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Sunday, 2 April 2017

Mellerstain Parrots #7

Good morning!  I'm scheduling this post as me and my trusty bottle of Ruski Standard are heading out on Saturday night and so I suspect Sunday morning will come very late for me!  Before we get down to the stitching, I bought this:

BEST THING EVER!  I just asked it what time it is, and she told me.  For those not in the know (which is usually me, very unlike me buying the latest gadgets!), it's a speaker which connects to my phone via the magic of wifi or blutooth and plays my music, responding to voice commands! She also looks up stuff on the internet for me... seriously, amazing.

 Anyway, away from modern technology and back to the wonders of 17th century embroidery techniques - crewel work.  As part of the three-weekly SAL, this was where I was last time:

I did a bit of stitching on it:

I finished off the head and started working on the tail.  The head was long and short shading, the tail is satin stitch.  I didn't get that much done again this time.  Next time, my goal is to complete this whole parrot.  I know, ambitious, but you've got to be in it to win it!

 Here's where I am overall:



I'm stitching along as part of a SAL where we all work on our WIPs, 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, Cindy, Helen, Steph, Linda, Catherine, Mary, Margaret,  Timothy

If you'd like to join in, please contact Avis
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21 comments:

  1. Chris of UK City Crafter2 April 2017 at 08:43

    your parrot is coming along very nicely, that sort of stitching is beyond me but I admire those who can do it.

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  2. Kate Chiconi2 April 2017 at 08:44

    I've noticed those Echo Dots and wondered what they did, so thanks for enlightening me! The parrot's coming along nicely, it'd be very exciting to see the finished bird next time, but don't rush... plenty of time :-)

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  3. Joy from Days Filled With Joy2 April 2017 at 09:11

    Wow, I may have to get me one of those amazing things! Sounds just like my cup of tea :) Your embroidery is lovely... you have a lot more patience than me! xx

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  4. Anonymous2 April 2017 at 11:18

    Love the muted colours in the parrot - he's coming along beautifully.

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  5. Rachel2 April 2017 at 11:40

    Those are going to be very fine parrots!

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  6. Kerryp772 April 2017 at 12:17

    Hope you had a good night out. The parrots are coming along. Good luck with your goal.

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  7. Anonymous2 April 2017 at 14:51

    coming along really nicely ^^
    and nope, nver heard of that modern gadget thing lol

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  8. Cath2 April 2017 at 15:45

    I've been thinking about getting an Amazon echo. I will be interested to know how you get on with it. The parrots are looking good. There's no harm in setting yourself an ambitious target but don't beat yourself up if life gets in the way. A my yoga teacher said this morning, be like water flowing around the rocks in the river bed :-)

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  9. margaret2 April 2017 at 16:09

    sounds good we will see the whole head next time. your gadget is way beyond me mind you my phone is a basic ones calls and texts is all it does no internet, music etc

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  10. Anonymous2 April 2017 at 16:48

    Having a goal is good, but you don´t always have to follow it through. :) The parrot looks great so far!

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  11. Anonymous2 April 2017 at 16:51

    It's looking great and a finish next time would be amazing :-)

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  12. Cindy2 April 2017 at 17:08

    This is just amazing. Love watching your progress.

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  13. Anonymous2 April 2017 at 18:05

    Your parrot is coming along nicely, Wendy, glad to have you back!

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  14. elizabethdee2 April 2017 at 18:11

    Your piece is looking so good! Thanks for showing it!

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  15. Catherine - Hillview Embroidery2 April 2017 at 20:21

    I hope you enjoyed your night out! This is coming along very well! I love your parrots. Such intricate sections you are stitching at the moment!

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  16. Anonymous3 April 2017 at 02:21

    Fabulous! Can't wait to see what you do in another 3 weeks :)

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  17. Jane3 April 2017 at 06:13

    At least you've made progress, look forward to the next instalment

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  18. stitchingranny3 April 2017 at 12:33

    Simply beautiful and so neat.

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  19. Brigitte5 April 2017 at 08:12

    Your crewel work parrots look wonderful. Great job!

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  20. Janine @ Rainbow Hare5 April 2017 at 22:41

    This is a lovely piece of work. Good luck with finishing that parrot :)

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  21. Sarah in Stitches7 April 2017 at 20:21

    That parrot is coming right along! Looking great :D

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