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Sunday, 13 September 2015

Viennese Waltz - update 6

Apparently it's been three weeks since I last showed an update on my cross stitch piece - Viennese Waltz by John Clayton.  I can't believe it was three weeks ago!  I think I must have accidentally slept for a week at some point...  Today is my last day of freedom before I go back to work tomorrow.  I had a whole week off.  Mr C and I took a silversmithing class on Monday and Tuesday, then I had bead classes on Thursday so I threw in the whole week.  I'll be updating you soon!

The above photo is where I was three weeks ago.  The below photo is where I am now.  I moved the frame slightly but I have finished his whole leg and shoe, I've also added quite a bit to her dress.  I had a semi-successful trip to Hobbycraft on Friday to buy the threads I'm running out of to complete the background.  The codes were for DMC threads, except 210 and 211 which were a completely different shade!  I did my best there, matching up 210 almost exactly and not worrying about 211.

I'm enjoying stitching her dress, but I'm wondering if I should go back and finish off that boring background first.  When I've finished the figures, there's a big of "floor" at the bottom which will be boring too, so maybe I shouldn't get the most interesting bit done first?  But then, when did I ever have willpower?

In case you've forgotten, I'm stitching this as part of a three-weekly SAL, aiming to get us finishing our pieces, either new pieces or WIPs.

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14 comments:

  1. Anonymous13 September 2015 at 08:28

    well done.
    I'd be tempted to do the interesting bits first and save the background for last ^^

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  2. Rachel13 September 2015 at 11:10

    Maybe you could do bits of background and bits of the dancers alternately?

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  3. Anonymous13 September 2015 at 11:16

    This is a fantastic embroidery! Don´t worry about different colours in the threads. I think it will add even more life into the embroidery!

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  4. Anonymous13 September 2015 at 11:52

    You've done a lot, and it's looking great!

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  5. Anonymous13 September 2015 at 11:52

    You've done a lot, and it's looking great!

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  6. Anonymous13 September 2015 at 19:56

    You have so much patience. This just keeps looking better and better :-)

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  7. Melody13 September 2015 at 20:47

    Wonderful stitching

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  8. Sandra :)14 September 2015 at 01:48

    Willpower? What is this thing you call ... willpower? It's not in my vocabulary, that's for sure, lol! Your cross-stitch project is waltzing along nicely (yeah, I'm slapping myself for that bad pun) :D You sure do have fun classes in your area - you get to try all kinds of fun things!

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  9. Jane14 September 2015 at 05:11

    that sounds like a good week off. Great to see the progress on this one

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  10. Anonymous14 September 2015 at 08:04

    This is looking great, I think I'd need to ration the interesting stitching with the more monotonous background otherwise I'd loose the will to live!!

    ukcitycrafter@live.co.uk

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  11. Flickenstichlerin14 September 2015 at 08:51

    Wonderful stitchery, looks so delicate.
    Greetings,
    Sylvia

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  12. Janine @ Rainbow Hare15 September 2015 at 15:54

    This is going to be stunning. It's coming on beautifully :)

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  13. Sarah in Stitches16 September 2015 at 18:07

    Beautiful progress! It's looking great :D

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  14. Jo Ferguson17 September 2015 at 18:45

    Love this piece. You're motivating me to get started on a large cross stitch project I have, sitting in the wings.

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