as today I picked up from the framer's a cross-stitch that I have been working on for 12 months. I finished the stitching a couple of weeks ago, cleaned, pressed and took it to the framers. When he bought it out - I thought wow I am thrilled at how it looks in the frame. Can't wait to get it up on my wall - it will probably go in the lounge room. I used 3 different sepia/brown colours for the stitching as I wanted to create an 'olde world' look and used a combination of full and half cross stitches for depth and texture.
Cross stitching was one of the first crafts I learnt along with crochet and I have always loved doing it. I find it very relaxing to do, even though you are counting threads and stitches all the time. In the coming months I will put up some of my other work to show you.
Now that this is finished and framed I am itching to get out another chart I have of a bouquet of Australian wildflowers which is stitched on black linen.
6 comments:
It really does look like an old map! Well done!
I look forward to your Australian wild flowers.
Absolutely beautiful Joy. Jenni
I love the map - who is the pattern by? In the past I was a keen cross stitcher before I discovered hand applique and hand piecing. My cupboards have many cross stitch UFO's
That is a beautiful cross stitch. That is one talent I could not do. Keep up the fantastic work.
Your cross stitch is beautiful Joy. A change from the quilting as well
Talk about synchronicity! That pattern is one of my UFOs that I was hoping to finish this year! I bought it on eBay, very nearly completed, but haven't got around to finishing it. Your photo has inspired me to get a move on - it looks great!
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