Wednesday 31 October 2012

It's finished!!


On Sunday afternoon I put the final stitches into White Nights!


At last, it has taken the best part of three years to complete this project.  Although the last stitch was put in on Sunday it has taken me three evenings add the crystals.  Here are some more shots.





The details, this was stitched on 32ct opalescent linen with a mixture of DMC, overdyed silk and Rainbow Gallery metallic threads, as recommended. Basically, the solid colour silks, NPIs, were substituted for their DMC equivalents. The beads and crystals were the recommended ones.

So what next?  Well, you know me, I have a number of other projects on the go, five at the last count, so I'm going to finish them off first and then have a fresh start in the New Year, well that's the plan.  Thanks for all your supporting comments with this project over the last three years they have been much appreciated.

Happy stitching!

17 comments:

Anonymous said...

Congratulations! It is gorgeous to say the least.

Lulu said...

Wow it's beautiful! Congratulations on such a big finish :)

Barb said...

Congratulations on it being finished. It's stunning! Great job on it.

Ranae said...

Beautiful!!
Congrats

Angela CG said...

Absolutly Stunning!

Justflo said...

Incredible.
It's beautiful, you need a huge medal for sticking at it over three years.

Now what will be the next BIG finish I wonder??? Father Christmas Tree Skirt (hint hint....Ho! Ho! Ho!)

Brigitte said...

Wow, what a finish! Congratulations! I'm looking forward to seeing what will be next.

Chris said...

Congratulations Jen!! It is stunning.

Shirlee said...

Congratulations on stitching an heirloom piece!

Vickie said...

Oh the beads and crystals add so much! Congratulations.

Jacklyn Cornwell said...

That is quite an accomplishment. How did you stick with it for 3 years? It is a beautiful piece and I'd like to see what it looks like framed and hung.

valerie said...

Congratulations! White Nights is gorgeous!!

grannyanne said...

Great finish.Look forward to seeing it framed.

Nana said...

Wow, this is such a pretty and hard work you have finally completed. Wonderful, just wonderful.

Nana

Terri said...

Congrats on the finish, it is stunning!

Bekca said...

I've watched this piece grow ever since I started blogging. I can't believe it's finished! It looks stunning Jen, you must be so proud.
Can't wait to see what you'll be working on next.
Best wishes.

Teresa S. said...

Congrats on a beautiful, sparkly finish!
Wow, 3 years, that is really dedication-can't wait to see it framed :)