Today's discussion topic is:
"Which of your current WIPs do you consider your most difficult piece to stitch?"
It all depends on what "difficult" means. Several of my long-term WIPs have difficulty associated with them. Three examples from my current stitching rotation:
"Royal Gardens" by Fox & Rabbit, their 2023 SAL: the border. I always find borders difficult and usually pray that they actually meet up. This one didn't! And while I have (just this month) found where I went wrong, it would mean having to come up with a fudge because NO WAY am I going to frog all that I have done so far!
"Save the Stitches" by Elizabeth Almond: this one is HUGE, and the stitching is very detailed in very small places. I find my eyes going wonky trying to put the tiny stitches in the right place...
"Fall Banner" 2024 SAL by Stitchonomy: the blue AIDA fabric is SO dark that I can barely see the holes, even with my iPad on flashlight behind the fabric.
~~~~~WIPS~~~~~
1. Elizabeth Almond's "Save the Stitches", begun in 2014. I worked on block 108 but didn't manage to finish it.
"Royal Gardens" by Fox & Rabbit, their 2023 SAL: the border. I always find borders difficult and usually pray that they actually meet up. This one didn't! And while I have (just this month) found where I went wrong, it would mean having to come up with a fudge because NO WAY am I going to frog all that I have done so far!
"Save the Stitches" by Elizabeth Almond: this one is HUGE, and the stitching is very detailed in very small places. I find my eyes going wonky trying to put the tiny stitches in the right place...
"Fall Banner" 2024 SAL by Stitchonomy: the blue AIDA fabric is SO dark that I can barely see the holes, even with my iPad on flashlight behind the fabric.
~~~~~WIPS~~~~~
1. Elizabeth Almond's "Save the Stitches", begun in 2014. I worked on block 108 but didn't manage to finish it.
2. "Royal Gardens", a mystery SAL by Fox & Rabbit, begun in 2023. On a pale green 32ct Lugana (it said "sapphire" but it doesn't look blue to me) and Threadworx variegated thread (1048 "Woodland Green"). I began to work on the left border this month and found where it was the ONE stitch off that made the left border not meet up properly! Made a fudge-correction on the right side but now have to work out how to fudge the nearly complete left side. AARGH!
3. "Faith, Hope, Love", a mystery SAL for 2024 by Fox & Rabbit. On antique white 28 ct Lugana using a Threadworx variegated (Autumn Leaves 1039) and three DMC colors (436, 975, and 310) that closely match some colors on that Threadworx floss... I'm on schedule here - August's installment is due out August 1.
~~~~~ A FINISH!~~~~~
"Kingdoms of Life" by Stitchonomy, begun in 2023. Using the kit provided (an oatmeal Aida and DMC colors) plus a select few skeins of grey and greens for the changes to make my biology major mind happy with how the individual organisms look in real life.
"Kingdoms of Life" by Stitchonomy, begun in 2023. Using the kit provided (an oatmeal Aida and DMC colors) plus a select few skeins of grey and greens for the changes to make my biology major mind happy with how the individual organisms look in real life.
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On the non-SAL (and inactive SAL) front:
On the non-SAL (and inactive SAL) front:
- The Glendon Place "Hope & Strength" piece still requires extensive beading.
- The Lakeside SAL "Login" still languishes untouched.
My traveling needlepoint was taken out in March and put right back in the project bag. We had a July road trip planned so I finally sat down with the chart and sorted and label large hanks of numbered threads by color so I can actually stitch! I haven't gotten around to it yet... AAARGH!. On the left - how one bundle of threads were before sorting; on the right, all neatly on numbered floss drops.
Sadly, because we had a missing pet (who was eventually found), I had to cancel out of a planned road trip and stay home, looking for him. No idea when the next road trip will be...
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And that is my July report...
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And that is my July report...
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