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Sunday, 16 October 2016

Mellerstein Parrots #2



It's time for the three-weekly SAL update.  I'm embroidering the Mellerstain Parrots by the Crewelwork Company.  Here is where I was...

And here is where I am now. It's a bit of a spot-the-difference competition!!

I completed a small branch and added the centre to a leaf which had been left without.  I also stitched an acorn and half an acorn.  The seed bit of the acorn was done in padded satin stitch which was fine, the cup was done in french knots and I'm not convinced.  It said to do them with 1 strand, but it would have taken about 12 years, they were so tiny, so I did them with two.  

I think I'll finish the second one and do the swirls, then see what I think.

 I'm sewing along as part of a SAL, you can go and see what the other participants have been up to here:

Avis, Claire, Gun, Carole, LucyAnn, Kate, Jess, Sue, Constanze, Debbierose, Christina, Susan, Kathy, Margaret

Feel free to come and join us, just contact Avis.

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13 comments:

  1. Anonymous16 October 2016 at 13:46

    the shading on those leaves is really gorgeous!

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  2. Anonymous16 October 2016 at 14:57

    Beautiful work :-)

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  3. busybusybeejay16 October 2016 at 16:09

    I think the acorn looks fine.Crewel work is one craft I haven't tried.

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  4. Melody16 October 2016 at 21:21

    Such a beautiful project and your stitching is perfect.

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  5. Anonymous16 October 2016 at 21:47

    It's even better seen close up. I love all of those straight stitches. They are like brush strokes :-) I like French knots when other people stitch. They never work well for me.

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  6. Kate Chiconi16 October 2016 at 22:48

    Beautiful, meticulous work! I did see more stems once I looked carefully, and I adore those chubby little acorns!

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  7. margaret17 October 2016 at 05:46

    I love Phillipa`s designs one talented lady who I have been lucky to do a class with many years when she was getting her company together. You are going to have a masterpiece when completed

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  8. Jane17 October 2016 at 06:30

    I do love crewel work. Prop your frame up and look from a distance and see how the acorns look. Close up, we don't get a proper feel of the whole thing

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  9. Rachel17 October 2016 at 09:14

    It will be lovely. ~I've always found crewelwork fun to do..

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  10. Anonymous17 October 2016 at 09:34

    I think your embroidery looks great so far!!!

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  11. D1-D217 October 2016 at 14:54

    I had a hard time finding the difference lol It's looking good.

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  12. Morag S18 October 2016 at 10:25

    Hi Wendy. I do enjoy reading your blog. In your previous post you said you couldn't find the Mellerstain Parrots on a firescreen. It is there on the CWC shop page as a Level Three kit. The colouring is different to the Level Two cushion kit and I assume you have the colours for the firescreen. Hope this is helpful. Great work by the way.
    Best wishes, Morag.

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  13. Sarah in Stitches25 October 2016 at 12:47

    It's looking great! I love the colors :D

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