Ta dah! All embroidered and pressed, though you wouldn't guess that, and waiting to be framed as I will not be turning this into a cushion to be sat on!
I started the kit back in 2010 and ran out of the crewel. I'm glad I did as looking back I'm keen on neither colours nor stitching.
My stitching vastly improved whilst embroidering this piece. There was the odd boo-boo - see above. The pale leave should be behind the stem, I embroidered it over the stem. I attempted to cover it and it does look like I succeeded in real life, but not in this photo!
I'd stupidly started with the flowers so when I put the leaves in, the edges of the flowers that overlap the leaves kind of sank back. I added some more stitches to try and bring them forward. Lesson learnt.
I am so chuffed this is finished! Now to find a frame... I should put that on my FAL 2nd quarter list...
Related posts
the beginning
flat flowers
finishing the stems
25 comments:
Well done you, it's fantastic.
Gillx
This is a really gorgeous finish. Congratulations!
hooray!! it seems difficult for you not to focus on the flaws but i'm glad you're proud of it in the end. it's a lovely embroidered piece!
That looks amazing! Well done for getting it finished. It'll look beautiful in a frame.
Yay! Congrats on the finish! It looks lovely :D
It came out beautifully! Well done!
There's another reason for not doing the flowers too early - somehow the piece will often feel spotty, and progress is hard to see, making a big piece disheartening. Starting with stems helps to tie it all together, and the flowers take their proper place as focal points.
Superbe !
Have a nice week !
Anna
Just beautiful, Wendy!!! It'll look fabulous framed and hanging on a wall.
Bravo! It is simply stunning - the flowers seem to glow! You should be very proud indeed, it is beautiful! Chrissie x
It turned out beautifully, Wendy - and deserves to be framed and hung!
It turned out just lovely! And I'll bet it feels great to check it off the list.
That is a gorgeous piece! I have embroidered in the past but am not a patient person. It's relaxing but my mind races ahead to the finished produce.
YOur piece is just lovely.
Very nicely done! Yay for a finish!
So glad you persevered and got this finished, it looks lovely. Hope you find a frame for it, and can enjoy having it on the wall
don`t be so hard on yourself, I am sure no one will notice your so called errors if they had not be pointed out, It is a beautiful piece and yes should not be sat on but framed and on the wall for all to see and asdmire
This is lovely, glad you're going to frame it - it's too good to sit on!
Fab finish! How big is it?
Congratulations on this beautiful finish. It really is stunning :)
And thank you for linking up with Wool on Sundays :)
Yeah.. Everything Margaret said! It looks great. Well done.
Nice finish. Congrats! I especially like the white on flowers.
What a great finish. It's stunning. I wouldn't want anyone putting their behinds on it, either. I can't wait to see how you decide to frame it.
your embroidery is fabulous. It is lovely to see all these old skills having a revival.
Fantastic work!
Woohoo, congrats :o)
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