Aurora 365

Day 82 – What stitching in hand with 2 yards of fabric looks like…

Is it winter on Day 83 already?

Nope.  Just a shot outside the arena.

B is for beads…

This is a close up of some beading on my recently completely Illuminated Medieval Sampler.

The End….

Finished this piece today :)  Click on the photo to learn more about the piece.

I was going through my beads today for a friend and thought this set would make a great 365 photo :)

The next best thing after finishing a piece, is starting a new one!

I love finishing a cross stitch project, especially the big ones.  It’s a sense of accomplishment as well as a chance to look at the beautiful picture I’ve created over the months/years and hundreds of hours.  I finished this project, The Mighty Samurai, yesterday during a snow day!

During my Christmas break, I’ve been concentrating a lot on my Mighty Samurai cross stitch piece.  It’s been in progress since 2003.  At some point during that time I dropped a highlighter on it.

Oops. (the highlighter is much more noticeable IRL)

I probably could have tried to wash it once I noticed what had happened and that may or may not have helped, but I was worried about the threads running if they got wet (with dark reds and purples in the design, that was definitely something to consider.

As I continued on, however, I realized that the problem would sort itself out as I went.  As you can see in the second picture, the stitching completely covers the stain!  Sweet! :D

One of my favourite hobbies is cross stitching.   It’s a way to create beautiful pieces of art without having to be overly creative or talented.  I just follow the directions and put each colour where those instructions tell me to put it.  The most creative I get is if I choose a fabric colour to something other than that recommended.  I don’t create my own designs or anything like that, although I hope one day to be able to.

My favourite types of patterns are large ones; pictures with a lot of beads or sparkly or silk threads.

Check out my the designs I have completed, and am working on, here.

Are you a stitcher?  What type of patterns do you like?

Spent today cross stitching and finished this piece today.  A full photo and information will be posted later.