Corbett's "Rudolph"... I mean just *look* at it. How pretty!! With Ms. Corbett, I either love her stuff or not - there's very little middle ground. This is a LOVE. (I loved her Halloween Fairy, too, (see The Great Chocolate Disaster of 2008) even though I changed the wings. Didn't care for any of the other fairies - not sure why, since they're lovely - just not something I'd stitch.) Anyway, loved this:
and got the embellishment pack. Although I probably have most of the beads already, I know I'm going to want these!
Just for my own info, here's the supply list, and what I still need to get:
DMC floss: 310, 420, 613, 729, 815, 839, 840, 844, 904, 906, 956, 3032, 3371, 3708, 3801, 3857 and 3866 (I probably have these already...)
Rainbow Gallery Wisper:
Caron Waterlilies: 204
Kreinik #4 very fine braid: 028, 032 and 421
Mill Hill treasures:
Stitch count: 80 x 100
(And I'm trying desperately to talk myself OUT of stitching this on black as well. But it would look stunning, wouldn't it...?)
You're going to go blind doing that. You should get an Ott light.
ReplyDeleteOH WOW! Those Antartic Nights are beautiful! I can't wait to see those done. I would have to sit in the sun while stitching those so I could see. Yes, the Nora Corbitt would be stunning on black also.
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