This is not cross stitch, but a drawing of a leopard i’m working on using coloured pencils on black paper. Hopefully i’ll get it finished soon. I’m working on my HAED, The Awakening over half term too so i’ll show you a picture of that soon.
Work over the last few months has meant I have had very little time for cross stitching, in fact i’ve probably only picked it up ten times during the last 3 months. However I have managed to get some done and make a start on the second row of my HAED. Here is my progress as of today and hopefully there will be a lot more to show you soon as it is now the Christmas holidays.
Sorry I haven’t written for so long, I have literally only been able to pick up my cross stitch once since term started at the beginning of September, which is very sad. I’ve just been so busy and tired I have little time for anything but work. However it is half term now so I have a week to recover, and hopefully at least a little stitching time.
My Woodland Enchantress has finally been framed so I wanted to share with you what it looks like hung on the wall. I’m really pleased with how it’s turned out and I think the colours of the frame work well.
I’ve finally finished the first row of pages of my HAED, The Awakening! It’s now been a year since i started this project, so it’s nice that after a year i’ve completed the first row. It’s very exciting to start the next row and start moving further down the design. Here’s a picture for you:
I have been very busy with moving house lately, so unfortunately not much time for stitching. I am now settled in my new flat and waiting for my boyfriend to come and join me next week, it’s a bit lonely here on my own.
Page 4 of The Awakening is now complete! After this there is only one more half (ish) page until the end of the first row so it’s very exciting! I can’t wait to get onto the next row, unfortunately this next page is all trees so not too interesting.
As you can see i’m getting near to the end of this page on The Awakening, my Heaven and Earth Designs project. I just have some more of that darker coloured tree to do, and a few odd spots here and there. Then there’s just one more half (ish) page until the end of the row, which is very exciting! Although the next page is all tree which means it’s probably going to take a long time as there are so many different colours in the trees.
I’m really glad i decided to start this cross stitch blog, it helps to motivate me and i really appreciate all the lovely comments.
Well here is my progress so far on my first attempt at crewel. I say attempt because it’s very different to cross stitch and i’m finding it a lot more difficult. I think this is something that will certainly need a lot of practice before i get it looking good enough to be happy with. It is difficult because although the lines of the design are printed on the fabric as a guide it is very hard to keep the stitches on the lines, and to get the stitches facing in the right direction. I also managed to mess it up by not reading the instructions properly and used 1 strand instead of 3, but i couldn’t be bothered to start again and i think it looks ok. I just wish i could do it more neatly.
I got given a crewel butterflies kit for Christmas, and managed to lose it for 6 months and have only just found it! So as i’ve finally found it again i’m going to start it now. I thought it would be good to try because it’s different to cross stitch, but potentially it would be easier to make my own desings in crewel.
Here are some pictures of what it’s going to look like when it’s finished (hopefully) and the fabric and threads. The design is printed onto the fabric and there is a pattern that goes with it to tell you which bits are which colour. The kit is made by Dimensions.
Sorry it’s been so long since my last update, things have been very hectic, but i have finally finished my teacher training course (as of this Friday anyway) and so i should have lots more time to work on my stitching. I have also managed to get my first teaching job and i start in September.
So, as far as the stitching goes, I’m working on the trees on the right hand side now and am almost all the way across the first row. There is just one more part page after i finish this one. Here’s a picture for you (sorry about the creases):
On my forum, Crafts ‘n’ Creatures we are holding anothe competition. The theme for this one is myths and legends and you can enter any type of art or craft (yep that includes cross stitch). The winner will receive a £20 gift voucher for an online store of their choice. The deadline for entries is the 28th June 2009.
For more information, rules and how to enter, just click here.