Quite a lot of stitching but none of it very interesting, so I’ll cover it all in the one post. Still using the same colour, I’ve filled in the entire design in what’s supposed to be long and short stitch but I suspect has really turned into split stitch. No shading, just white. Here’s some…
All the filling in done! Half the second half: And the remainder: That’s all the embroidery, so next it needs to be cut out and applied to a background.
Still filling in! All the left-hand half done: That’s half of it done, and I think it’s working quite nicely.
With the shading done, I can start to fill in the rest, using two strands of the palest shade, 1908. Here’s one leaf done (and photographed against a dark background, to make it stand out a bit better): And the rest of that section: There’s still a way to go, but I’m happy with how…
The shading is coming along. A bit more added, to the left hand half: This uses one strand of 1910, as before, but with one strand of 1908 (the same shade as used for the outline). The second half too: That’s the shading done – time to start filling in the rest next.
Dear me, it’s been a long time since my last post – I’ve been rather busy with other, non-sewing, things, so sorry about that. I’m getting back to my stitching now, though, so things should get back to normal soon. I’ve made a start on adding some colour, starting with the darkest shade, Madeira 1912,…