This was stitched over Saturday afternoon and evening whilst watching the various tennis finals at Wimbledon. I think I could have completed the whole thing in two days if it hadn't been for finishing 'The Gates' on Saturday morning.
White Nights Part 3 is now completed, except for the beads which I will put on when I have completed Part 4.
Now I don't particularly like doing backstitch and so tended to leave it to the end, big mistake! The backstitch on this, one of Michael Powell's Tuscan Gardens, took ages.
With 'Reflections' I had learned my lesson and did the backstitch as I went along. Why do charts tell you to complete ALL the cross stitch first THEN do the backstitch? It's tedious! I bet projects have become UFOs because of it.
Mary Wigham has no backstitch and this is my progress so far. This is also the other reason why I didn't finish the biscornu this weekend, maybe next?
7 comments:
Hi Jen. I like the dark blue thread on your Mary Wigham. It just pops agains the fabric color. Have you decided against using the other overdye? I wonder what it would look like with the dark blue as a "border" and the other for the internal motifs? Have you noticed if anyone has tried this?
Happy stitchin'
Marcy
Love your stitching. The biscornu is very pretty...love the colors.
What a treat for the eyes! All of these piece are so beautiful!
How different your chosen pieces are. It is nice to have a variety. The gates look fabulous and MW is coming along well too.
What a selection of different pieces. I like your biscornu,very pretty, and glad to see your have hammered your way through the gates.
I agree about backstitching- total nightmare when left all to the end. Looking forward to seeing your next lot of pics. Will Santa be back or is he having his long summer hols?
I hate doing backstitching but some patterns they just don't look right without it. I try to do some of it as I go along. What a beautiful display of stitching you have there!
I also hate back stitching, but I always save it to last anyway. I probably make it even more tedious by doing it that way; you've probably got the right idea by doing it as you go, but I kind of like watching the design sharpen into focus at the very end.
The peach biscornu pattern is just breath-taking, Jen. Elegant and beautiful! Thanks so much for posting your corrections on MW, too. I can't tell you how much I appreciate your doing that. You've saved me a lot of unpicking. lol
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