tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76099789879779321972024-03-19T02:24:59.988-07:00big BKimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038128784679009759noreply@blogger.comBlogger574125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609978987977932197.post-24552479455620318692024-03-18T11:53:00.000-07:002024-03-18T11:53:02.842-07:00<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUzWqXsEjN43P5InasdUTwPE7uyYk-CJ7YU3bfJlRUO4-Iw7QjdKyiE9SR9GHizqeyEOxjSWIcQK557xWQORxp1SgRxktF1DsXvKKed9lT0s0roH1cARsgO_g16eCuQQsWMgfeqTA2pDOnZubw8qdsUPHScSzlqUeaVcesz0l_-hC56VqovKlzLX_oBXSe/s4421/3182024%201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3087" data-original-width="4421" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUzWqXsEjN43P5InasdUTwPE7uyYk-CJ7YU3bfJlRUO4-Iw7QjdKyiE9SR9GHizqeyEOxjSWIcQK557xWQORxp1SgRxktF1DsXvKKed9lT0s0roH1cARsgO_g16eCuQQsWMgfeqTA2pDOnZubw8qdsUPHScSzlqUeaVcesz0l_-hC56VqovKlzLX_oBXSe/w640-h446/3182024%201.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">This embroidery is from my <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2020/03/butterfly-garden-embroidery-pattern.html" target="_blank">Butterfly Garden</a> pattern set. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8PLN6qn6ZTdD3vBVk8HBSziiK1zQ6KT6IxOqazOofatu8-VMCwUMyl6MQEm_aas4-IKMHnCr1jL0u17C0vvm4823HuVQDum7Ye1Jcgc9flO-0MjUqQomxcsqdhyphenhyphenxQpZ-CD-120cY5xO045x7tLk8_lRg68NBY9Rpt2Vla2GlbTLSqH8I1_8fsBApP-dlE/s4708/3182024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="4708" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8PLN6qn6ZTdD3vBVk8HBSziiK1zQ6KT6IxOqazOofatu8-VMCwUMyl6MQEm_aas4-IKMHnCr1jL0u17C0vvm4823HuVQDum7Ye1Jcgc9flO-0MjUqQomxcsqdhyphenhyphenxQpZ-CD-120cY5xO045x7tLk8_lRg68NBY9Rpt2Vla2GlbTLSqH8I1_8fsBApP-dlE/w640-h444/3182024.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">This is a fairly good sized motif, 5.5" vertically and 5" horizontally. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHQYZQ9z5M3_LG8rdx-Wx6BRLCkodQEQqwy5dogJIYMlUFzudlnm_tN0eJDnRE3DIRRPpJuliqb2XKeue9qXP2jgCv4ASrfwzYdyPXaiuoK7OClabiuqq1JQOmYecKLe3T8oIFdSHJPP2vC4PNWOXTya0mp4h4lR8ztcEIldRcRC8sf0ccyt0nWEWF78mb/s4860/3142024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3444" data-original-width="4860" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHQYZQ9z5M3_LG8rdx-Wx6BRLCkodQEQqwy5dogJIYMlUFzudlnm_tN0eJDnRE3DIRRPpJuliqb2XKeue9qXP2jgCv4ASrfwzYdyPXaiuoK7OClabiuqq1JQOmYecKLe3T8oIFdSHJPP2vC4PNWOXTya0mp4h4lR8ztcEIldRcRC8sf0ccyt0nWEWF78mb/w640-h454/3142024.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">All of the stems are done with <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2009/08/100-stitches-stem-stitch-1936-recipe.html" target="_blank">Stem Stitch</a>. The green leaves are <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2010/02/100-stitches-fish-bone-stitch.html">Fish Bone Stitch</a> and the blue leaves are <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2009/09/100-stitches-40-lazy-daisy-stitch.html" target="_blank">Lazy Daisy Stitch</a>.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJq5AN3urQJCpn1qCgtnYrsY49Tan-vB40m1Qgi-Gb3kfp7Cgy7xQDneun7BUovqMzsqxELWLTPWYZb7oXdmHfCx_vGC2i55C8O7gLaaeJvDm-h8dSn2crat4TWu4C6xcHXI_NiIUjrADSkm_wLuUifHFfuTFAlJp56N2EtxNqT8Vt6Yqyq3trdsgPNNUm/s4699/2292024%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2570" data-original-width="4699" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJq5AN3urQJCpn1qCgtnYrsY49Tan-vB40m1Qgi-Gb3kfp7Cgy7xQDneun7BUovqMzsqxELWLTPWYZb7oXdmHfCx_vGC2i55C8O7gLaaeJvDm-h8dSn2crat4TWu4C6xcHXI_NiIUjrADSkm_wLuUifHFfuTFAlJp56N2EtxNqT8Vt6Yqyq3trdsgPNNUm/w640-h350/2292024%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The lilac colored dots are <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2009/08/100-stitches-french-knot.html" target="_blank">French Knots</a>. The lilac and green flowers are <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2010/09/100-stitches-straight-stitch.html" target="_blank">Straight Stitch</a>, with their tops edge outlined by <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2011/01/100-stitches-double-knot-stitch.html" target="_blank">Double Knot Stitch</a>. The flower pistils are done with <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2018/05/pistil-stitch.html" target="_blank">Pistil Stitch</a>. The tiny leaves under the flower are Straight Stitch. For the butterfly, his wing tops are outlined with Stem Stitch and his antennae are Pistil Stitch. He has French knots across his wings. His wing spots are Straight Stitch. The leaf vein lines in the green leaves are also Straight Stitch.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizNm12U1joym4Gya3IHGsscCgBaKUfG0eBjptPVgJig3RI_z8LwnxKQYb_tZicDa367B-9Aq47S4y9lFslVI0mtzgAXYpMeniiXwcFupuEqNOVQPOi0xiialUNlF4IBSPTBPyvRR8Ls5vq2FJVCXSwqcYa2koca9skYgjAPUvBBpm8qZSDjruO-QMZOPh3/s3716/3132024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2731" data-original-width="3716" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizNm12U1joym4Gya3IHGsscCgBaKUfG0eBjptPVgJig3RI_z8LwnxKQYb_tZicDa367B-9Aq47S4y9lFslVI0mtzgAXYpMeniiXwcFupuEqNOVQPOi0xiialUNlF4IBSPTBPyvRR8Ls5vq2FJVCXSwqcYa2koca9skYgjAPUvBBpm8qZSDjruO-QMZOPh3/w640-h470/3132024.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The color palette for this project is below:</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHsBojcuLQVesNnENM8xQQGGFwdsXEIgHL3jyYNiFesXLuM9wrbRyAC0ffHogUWVU13x0gR9ViKNZX8dq6pBSgHFkly7tn2T-QXNfQ-2iH4jDplAwXnMcNf71B2CMYLgn2SGJlwmtLxBz2U2VPkixgvJxlYgtpxd3YyIaLQRTKvbbgiKLFCcsz-zHBYqy7/s756/butterfly%20garden%20project%20palette.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="364" data-original-width="756" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHsBojcuLQVesNnENM8xQQGGFwdsXEIgHL3jyYNiFesXLuM9wrbRyAC0ffHogUWVU13x0gR9ViKNZX8dq6pBSgHFkly7tn2T-QXNfQ-2iH4jDplAwXnMcNf71B2CMYLgn2SGJlwmtLxBz2U2VPkixgvJxlYgtpxd3YyIaLQRTKvbbgiKLFCcsz-zHBYqy7/w400-h193/butterfly%20garden%20project%20palette.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHri5nzhjCVUa4bFQ8zYlGwPOij81smPkC1FwEDL_zbv23XatYTXYtX-Du53hW9Z8jEIGJIEuajghjjlpFmN9u3T230KabhimNXn7dnmpbxOFv6Zbpqyz76OHnKYJA_elgtkiW3UsXOphzQ_ZsqOXcJUm2QXF21Q0M9ns1Hlmtb_DhDQ-qArxtMwt4Xpr/s4421/3182024%201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3087" data-original-width="4421" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkHri5nzhjCVUa4bFQ8zYlGwPOij81smPkC1FwEDL_zbv23XatYTXYtX-Du53hW9Z8jEIGJIEuajghjjlpFmN9u3T230KabhimNXn7dnmpbxOFv6Zbpqyz76OHnKYJA_elgtkiW3UsXOphzQ_ZsqOXcJUm2QXF21Q0M9ns1Hlmtb_DhDQ-qArxtMwt4Xpr/w640-h446/3182024%201.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><br /></p>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038128784679009759noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609978987977932197.post-81864464528319770162024-01-26T12:10:00.000-08:002024-01-26T12:10:08.451-08:00Transferring an Embroidery Pattern with Sulky Stick 'n Stitch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiniTMW7xm1Mi4E1Iov8PtNZYKJ767pgEMmisbvm3Vd5q3KI52yZNtbMhJvWwoffiiYiIN8QP76sml824d97sonZIz7BjvnPAwSB7uoDSMLPyGyvB42v7fut2zSnE2xi29oCLgdgHIekHtqTTW8tKWnW3GKZLLDba9FDy2xNGpsHgAZ-Sg4wfyXHPE5bdPI/s5184/1262024%201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiniTMW7xm1Mi4E1Iov8PtNZYKJ767pgEMmisbvm3Vd5q3KI52yZNtbMhJvWwoffiiYiIN8QP76sml824d97sonZIz7BjvnPAwSB7uoDSMLPyGyvB42v7fut2zSnE2xi29oCLgdgHIekHtqTTW8tKWnW3GKZLLDba9FDy2xNGpsHgAZ-Sg4wfyXHPE5bdPI/w640-h426/1262024%201.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy3_aBKw7PeqUsSdGpTV4T91Zg19A1dqxCwZBp1maMuEg0XpQc5La419Vi4KIWfRtcM0XLYJmVogesSS4d0ui2vk0OSMPo9CrTwMyMjCsYpOYnjTTUzTfzKjvHMu6I8COiIhvUeifHncgew_q46jSCmELez-LiH71u_LFT4uMwUHZkS8kQVa8koHJ-w7zM/s3585/1262024%202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2902" data-original-width="3585" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy3_aBKw7PeqUsSdGpTV4T91Zg19A1dqxCwZBp1maMuEg0XpQc5La419Vi4KIWfRtcM0XLYJmVogesSS4d0ui2vk0OSMPo9CrTwMyMjCsYpOYnjTTUzTfzKjvHMu6I8COiIhvUeifHncgew_q46jSCmELez-LiH71u_LFT4uMwUHZkS8kQVa8koHJ-w7zM/w640-h518/1262024%202.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ZT70P9kD2Gi3-UIRrpNTP6SyRPVJUvR6REBY7P5Jqhyphenhyphendk5ICxGznpxNl8QI-p0LsYQciOsQq1qgmT40LGLXhpqzn-sgvFP-Ut_vMKb_iktXYXjPpVRdA2cUko1IrzS7qKJEyTwwjsWMzDN9HIWa0YSf9nrwe4MhUu-U-IbDHw-CfINoTih_MMUXNQ4JV/s5184/1112024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ZT70P9kD2Gi3-UIRrpNTP6SyRPVJUvR6REBY7P5Jqhyphenhyphendk5ICxGznpxNl8QI-p0LsYQciOsQq1qgmT40LGLXhpqzn-sgvFP-Ut_vMKb_iktXYXjPpVRdA2cUko1IrzS7qKJEyTwwjsWMzDN9HIWa0YSf9nrwe4MhUu-U-IbDHw-CfINoTih_MMUXNQ4JV/w640-h426/1112024.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">As the post title suggests, I am using Sulky brand Stick 'n Stitch to transfer this snowman embroidery pattern to fabric. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I chose this snowman image from my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/62596014/snowman-embroidery-design-snow-winter?ref=shop_home_active_2" target="_blank">Snow!</a> embroidery pattern set. I put a sheet of the Stick 'n Stitch paper into my ink-jet printer tray and printed the image. Then I cut around the image: </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5uSAHJ3isCz70roua5kbFQivyv-GzlsACeRgD0WXscT8Wr7tzZSyQx0y697mI9yDjDBNYoPYB5yAhNy8Er_qcVGlo3anv3vTnYT4egVO8XegLnXr-dWNLjSbmK7HtekXe4xm1XIKO0Llifs8lPdd2B6qEWeTtTJldPQWO_R5TG9emzK6r46bhD3-Wtkx_/s4584/1262024%208.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3446" data-original-width="4584" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5uSAHJ3isCz70roua5kbFQivyv-GzlsACeRgD0WXscT8Wr7tzZSyQx0y697mI9yDjDBNYoPYB5yAhNy8Er_qcVGlo3anv3vTnYT4egVO8XegLnXr-dWNLjSbmK7HtekXe4xm1XIKO0Llifs8lPdd2B6qEWeTtTJldPQWO_R5TG9emzK6r46bhD3-Wtkx_/w640-h482/1262024%208.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Peeled off the backing from the Stick 'n Stitch sheet:</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrD9e2FvXqodVB1PT7iXb5NWZoS-cQ-GOOTAY_1S1RjRTxE_kPD25DQegcyLildTRvq-h3kl92xljKd_N3aAAwTFJQ3ip2QB38COgfjQ3e9VkZypQvwN89bOSItpI7q_vGOvnySzxWfRGsxQzJ2l6GYNyqaQbHyvfi5-YUCcwzJhKBw4EP7q0q87RtBBHI/s4208/1262024%204.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3431" data-original-width="4208" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrD9e2FvXqodVB1PT7iXb5NWZoS-cQ-GOOTAY_1S1RjRTxE_kPD25DQegcyLildTRvq-h3kl92xljKd_N3aAAwTFJQ3ip2QB38COgfjQ3e9VkZypQvwN89bOSItpI7q_vGOvnySzxWfRGsxQzJ2l6GYNyqaQbHyvfi5-YUCcwzJhKBw4EP7q0q87RtBBHI/w640-h522/1262024%204.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">And adhered it to the fabric:</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIW6Tde1JgfnvZR0cwpUFqYZN7ffkMIG40ultmEJDIC-saq1euDJTN0Fc8ioUWyenygH2DPHk6gLwBINDZG2GrZM_d0iozXWYyEOiaa5e4rNsP94_yykWI08SzbVzHquQnirv1ztl0NUMJdJtW_e-bLGLcPREZLE67_uTSFqXAq1Vq1qxH3RZSGQxxoPB/s3842/1262024%205.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3405" data-original-width="3842" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIW6Tde1JgfnvZR0cwpUFqYZN7ffkMIG40ultmEJDIC-saq1euDJTN0Fc8ioUWyenygH2DPHk6gLwBINDZG2GrZM_d0iozXWYyEOiaa5e4rNsP94_yykWI08SzbVzHquQnirv1ztl0NUMJdJtW_e-bLGLcPREZLE67_uTSFqXAq1Vq1qxH3RZSGQxxoPB/w640-h568/1262024%205.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">I trimmed my fabric and then put it into an embroidery hoop:</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB0vrVhpj-P0a3obAxajgJxSEJX1Uk17UN7706oDo4t-9QJwfqbNSInYswexBM-NYETSblGy9sBY5ZkNX_476FHcTTV2n1zLtUraggQ9ihkbc2PDJAxsfH7RIsrO42odG7kOZ75UC8DfIN8rdzGTY6EYnNCo-IVi1Ph3pzuo93yB53NSI9T-l2SuRPAvRK/s3989/1262024%206.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3166" data-original-width="3989" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB0vrVhpj-P0a3obAxajgJxSEJX1Uk17UN7706oDo4t-9QJwfqbNSInYswexBM-NYETSblGy9sBY5ZkNX_476FHcTTV2n1zLtUraggQ9ihkbc2PDJAxsfH7RIsrO42odG7kOZ75UC8DfIN8rdzGTY6EYnNCo-IVi1Ph3pzuo93yB53NSI9T-l2SuRPAvRK/w640-h508/1262024%206.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">So far, I am really impressed! The whole process is simple and the stitching lines are clear and easy to see.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I have started stitching and am pleased that my needle has no problem passing through the Stick 'n Stitch. I am using the medium weight sheets.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilvk8dbw8dlFJAknKqMZzfDZGufIVyUai5jXeVg5-c_XHDx6pgOHiLUI656uF221ZKA3Al3TS2pkXxDeqosY24sWbeKxSxlpo1FEebqDwyLXrTfXE9FvxTLS-vhlYLWvRbvYjNPFiOoMmb0ZCu7F9Poa-6vrimbKovzBqdJxkRO-m5iCTWKmJTsXht9z95/s5184/1262024%201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilvk8dbw8dlFJAknKqMZzfDZGufIVyUai5jXeVg5-c_XHDx6pgOHiLUI656uF221ZKA3Al3TS2pkXxDeqosY24sWbeKxSxlpo1FEebqDwyLXrTfXE9FvxTLS-vhlYLWvRbvYjNPFiOoMmb0ZCu7F9Poa-6vrimbKovzBqdJxkRO-m5iCTWKmJTsXht9z95/w640-h426/1262024%201.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />When all the stitching is complete - the Stick 'n Stitch sheet can be rinsed away, leaving just my embroidery with no stitching lines. I will post again with that process!</span><p></p>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038128784679009759noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609978987977932197.post-55231223734705685342023-12-20T15:25:00.000-08:002023-12-20T15:25:26.860-08:00Embroidery Ornament - Finishing The Back Of The Hoop / Project Details<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHDjA2D-fmJGCX7mWlMGPn6VMe69ofxS8LXlFns_NgCn7v2_AKoKHQjpeumrXAJoVOoG7VNWWqle7HW2u99PMlt3hmA-phvmwulYAv9KrMwX-MF1ZPSVR86NPtpXi4-kLUNZTKPe58MGDW_LkQjDw4V7mMnWkwfRB2CFIecbGRx5qGlCAVv7dK2P6AEPL6/s5184/1282023.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHDjA2D-fmJGCX7mWlMGPn6VMe69ofxS8LXlFns_NgCn7v2_AKoKHQjpeumrXAJoVOoG7VNWWqle7HW2u99PMlt3hmA-phvmwulYAv9KrMwX-MF1ZPSVR86NPtpXi4-kLUNZTKPe58MGDW_LkQjDw4V7mMnWkwfRB2CFIecbGRx5qGlCAVv7dK2P6AEPL6/w640-h426/1282023.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Here are all the details of the monogram Christmas ornament project I first posted about{<a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2023/12/monogram-christmas-ornament.html" target="_blank">here</a>}.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I used four different stitches on this project. For the letter, the evergreen and gold flower stems I used the <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2015/02/100-stitches-back-stitch.html" target="_blank">Back Stitch</a>. The evergreen needles, the snowflakes and star are all <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2010/09/100-stitches-straight-stitch.html" target="_blank">Straight Stitch</a>. The red berries are <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2009/08/100-stitches-french-knot.html" target="_blank">French Knots</a> and the gold leaves are <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2009/09/100-stitches-40-lazy-daisy-stitch.html" target="_blank">Lazy Daisy Stitch</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I used a simple color palette as well - here are the floss color numbers:</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6hioVrFwPvU3V1N0uCCbCIvzCsH9MUv2e71BclRApLow8MfZj0hAPmCpwHloIOZ9nuqRnU-dGDeqQP6gg9_A6-DVWjMWfznnXuJMRTM3Pg1WxBcaBPAxpoUz99RtntE0pHZ4pBGB5Od8_PQvnqhioEZog9tq_hrOGOojLctTEuZwnHUeym1Ac_acaWrxT/s870/monogram%20christmas%20ornament%20project%20palette.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="870" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6hioVrFwPvU3V1N0uCCbCIvzCsH9MUv2e71BclRApLow8MfZj0hAPmCpwHloIOZ9nuqRnU-dGDeqQP6gg9_A6-DVWjMWfznnXuJMRTM3Pg1WxBcaBPAxpoUz99RtntE0pHZ4pBGB5Od8_PQvnqhioEZog9tq_hrOGOojLctTEuZwnHUeym1Ac_acaWrxT/w640-h250/monogram%20christmas%20ornament%20project%20palette.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Each monogram in this pattern set is perfectly sized to fit a 3" embroidery hoop. When I stitched this, I used a larger hoop with a generous amount of fabric. This made</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> for an easier time stitching and also ensured that I had enough fabric so I could gather the raw fabric edges and finish them on the backside of the hoop.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKvDU3lBXeLMBIOBU8y5d1inOvp3bWrzwg-HQxxxnMY2eVQtSDpTpEg8zQ3E93DLeV1qENp3hZRuoiqvQWemVyo6fAcrVd_v4QGZE_hiLCJF6Aw3XxMIqNx9cvmuntBWECkRgwK2jMDqsDpiG-Vm16arBZzy-f1Jz8j56lyONdlBo6ugzwid1yXS6RMGzw/s5184/12202023%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKvDU3lBXeLMBIOBU8y5d1inOvp3bWrzwg-HQxxxnMY2eVQtSDpTpEg8zQ3E93DLeV1qENp3hZRuoiqvQWemVyo6fAcrVd_v4QGZE_hiLCJF6Aw3XxMIqNx9cvmuntBWECkRgwK2jMDqsDpiG-Vm16arBZzy-f1Jz8j56lyONdlBo6ugzwid1yXS6RMGzw/w640-h426/12202023%202.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><p>When I finished the stitching, I transferred it to the 3" hoop:</p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAp5iWSdoLKy9uUJEwRN2FBX1aOQRXb9ZUVJVRDX0JJTc3AN0J86uOSQGestrSoQCUiZUf2USl5USsZY5BC5ZMO3xPHT_e9RoY1i5_m1AysD54avC6gULax1MKeGaTM9XX0PFv8oS4evVOHMxMk2eyhWsSeI6jjSEAqtbN35z4SD1D7jVTdzhICPG7QSmS/s5184/12202023%204.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAp5iWSdoLKy9uUJEwRN2FBX1aOQRXb9ZUVJVRDX0JJTc3AN0J86uOSQGestrSoQCUiZUf2USl5USsZY5BC5ZMO3xPHT_e9RoY1i5_m1AysD54avC6gULax1MKeGaTM9XX0PFv8oS4evVOHMxMk2eyhWsSeI6jjSEAqtbN35z4SD1D7jVTdzhICPG7QSmS/w640-h426/12202023%204.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p>Next, using about 20" of embroidery floss, I ran a Basting Stitch all the way around the hoop. I made sure to leave 2" tails of floss both at the beginning of the Basting Stitch and at the end. </span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7iNO7YWQhyphenhyphenzoZGJnHwFAfiYNkFs7hkVtG7wRhL4WG_oQcLaa6EXY24XbwgOPtcWBhtuVbMeEtmN2pNfyxHIqYPz5Fo3RfUYyuZOUZV9ewHJZxTqBASLGTkKlXkuFulDqKvtIORymLqkeSgqVrR7cbeDy_qOoVCws6uH3zY6or_nk0lB3LVK0GWg-fcHq5/s5184/12202023%201.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7iNO7YWQhyphenhyphenzoZGJnHwFAfiYNkFs7hkVtG7wRhL4WG_oQcLaa6EXY24XbwgOPtcWBhtuVbMeEtmN2pNfyxHIqYPz5Fo3RfUYyuZOUZV9ewHJZxTqBASLGTkKlXkuFulDqKvtIORymLqkeSgqVrR7cbeDy_qOoVCws6uH3zY6or_nk0lB3LVK0GWg-fcHq5/w640-h426/12202023%201.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">I trimmed my fabric to about 1-1/2" from the Basting Stitch line:</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitf9Br8fP2e2OAQzrsvN6ENviAoItNv_Ph6R2V1na0YFVR5rf_d1PRLppQInPm1jBQQRrcdkw7DNpVdDtoOHHLtOvkFaMgNUGdeRU1KYaFhYjxnKYhY2rUuytF2OwG2pLDLFw2GfYRPmdbLgQA-NZhUy889hG6AALucXWbp6BqHclLzdbnxVF6aLzveEww/s5184/12202023%205.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitf9Br8fP2e2OAQzrsvN6ENviAoItNv_Ph6R2V1na0YFVR5rf_d1PRLppQInPm1jBQQRrcdkw7DNpVdDtoOHHLtOvkFaMgNUGdeRU1KYaFhYjxnKYhY2rUuytF2OwG2pLDLFw2GfYRPmdbLgQA-NZhUy889hG6AALucXWbp6BqHclLzdbnxVF6aLzveEww/w640-h426/12202023%205.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8oCK5cQrBUAj2yy0GMtV0fAjBEvVSnIXlBqb0A5OL5i5zmr9FKMtyBYejh-mpWOaD0pxqqdiYWVrShW-wQsxPBzAJ42s1KdEII-vRM_lzNbQg1ul89cZpwnLOIoobccJptkUm0cJ2MCnmQSFlRILYywaL1NngyznvYhaT7WxtOqnpSr1Mvx34kdv3Vgpw/s5184/12202023%206.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8oCK5cQrBUAj2yy0GMtV0fAjBEvVSnIXlBqb0A5OL5i5zmr9FKMtyBYejh-mpWOaD0pxqqdiYWVrShW-wQsxPBzAJ42s1KdEII-vRM_lzNbQg1ul89cZpwnLOIoobccJptkUm0cJ2MCnmQSFlRILYywaL1NngyznvYhaT7WxtOqnpSr1Mvx34kdv3Vgpw/w640-h426/12202023%206.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Then I gently pulled both floss tails until the fabric gathered into a tight circle around the backside of the hoop. I tied the tails together.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcCaJX8bRRL33ZcZEj5LvtPB_i6nXnI9h7b_y9bgQROpqh0lvlUJEG-W_IJ4RpefhG7erEA6C3NEud9Fh-3dyrUnuhBejZ-5D7B5resoCDwmQ8agNCoKs3mLHagO7UFoPIjwXdTo9U7TcFsXe-5eG5rLupHEbBx0hkU4F2EwzsGDifF9e2dJJq_HZYkamF/s5184/12202023%207.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcCaJX8bRRL33ZcZEj5LvtPB_i6nXnI9h7b_y9bgQROpqh0lvlUJEG-W_IJ4RpefhG7erEA6C3NEud9Fh-3dyrUnuhBejZ-5D7B5resoCDwmQ8agNCoKs3mLHagO7UFoPIjwXdTo9U7TcFsXe-5eG5rLupHEbBx0hkU4F2EwzsGDifF9e2dJJq_HZYkamF/w640-h426/12202023%207.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">To make a clean finish on the backside of the hoop, I used a 3" circle of cardstock.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJWi_aLIv0Lhn7_XP9qugfLLRMWUn1aSX7MAWI7C4DHhBLMOu3sykC6o0PirQaX7v9jH_KRTbRQIVny77F4iokdnSOtrJcl8YluHZTm3yHO4bny5Is2vIOHUYQxriJy84euJh1UBRfmS5181-NXnkon4qDdPx-7hr54Y2nAj0WZdVca86vzXfyM-NmOlRp/s5184/12202023.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJWi_aLIv0Lhn7_XP9qugfLLRMWUn1aSX7MAWI7C4DHhBLMOu3sykC6o0PirQaX7v9jH_KRTbRQIVny77F4iokdnSOtrJcl8YluHZTm3yHO4bny5Is2vIOHUYQxriJy84euJh1UBRfmS5181-NXnkon4qDdPx-7hr54Y2nAj0WZdVca86vzXfyM-NmOlRp/w640-h426/12202023.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">and glued it to the hoop.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCEsroUj1PfqaT40xZWlTEkXoQ6QjsqzaVwmG0XA0ENQk3xsw2h_5P5Yov1NyPPyXhTA5-TcF6tgFleutjRpVkh1mhcr2tTAscXdPtI7H50kfZlvPhlTqj7LTCuDuAFEyDg7jRQ_7bfhOwcHo5nYrQFxqmGgAKRfswxdSxvjFsvp6R_tcK4y9_dHbBdjKo/s5184/12202023%208.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCEsroUj1PfqaT40xZWlTEkXoQ6QjsqzaVwmG0XA0ENQk3xsw2h_5P5Yov1NyPPyXhTA5-TcF6tgFleutjRpVkh1mhcr2tTAscXdPtI7H50kfZlvPhlTqj7LTCuDuAFEyDg7jRQ_7bfhOwcHo5nYrQFxqmGgAKRfswxdSxvjFsvp6R_tcK4y9_dHbBdjKo/w640-h426/12202023%208.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">I added a red cord to the tightening screw on the hoop and my ornament was ready to hang!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGYk5zAyBn8js-V-KMal082O9_KABZuME_Bo0Geap9rIqbYm43POjmp9CyZV9swGEwrfBKOWOzG_xu5w-0sV-Qpr-V-Hf_hEWsQGEl1sonYx7MmVbcvG5puO41jAjqvudqko0YO_2yjOPi_Vw9guuW0KjH6a7_ZNX0l1TaaTlgeyn1KWVDP_UP5Hw9yOy2/s5184/1282023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGYk5zAyBn8js-V-KMal082O9_KABZuME_Bo0Geap9rIqbYm43POjmp9CyZV9swGEwrfBKOWOzG_xu5w-0sV-Qpr-V-Hf_hEWsQGEl1sonYx7MmVbcvG5puO41jAjqvudqko0YO_2yjOPi_Vw9guuW0KjH6a7_ZNX0l1TaaTlgeyn1KWVDP_UP5Hw9yOy2/w640-h426/1282023.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038128784679009759noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609978987977932197.post-28678705063691037022023-12-15T12:02:00.000-08:002023-12-15T12:02:27.043-08:00Monogram Christmas Ornament <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJGu9iLvMjsUZXMtpOHbyH5ou-XhLJohv_mtU1IGaBZpNQ1gNOgUZO5AwVS8W_CIFkxyt8Ir5t9UYd1kVYP4QfLpMGOsqV0bdeL30peAZey9K6sY40ZXCkqQTYHcb9dMMwJIlM5gVS6UQhECck1kkhXw7G7njBQnXNgL8hTBo84s3c0TxVxDpA7u3AOZW/s5184/1282023%201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJGu9iLvMjsUZXMtpOHbyH5ou-XhLJohv_mtU1IGaBZpNQ1gNOgUZO5AwVS8W_CIFkxyt8Ir5t9UYd1kVYP4QfLpMGOsqV0bdeL30peAZey9K6sY40ZXCkqQTYHcb9dMMwJIlM5gVS6UQhECck1kkhXw7G7njBQnXNgL8hTBo84s3c0TxVxDpA7u3AOZW/w640-h426/1282023%201.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE9ermE2QrMgQnvDNVqgIBekXgHJ8rAsOX727rJeCuvNyFEAi5Or9FblQ0o62R4qTOlfEIaSfphI8GIJDS3DIpXcxGAf1_CDaJ0p7ZdpicvTuBYAw-ZgHrQGzb7qxpL5wjV81XrndV1l-35bnNtImjv1_GaEbBUpJKugA8rDlB6YLa-JbI0H4u0FOnfbGo/s5184/1282023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE9ermE2QrMgQnvDNVqgIBekXgHJ8rAsOX727rJeCuvNyFEAi5Or9FblQ0o62R4qTOlfEIaSfphI8GIJDS3DIpXcxGAf1_CDaJ0p7ZdpicvTuBYAw-ZgHrQGzb7qxpL5wjV81XrndV1l-35bnNtImjv1_GaEbBUpJKugA8rDlB6YLa-JbI0H4u0FOnfbGo/w640-h426/1282023.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">I have a new hand embroidery pattern set available in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/kimberlyouimet/?etsrc=sdt" target="_blank">shop</a>. This one is titled <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1622054117/monogram-christmas-ornament-hand?click_key=ab9d540110e034c211ac095e812325e128feddd5%3A1622054117&click_sum=16e67b2d&ref=shop_home_active_1&sts=1" target="_blank">Monogram Christmas Ornament. </a></span><div><span style="font-size: large;">I will be posting all about my stitches and color palette numbers from this "M" monogram soon!</span></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038128784679009759noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609978987977932197.post-9008137294382132722023-11-15T10:58:00.000-08:002023-11-15T10:58:36.805-08:00Autumn Embroidery - part two<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Z7GbcggJfPVQgXwEQ0iHIN6jaxWwYgeDAPMg325V9WXr4XT5dzZb85O3K0z7JTI27gmBcTFPZcPGG57od1nujHWKW_lcj3IbhvmNpmSbwDyrwt5qu7LxnEytEEljX6PSez-Ln4EuD0xk5FJA4MIgfuRJbZHWudVJ2PsOpxzYcnjBEhDXyK1OtcB4nKqM/s5184/11152023%201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Z7GbcggJfPVQgXwEQ0iHIN6jaxWwYgeDAPMg325V9WXr4XT5dzZb85O3K0z7JTI27gmBcTFPZcPGG57od1nujHWKW_lcj3IbhvmNpmSbwDyrwt5qu7LxnEytEEljX6PSez-Ln4EuD0xk5FJA4MIgfuRJbZHWudVJ2PsOpxzYcnjBEhDXyK1OtcB4nKqM/w640-h426/11152023%201.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: large;">I finished the stitching on <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2023/10/autumn-embroidery-work-in-progress.html" target="_blank">this</a> autumn embroidery project. I am really pleased with the result!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsRzVVPjtWCghSXgzemA3Yv0qcOd2y61v0BKwfbQ4c1oWe6O2zCjVKIGmtXDeBAPN9ueUHeVWKSkTGILojyF55tTtf4VXwKo0GHM1WL_TCA0QL7Ad4TA_vwL5-iYsCfQzd61Vwez2TTWqF7bH_2i1AplhurgjoKwrTui2St0YLBGYBcUtIdakWwBjNiMv/s4848/10252023%202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3294" data-original-width="4848" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsRzVVPjtWCghSXgzemA3Yv0qcOd2y61v0BKwfbQ4c1oWe6O2zCjVKIGmtXDeBAPN9ueUHeVWKSkTGILojyF55tTtf4VXwKo0GHM1WL_TCA0QL7Ad4TA_vwL5-iYsCfQzd61Vwez2TTWqF7bH_2i1AplhurgjoKwrTui2St0YLBGYBcUtIdakWwBjNiMv/w640-h434/10252023%202.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I used the <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2015/02/100-stitches-back-stitch.html" target="_blank">Back Stitch</a> for all of the stems. For the salmon pink colored leaves, I used <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2010/09/100-stitches-straight-stitch.html" target="_blank">Straight Stitch</a>. For the green leaves, I used <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2009/09/100-stitches-40-lazy-daisy-stitch.html" target="_blank">Lazy Daisy Stitch</a> with a Straight Stitch over the top. The seed heads on the tarragon plants are all <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2009/08/100-stitches-french-knot.html" target="_blank">French Knots</a>.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisXgkEJGV3wC7crrkMXM-8ZcNMFinkmV89dT4mT72FSHMlrZpm81gXa9pJXqmJ8y-CmFPY_8W8pQfjoBcmk22trYNN1_s-k1yjFf5PVAXaCabEek0jxkfzjOg0_bQtTqsP4Zg0g7SrWwjdLber0mWPWKmFM25ieI3FIGfszZ-HvAg1dgRDd7sDqswXv5UE/s5184/10232023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisXgkEJGV3wC7crrkMXM-8ZcNMFinkmV89dT4mT72FSHMlrZpm81gXa9pJXqmJ8y-CmFPY_8W8pQfjoBcmk22trYNN1_s-k1yjFf5PVAXaCabEek0jxkfzjOg0_bQtTqsP4Zg0g7SrWwjdLber0mWPWKmFM25ieI3FIGfszZ-HvAg1dgRDd7sDqswXv5UE/w640-h426/10232023.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Here are the floss color numbers for the palette I used:</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3YelhCesb7CRglPngZj74urlg9KGlJyvzHG7wSGU6ZPTo5XcoebXrM9K_P2O0U2kJLnQg3ZeQrywN2awWAuh4IR85-GULgej7HTFKQComOsRc4Y2xQiHeY84j8OI0x4HxfAy_sPcG1jPeK-JwjBrRApPA16GDLldEca63OkI9fF4oArkiftB1rukvY9w-/s702/modern%20autumn%20project%20palette.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="702" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3YelhCesb7CRglPngZj74urlg9KGlJyvzHG7wSGU6ZPTo5XcoebXrM9K_P2O0U2kJLnQg3ZeQrywN2awWAuh4IR85-GULgej7HTFKQComOsRc4Y2xQiHeY84j8OI0x4HxfAy_sPcG1jPeK-JwjBrRApPA16GDLldEca63OkI9fF4oArkiftB1rukvY9w-/w400-h194/modern%20autumn%20project%20palette.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038128784679009759noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609978987977932197.post-85818477394141207072023-10-30T11:01:00.002-07:002023-10-30T11:01:54.702-07:00Autumn Trees Modern Embroidery - part 2<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0AaB_cgbpaDDmgUou5I7CjqTxngjhFD0VXOSW6dawQ7eSUQY-aVFmRxV2LyaaWezLs1ld5KnvuDsAfvBhzLatPmFhrbzbekj6RuQ-BCSGMNdITpM5wthOwhANNymkJSgBb5CvGQJCQUDr1sE1LHQxHeVDrLH9BsVBnokY-ryXzIQMqLZ9egfI5Wg2Iq4P/s5184/10252023%201.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0AaB_cgbpaDDmgUou5I7CjqTxngjhFD0VXOSW6dawQ7eSUQY-aVFmRxV2LyaaWezLs1ld5KnvuDsAfvBhzLatPmFhrbzbekj6RuQ-BCSGMNdITpM5wthOwhANNymkJSgBb5CvGQJCQUDr1sE1LHQxHeVDrLH9BsVBnokY-ryXzIQMqLZ9egfI5Wg2Iq4P/w640-h426/10252023%201.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <span style="font-size: large;">I finished stitching two works in progress!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">However, today I am sharing the stitch and color palette information for just one - this modern autumn tree panel:<br /></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQRnm-RkSQletpwt3AgsVwIb10fcBbhqyu2Mov4vCQxV1OLX7I6haAX6goChcIDPD-okLRzxVrQ0KVXkWV-mMwo2aMl0zAUwg2qCpKEQ4sifZ3LMSbbCMMI5uYntb_HVrNd-wd6E17Z0ypPiuYwJYiAwDK3wxPLyDnqhzvNjJcjTjOeix9oUcbZ11Fip5/s5184/10252023%203.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQRnm-RkSQletpwt3AgsVwIb10fcBbhqyu2Mov4vCQxV1OLX7I6haAX6goChcIDPD-okLRzxVrQ0KVXkWV-mMwo2aMl0zAUwg2qCpKEQ4sifZ3LMSbbCMMI5uYntb_HVrNd-wd6E17Z0ypPiuYwJYiAwDK3wxPLyDnqhzvNjJcjTjOeix9oUcbZ11Fip5/w640-h426/10252023%203.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">If you remember from <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2023/10/autumn-trees-modern-embroidery.html" target="_blank">part 1</a> of this project, I mentioned that the autumn tree pattern had accent lines on three of the trees: </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZOW_ECYpxzqqb-cetudo7mz8w7GpnGjP6WQbC7mtuRD_GQDiPATqaw_1DoM3-uBcuFOoN0CLN3Pb8rBFB_Wevt6vYyWP1ishkO2xEgx5kCn7qKLHy3JUdBv2oWXVmZdiiFXKGueX-4xKsae1MoGgyrjJCJagudIQ3rEiSkPEQM1ld9rUzKQL15xDmljxT/s5184/1042023.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZOW_ECYpxzqqb-cetudo7mz8w7GpnGjP6WQbC7mtuRD_GQDiPATqaw_1DoM3-uBcuFOoN0CLN3Pb8rBFB_Wevt6vYyWP1ishkO2xEgx5kCn7qKLHy3JUdBv2oWXVmZdiiFXKGueX-4xKsae1MoGgyrjJCJagudIQ3rEiSkPEQM1ld9rUzKQL15xDmljxT/w640-h426/1042023.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><span><p style="font-size: xx-large;"></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">After adding the contrasting colors:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj89ru9J64G6Vs-fTrpRZmpES_uBDJVcuWlc3I3bcy7xdTEmcuU12cuSUYVqWAzd_WPX4YmFTy1JNoH8F4T2qgHBRxq9R9QAkjtFCZvXdFcnWi8Od3uH4lNWNxrQz3UMTmsuWjYyLyFi-qHMlSYJIbVmI1XdtrtTxovzcgU3ICnV6fJIxXFEieqn65ssaip/s5184/10252023%203.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj89ru9J64G6Vs-fTrpRZmpES_uBDJVcuWlc3I3bcy7xdTEmcuU12cuSUYVqWAzd_WPX4YmFTy1JNoH8F4T2qgHBRxq9R9QAkjtFCZvXdFcnWi8Od3uH4lNWNxrQz3UMTmsuWjYyLyFi-qHMlSYJIbVmI1XdtrtTxovzcgU3ICnV6fJIxXFEieqn65ssaip/w640-h426/10252023%203.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="font-size: xx-large;"></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I have decided that I like the original plain stitching, solid colors version much better!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH0jhdB_c1rpSCGHcfsKs7ON2zCniWNqGQA9lcPnHx_SMffXoTz5RZVXluzaHDhZsEzLDkBjyfLilcF1jBXA9gvS1tSgI9972nRAu_q3V3zvt7bxFOgCSVqOpuS7fpvon2M3LktQMg-ww8BV_KtXb-AV-DZZeY_ri6E-N7LzxA2Yz5vInlIrDdR9YOhzDR/s4858/10302023%201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2709" data-original-width="4858" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH0jhdB_c1rpSCGHcfsKs7ON2zCniWNqGQA9lcPnHx_SMffXoTz5RZVXluzaHDhZsEzLDkBjyfLilcF1jBXA9gvS1tSgI9972nRAu_q3V3zvt7bxFOgCSVqOpuS7fpvon2M3LktQMg-ww8BV_KtXb-AV-DZZeY_ri6E-N7LzxA2Yz5vInlIrDdR9YOhzDR/w640-h356/10302023%201.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The stitch information is really simple - the whole project is done with <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2010/09/100-stitches-straight-stitch.html" target="_blank">Straight Stitch</a>. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Here are the floss numbers for the color palette:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHR_trHPZXhW3LHDI-SoN5yfXF8HDcF3lfaUfj9ZTpCn1R6ZHWLC982d-cv5VDr5zGZHvxOIenHGQ9vFjewX2_LJ3dV-PEm_5f6uQfmTYLiObxd0exg0jekrgMBQBewFglRDl47x9N61aiyVClGGMf2LFpkmxCj3dH1Uixkfmb7WIW4QAkGyBzVh_LEOI/s581/modern%20autumn%20tree%20project%20palette.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="581" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHR_trHPZXhW3LHDI-SoN5yfXF8HDcF3lfaUfj9ZTpCn1R6ZHWLC982d-cv5VDr5zGZHvxOIenHGQ9vFjewX2_LJ3dV-PEm_5f6uQfmTYLiObxd0exg0jekrgMBQBewFglRDl47x9N61aiyVClGGMf2LFpkmxCj3dH1Uixkfmb7WIW4QAkGyBzVh_LEOI/w400-h234/modern%20autumn%20tree%20project%20palette.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038128784679009759noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609978987977932197.post-52322030496732760972023-10-24T11:00:00.002-07:002023-10-24T11:00:19.795-07:00Autumn Embroidery Work in Progress<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaH3DiZVsMKnQ5heHMSYLFtnTGr6e1rZ3TzhK5Dapg80-OAPrkHZ3oGWpp4F-RlLDUgdWhKoXso0iY1PNp3Wa8CsHYlfng5zM0FHYP8vlLwZPoosVghN-l1Hnslxg5HEpQOeVQsOZtr-LLvpGJEOUHgtPkLYDe3Vl1EqKCJpdLzbRu_nbwdgRfPirrW8rk/s5184/10172023%201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaH3DiZVsMKnQ5heHMSYLFtnTGr6e1rZ3TzhK5Dapg80-OAPrkHZ3oGWpp4F-RlLDUgdWhKoXso0iY1PNp3Wa8CsHYlfng5zM0FHYP8vlLwZPoosVghN-l1Hnslxg5HEpQOeVQsOZtr-LLvpGJEOUHgtPkLYDe3Vl1EqKCJpdLzbRu_nbwdgRfPirrW8rk/w640-h426/10172023%201.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I have a work in progress to share. I started stitching a small panel of <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/293109501/fox-embroidery-design-fox-hand?click_key=a34550b48020df383fe28e10cb6ce42ac58277dc%3A293109501&click_sum=11688acc&ref=shop_home_active_45&sts=1" target="_blank">autumn plants</a>. I selected a neutral color palette but after collecting a variety of leaves, I decided to use colors from the leaves:</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYJGBLwEd8sa0_u_4fNjOkdPYC6tUXL0vXJvlX-1gf_US9thbdHYZKLjk2GgFJ5Xoa6LVXmEDQNyO1xJm8mn5feGI6pMLLJVzqrApb1Vx-8i6QGBASI9pD4sWh7C_TtgoKenq0-7gzXrwlRJZP2r75F5cw9gSxntbOhzYw4BSYwnFMYlGri6dKPtX9WHf_/s4731/10192023%201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3431" data-original-width="4731" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYJGBLwEd8sa0_u_4fNjOkdPYC6tUXL0vXJvlX-1gf_US9thbdHYZKLjk2GgFJ5Xoa6LVXmEDQNyO1xJm8mn5feGI6pMLLJVzqrApb1Vx-8i6QGBASI9pD4sWh7C_TtgoKenq0-7gzXrwlRJZP2r75F5cw9gSxntbOhzYw4BSYwnFMYlGri6dKPtX9WHf_/w640-h464/10192023%201.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjm7qOCcNcVf5NBtIH6YRS215e9ml51qytCRfqL6Q9sA82yxSXPhg2JvPXk1ZcxeQlX8xsX42V4BfXQdZIWNdfNf1tIIyvAlxSB2Relc-L2HnOmgep0Qi_66eDGCf1uBHmGeez88QBQJ3PXecRZX0SCo2hApjI8ZW4JKquQQ0bYMR672xTVQiM4YL7tJyb/s5184/10232023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjm7qOCcNcVf5NBtIH6YRS215e9ml51qytCRfqL6Q9sA82yxSXPhg2JvPXk1ZcxeQlX8xsX42V4BfXQdZIWNdfNf1tIIyvAlxSB2Relc-L2HnOmgep0Qi_66eDGCf1uBHmGeez88QBQJ3PXecRZX0SCo2hApjI8ZW4JKquQQ0bYMR672xTVQiM4YL7tJyb/w640-h426/10232023.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">So I removed all the neutral floss and started stitching with the new color palette. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Now looking at the neutral palette - I really like it -perhaps I will transfer this image again and stitch it in the neutral!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I will post again with the finished project and all the floss color numbers and stitch information.</span></p>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038128784679009759noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609978987977932197.post-49666455004675185602023-10-12T11:52:00.003-07:002023-10-12T11:52:49.364-07:00Autumn Trees Modern Embroidery<span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJlD0TQ4jCWFoUIrlh0vNZkW80fEGxEWrcfBQ0caCW8x8GqwbgDoyPjqi_H5O-gHVwBZoPWUE7noq-YTPFixdrT8f1dt3e64jwIDqpabRMhEErMVgFu9HCZCOW8LOyOPMiwHA1PyDksFtUW2_GpunuvfJUlL9nIchKAoMX1tJr59zUbBEgg3W_NyQGJPbk/s5184/10122023%201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJlD0TQ4jCWFoUIrlh0vNZkW80fEGxEWrcfBQ0caCW8x8GqwbgDoyPjqi_H5O-gHVwBZoPWUE7noq-YTPFixdrT8f1dt3e64jwIDqpabRMhEErMVgFu9HCZCOW8LOyOPMiwHA1PyDksFtUW2_GpunuvfJUlL9nIchKAoMX1tJr59zUbBEgg3W_NyQGJPbk/w640-h426/10122023%201.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I have a work in progress to share. I wanted to stitch some autumn trees so I am using this tree line motif from my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/293109501/fox-embroidery-design-fox-hand?click_key=a34550b48020df383fe28e10cb6ce42ac58277dc%3A293109501&click_sum=11688acc&ref=shop_home_active_45&sts=1" target="_blank">Sly Fox</a> embroidery pattern set. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I selected some floss colors I thought would work well for autumn:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHJPr-jA5DZ8PbMKDKI87iFtICcCckgR3YWItge1yNaeuAC-oGJLM2d135FWktNCXJxCfQiCfO-KE1u6gDzxtF_uxUezMdUESkGcBGLFckAzk3galvhSuWyVwWhMxbDBHpBvOyb7VZM0XofMfL8nkZtgBDbnOm26rNv5IV4kEXfsMTXgRSu-nIP6NsiLY9/s5184/1042023.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHJPr-jA5DZ8PbMKDKI87iFtICcCckgR3YWItge1yNaeuAC-oGJLM2d135FWktNCXJxCfQiCfO-KE1u6gDzxtF_uxUezMdUESkGcBGLFckAzk3galvhSuWyVwWhMxbDBHpBvOyb7VZM0XofMfL8nkZtgBDbnOm26rNv5IV4kEXfsMTXgRSu-nIP6NsiLY9/w640-h426/1042023.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">But I changed my color palette and used these:</span></div></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFWPTXLmnEjYDZOVGPYwGBTyX-zyu1AZ3249epMHXMlKkGBt9kXESSfX2iYeTOGJet5Q-q_ohh-GlabynWb6aIfGqqCLXcpgeWGF7W_tpANZiF0QRcOgvirg2HGKkg0lu0SuovAUox5PnCO1HiNig_yl1u3QygtBWiqTP6ip_E6WjLR-AwXHWRxy3YbH1t/s5134/10122023%202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3227" data-original-width="5134" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFWPTXLmnEjYDZOVGPYwGBTyX-zyu1AZ3249epMHXMlKkGBt9kXESSfX2iYeTOGJet5Q-q_ohh-GlabynWb6aIfGqqCLXcpgeWGF7W_tpANZiF0QRcOgvirg2HGKkg0lu0SuovAUox5PnCO1HiNig_yl1u3QygtBWiqTP6ip_E6WjLR-AwXHWRxy3YbH1t/w640-h402/10122023%202.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: large;">Three of the trees have accent lines, I am not sure if I am going to add these lines in a contrasting color or just leave all of the trees a solid color? </span></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038128784679009759noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609978987977932197.post-90369572648856644352023-09-28T15:38:00.000-07:002023-09-28T15:38:09.899-07:00Baby Giraffe Embroidery Pattern<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW6RklEEmdyRfZdrROpeKQKhaoannmwExMA2qk2r4FJ1VtITS4tebS4N16TLh4e9R8kj99vhepUo7MByIMWHt8ZW0-D__F66FSkM2IyoZzXpoWkQFYvomSoDR__4TktSF3JcsrzcPVUAQJMAC1iiYx5ca3aY8b3kPimGVJ-hb27NqifhqpghGQAWLsRBft/s1854/9232023%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1636" data-original-width="1854" height="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW6RklEEmdyRfZdrROpeKQKhaoannmwExMA2qk2r4FJ1VtITS4tebS4N16TLh4e9R8kj99vhepUo7MByIMWHt8ZW0-D__F66FSkM2IyoZzXpoWkQFYvomSoDR__4TktSF3JcsrzcPVUAQJMAC1iiYx5ca3aY8b3kPimGVJ-hb27NqifhqpghGQAWLsRBft/w640-h564/9232023%204.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">I have a new embroidery pattern set available in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/kimberlyouimet" target="_blank">shop</a>! This one is titled <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1550838002/giraffe-hand-embroidery-pattern-baby?click_key=c2e9cd6a17a6f83c1dd6dd3ce6ecc896cd7f4cbd%3A1550838002&click_sum=a06cc247&ref=shop_home_active_1&sts=1" target="_blank">Baby Giraffe</a>. There are five pages of giraffe images.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXmOnZAteQybbqQs6yoiRfMzQx_lnnWvQD_aU3lJYkl-AB916RvXAtyjqik9Xtrvswa2gLp4Mp33b_cZWjI69Zic6USv8t90L12t4xKpRcT6wjb0l-gbHlegJZE6hCKcTeEF693xzXk7HoD3yjZR-ChS7j7BghX8T2kK3tRK7pJKOdQrLRSjioIO4iAxBE/s3758/9232023%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3758" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXmOnZAteQybbqQs6yoiRfMzQx_lnnWvQD_aU3lJYkl-AB916RvXAtyjqik9Xtrvswa2gLp4Mp33b_cZWjI69Zic6USv8t90L12t4xKpRcT6wjb0l-gbHlegJZE6hCKcTeEF693xzXk7HoD3yjZR-ChS7j7BghX8T2kK3tRK7pJKOdQrLRSjioIO4iAxBE/w640-h514/9232023%203.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw53CGln8n6R2SWFHPYc7odsb3dc5xmagWR5eRgPdq5DtiHvpY8tG3iqIlFKfBoIbs7T6cFcW6fmoHbKnzkyyxPvmVonUQuGfv0_NGIM1M3D2vtNyVeQ_E5lEb8GdAZkCa2S7JpNAQ5ZJioIWvomCkyUJLpzD3NQqmFnH_FZrZQgxEH_FDKIBokyeOAZhd/s1839/baby%20giraffe%20etsy%20graphic%20blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1785" data-original-width="1839" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw53CGln8n6R2SWFHPYc7odsb3dc5xmagWR5eRgPdq5DtiHvpY8tG3iqIlFKfBoIbs7T6cFcW6fmoHbKnzkyyxPvmVonUQuGfv0_NGIM1M3D2vtNyVeQ_E5lEb8GdAZkCa2S7JpNAQ5ZJioIWvomCkyUJLpzD3NQqmFnH_FZrZQgxEH_FDKIBokyeOAZhd/w640-h622/baby%20giraffe%20etsy%20graphic%20blog.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">I embroidered this one first: </span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkB_u6xCMDKuoDnnABV7uJu8NY8rdFP_SD679TLAJg4euoe76Q5s6hTFhusEYcNAcdWct7j1iu4eR6qNF4WAiB2521-TJOUuNkh5-6MUb-AWH_CMeQn8ZixpXDui624bg3ZrYJNRDUj2aAMTSm9NPp9RATRZbf4YJsE2PHHXQuMizXab9BBoujt2C6Tma9/s5184/9212023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkB_u6xCMDKuoDnnABV7uJu8NY8rdFP_SD679TLAJg4euoe76Q5s6hTFhusEYcNAcdWct7j1iu4eR6qNF4WAiB2521-TJOUuNkh5-6MUb-AWH_CMeQn8ZixpXDui624bg3ZrYJNRDUj2aAMTSm9NPp9RATRZbf4YJsE2PHHXQuMizXab9BBoujt2C6Tma9/w640-h426/9212023.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><span style="font-size: large;">His spots are stitched using the <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2010/08/100-stitches-satin-stitch.html" target="_blank">Satin Stitch</a>. The tree leaves are stitched with <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2010/02/100-stitches-fish-bone-stitch.html" target="_blank">Fishbone Stitch</a>. The tree trunk is <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2009/08/100-stitches-stem-stitch-1936-recipe.html" target="_blank">Stem Stitch</a>:</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV135Diu1_xX3j_HGm7Qtv0OhWQ-KvW3-jvJF18IzUWFgl_iSXOO_FdlweFhenObW7nka-iXT1viCN5IWSS8cr_8h6tAUbFseap6jmKMgtUXJIAhyphenhyphenQELJv60fUq70qc25px4SaWtom6n-dDEkCeD8KrPwb-NpPBm_QpRAEM5bB_n4CvC8cEHLVYrPQRj9N/s3003/9232023%201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2719" data-original-width="3003" height="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV135Diu1_xX3j_HGm7Qtv0OhWQ-KvW3-jvJF18IzUWFgl_iSXOO_FdlweFhenObW7nka-iXT1viCN5IWSS8cr_8h6tAUbFseap6jmKMgtUXJIAhyphenhyphenQELJv60fUq70qc25px4SaWtom6n-dDEkCeD8KrPwb-NpPBm_QpRAEM5bB_n4CvC8cEHLVYrPQRj9N/w640-h580/9232023%201.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The giraffe is outlined with <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2015/02/100-stitches-back-stitch.html" target="_blank">Back Stitch</a>. His horns and eyebrow are rows of Back Stitch. His eyes, nose and hoofs are Satin Stitch. His eyelashes, mouth and the grass are <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2010/09/100-stitches-straight-stitch.html" target="_blank">Straight Stitch</a>. </span></div><div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimR1EVKwDq0xkDiGvNsTxVj2HHDLr7YZg2ukuepLlX471p2KAAgn8s8EpvTnALYBWKJU5GdmzT-49_9y4nCsK8u1sCH45BJBKJXzU5IKZcaR6L2J9BP0L9tgtXd_WRVc5ctV5YJpjnpwNVaTvCmlkZGTmaHMa74S00_AyiRDL4kyA3ryEno0Xu6PDCl6M3/s2518/9232023%206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2518" data-original-width="2313" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimR1EVKwDq0xkDiGvNsTxVj2HHDLr7YZg2ukuepLlX471p2KAAgn8s8EpvTnALYBWKJU5GdmzT-49_9y4nCsK8u1sCH45BJBKJXzU5IKZcaR6L2J9BP0L9tgtXd_WRVc5ctV5YJpjnpwNVaTvCmlkZGTmaHMa74S00_AyiRDL4kyA3ryEno0Xu6PDCl6M3/w588-h640/9232023%206.jpg" width="588" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">His mane is <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2009/09/100-stitches-two-new-stitches.html" target="_blank">Blanket Stitch</a> and his tail and forelock are <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2021/11/turkey-work.html" target="_blank">Turkey Work</a>.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTwIS9sTCa0CtGW0nOWLYw3wmIFoATsm5tcPaNk0xVU1FlT52n_E9KDeuUF1zLHaHspiwvLnufNSoWmrbolC2ca5TqbGjlwPELUIkbnSfWzYy6y8_EPcGwDcILXm70l7NMPZziOJZGOeOBqJCVvDwh4PqeR_Pbk-ndhHmdUj9UGyk1GtdXBme5EWToe501/s1507/9232023%207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1227" data-original-width="1507" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTwIS9sTCa0CtGW0nOWLYw3wmIFoATsm5tcPaNk0xVU1FlT52n_E9KDeuUF1zLHaHspiwvLnufNSoWmrbolC2ca5TqbGjlwPELUIkbnSfWzYy6y8_EPcGwDcILXm70l7NMPZziOJZGOeOBqJCVvDwh4PqeR_Pbk-ndhHmdUj9UGyk1GtdXBme5EWToe501/w640-h522/9232023%207.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Here are the floss color numbers I used for this project palette:</span><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5zlgQ1Gjd-O9VOvOs65IA7eqG5PsRTseVUABAeV0grYjreqNShsFpa56pIv6I8Y_FbJZOYqY34W5DL2vkkrGUOcrgcEq96W6E63Sk91ZbX_h-CGk7eKrTpR8KoU296FJ_jiA5G6apLTK47TGJypkMtIDikD20dOGZE8rnBpWAiCDwx21gQVlGbjz7guE5/s858/baby%20giraffe%20project%20palette.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="858" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5zlgQ1Gjd-O9VOvOs65IA7eqG5PsRTseVUABAeV0grYjreqNShsFpa56pIv6I8Y_FbJZOYqY34W5DL2vkkrGUOcrgcEq96W6E63Sk91ZbX_h-CGk7eKrTpR8KoU296FJ_jiA5G6apLTK47TGJypkMtIDikD20dOGZE8rnBpWAiCDwx21gQVlGbjz7guE5/w640-h254/baby%20giraffe%20project%20palette.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFs4mssR5ug_JcqxFZrQpCOoLCl01cd6TeuZ4nIYsu8LT57xe0NrgJ5Xz_HprTu6ioXFz-YoQNh2pqbwCTuCwp5o8tjEPgQ5Y5i_kwyG_BnZGoao1Tu5hfwdSaATPiI89VwRF56iwXbKBiPTUVZwzlSRl9mFkxxa1LesX0KMFgd3un7wN8EmrUjBUi8Wz/s1828/9232023%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1637" data-original-width="1828" height="574" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFs4mssR5ug_JcqxFZrQpCOoLCl01cd6TeuZ4nIYsu8LT57xe0NrgJ5Xz_HprTu6ioXFz-YoQNh2pqbwCTuCwp5o8tjEPgQ5Y5i_kwyG_BnZGoao1Tu5hfwdSaATPiI89VwRF56iwXbKBiPTUVZwzlSRl9mFkxxa1LesX0KMFgd3un7wN8EmrUjBUi8Wz/w640-h574/9232023%205.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p></div></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038128784679009759noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609978987977932197.post-36740776015753099112023-09-09T11:10:00.002-07:002023-09-14T15:38:24.449-07:00Siennese Stitch<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2uA5hMXQJc8XcsWvudQhSqwqeaeiqoMEhzQ992C0TVoYpF5RGC8J36Z2dl_nTG8x7ds8Lqa2PvBcEye_iB0GHRR9B4rPMTwEK9J4qlShyPt1Sx-e8H9rNLEYc2CHEkBxD3X-OWIqN7Ti3UZ2j9DtiC06F9rTz28Fa1yVZ5TSv16IOENfs11x0i9p_Jgdh/s2017/992023%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="2017" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2uA5hMXQJc8XcsWvudQhSqwqeaeiqoMEhzQ992C0TVoYpF5RGC8J36Z2dl_nTG8x7ds8Lqa2PvBcEye_iB0GHRR9B4rPMTwEK9J4qlShyPt1Sx-e8H9rNLEYc2CHEkBxD3X-OWIqN7Ti3UZ2j9DtiC06F9rTz28Fa1yVZ5TSv16IOENfs11x0i9p_Jgdh/w640-h406/992023%202.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">This stitch is the Siennese Stitch. This is the latest stitch from my <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2015/06/100-stitches-plus-stitch-list-by.html" target="_blank">100 Stitches</a> list. </span><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqyL8UAqLG4yAwJo0bJlWzQfNgBSJN5eKHzW4S1o1GkDekAT8Qgt44hM-tCT3-tLCDTIdBNHAdWp95GQOtUPqsIcZHgxFcb8Uo3CHs1jZ-i6Xeg1XzBNuUlgUu9pfvuuxMQpLt9_Cq30ahFk5Ax9KZXOikeKkaE6ZnW9GVW8yUQsHm2g3-kMyEhd06kRNj/s2104/992023%203.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1184" data-original-width="2104" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqyL8UAqLG4yAwJo0bJlWzQfNgBSJN5eKHzW4S1o1GkDekAT8Qgt44hM-tCT3-tLCDTIdBNHAdWp95GQOtUPqsIcZHgxFcb8Uo3CHs1jZ-i6Xeg1XzBNuUlgUu9pfvuuxMQpLt9_Cq30ahFk5Ax9KZXOikeKkaE6ZnW9GVW8yUQsHm2g3-kMyEhd06kRNj/w640-h360/992023%203.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihd_godcdfyXKpLOtHLPOeUV-pVXMUJ__G_r1tHzw9DazRqWZbCFLan80T_Wr1xaj0wgqYmznXrjk7NnNA7BhoniD3FUxgV4_fuBm2F_LBURK79NcvMn7I5pvHa2kiqQR8MaKUXneY8EecnKyFJBtHb_tWPOszDqSlk50odTkgAOGPbmZhQ6RvElIxR6pK/s2922/992023%201.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2180" data-original-width="2922" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihd_godcdfyXKpLOtHLPOeUV-pVXMUJ__G_r1tHzw9DazRqWZbCFLan80T_Wr1xaj0wgqYmznXrjk7NnNA7BhoniD3FUxgV4_fuBm2F_LBURK79NcvMn7I5pvHa2kiqQR8MaKUXneY8EecnKyFJBtHb_tWPOszDqSlk50odTkgAOGPbmZhQ6RvElIxR6pK/w640-h478/992023%201.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">For my stitch demonstration, I am using perle cotton floss. This is DMC Color Variations #4022. I set up two parallel guidelines so that I could keep my stitch size consistent.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5GIjx81rDKtVng-jyJd7223SOZy1hjtZS4OAXEmAqxQA8OA-j_EmRW4PxARevJZeaNMxGmRpoOFruhomoT5mfbsJBVWTKxljw6Z9juYMp3Ml0G6uMouJeytw0QieArVUmIWcYJ3QSdJ49R-yyjFXQqL7QVIOFo06SRlQ-p8WiLQAHm6_Nze07cLX-0ey/s5184/972023%201.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5GIjx81rDKtVng-jyJd7223SOZy1hjtZS4OAXEmAqxQA8OA-j_EmRW4PxARevJZeaNMxGmRpoOFruhomoT5mfbsJBVWTKxljw6Z9juYMp3Ml0G6uMouJeytw0QieArVUmIWcYJ3QSdJ49R-yyjFXQqL7QVIOFo06SRlQ-p8WiLQAHm6_Nze07cLX-0ey/w640-h426/972023%201.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: large;">The first step is to come up through the fabric and form a <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2010/09/100-stitches-straight-stitch.html" target="_blank">Straight Stitch</a>.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9KxnMgX1A3y6TPdFSwyQPge7MJCV2UNeXDcB6AlAXF7Ite-mN6wJqLHm-Ij18LkrLAhwgvdPNm9ickl8_kFa3O1YRN3bQ1fAC0Rct0Ae9_bwpFvPaRNafmliNrrEti99SW0jr73MvZctTcwdE7gjbYb5VsgEgRdUsZuugHEASXY-jN0xuY8SOXqCcD2Ue/s4879/972023%203.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3080" data-original-width="4879" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9KxnMgX1A3y6TPdFSwyQPge7MJCV2UNeXDcB6AlAXF7Ite-mN6wJqLHm-Ij18LkrLAhwgvdPNm9ickl8_kFa3O1YRN3bQ1fAC0Rct0Ae9_bwpFvPaRNafmliNrrEti99SW0jr73MvZctTcwdE7gjbYb5VsgEgRdUsZuugHEASXY-jN0xuY8SOXqCcD2Ue/w640-h404/972023%203.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaNm5TckazqQytarYNZo6QoeagmJR9XOpkp4WBDPRjvGqMsfzYt3LMunsinfyzG9VZMfuT44pwSZU-J1N4d_TtviIwhxyIwtuLpTPFJbui1mhXJqpiO8lQc5efFNDaUk9woC2ReVkXLzLhpoINORdDdZOC1wbwSHLYUNw88d-q9nP6rvGct2JwpZoVWysJ/s5184/992023%204.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaNm5TckazqQytarYNZo6QoeagmJR9XOpkp4WBDPRjvGqMsfzYt3LMunsinfyzG9VZMfuT44pwSZU-J1N4d_TtviIwhxyIwtuLpTPFJbui1mhXJqpiO8lQc5efFNDaUk9woC2ReVkXLzLhpoINORdDdZOC1wbwSHLYUNw88d-q9nP6rvGct2JwpZoVWysJ/w640-h426/992023%204.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">then come back up through the fabric a small distance from the Straight Stitch:</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwomlvj0UzHrJBjGxFoa_zS99cqZM4X8UiSLTiC_SXk6jHS9gqfu2wY-2LFQ9jtIPQ5zpw5EmqgZRaj7ZkJ1nA67sCVIQ3i_9Fs9XyWOoA4NDtfPI86CWLfx0gLsXfpNNN7lWq7T3S7MJtn12qYLVi1PgjiAndvkUHlyH_tCaU1d_pIipRvrVvW7u6O_Cc/s3979/992023%205.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2917" data-original-width="3979" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwomlvj0UzHrJBjGxFoa_zS99cqZM4X8UiSLTiC_SXk6jHS9gqfu2wY-2LFQ9jtIPQ5zpw5EmqgZRaj7ZkJ1nA67sCVIQ3i_9Fs9XyWOoA4NDtfPI86CWLfx0gLsXfpNNN7lWq7T3S7MJtn12qYLVi1PgjiAndvkUHlyH_tCaU1d_pIipRvrVvW7u6O_Cc/w640-h470/992023%205.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Pull the floss all the way through and bring the needle around to slide under the Straight Stitch. Make sure your needle passes under the Straight Stitch but then over the working floss - this will create a loop: </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4ixxNjkAK61DqKorN4CWnzDofJMYadIMDU2cJGXnZ5NGECm8U4mlq6W68RrGDnRB7d0j3XEkdWjSA8SShk7L1icnCVDPrZKzFkS8QlydhG3Ufx8RdaFASW9tnxaD_-7COVoTf4GEOrQoh-X1T7hpLTcxwlngLVJZ1OhmK_lmTvxGsA7qSLNDKud8tdJp/s4223/992023%206.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2816" data-original-width="4223" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4ixxNjkAK61DqKorN4CWnzDofJMYadIMDU2cJGXnZ5NGECm8U4mlq6W68RrGDnRB7d0j3XEkdWjSA8SShk7L1icnCVDPrZKzFkS8QlydhG3Ufx8RdaFASW9tnxaD_-7COVoTf4GEOrQoh-X1T7hpLTcxwlngLVJZ1OhmK_lmTvxGsA7qSLNDKud8tdJp/w640-h426/992023%206.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Pull the floss all the way until the loop is snug around the first Straight Stitch. Now go back into the fabric and pull all the way through.... </span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqxZezliJQVECc8uXFWTtKqDobZqdqnsIqPkT73eUolbVOl2f7h449TvP-h2yvYeWKHYwdI5jen2kuviYoJ8oEraQbzBYtYCNSKVIfh8o9U8Y_pNXusz5JPxypYfar9vnaNnlP8f3qCblqAEDJz772eVwfpKVrTmh-V0G7u3UOAb7EjcJteKEGh4dAi0fn/s4589/992023%207.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4589" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqxZezliJQVECc8uXFWTtKqDobZqdqnsIqPkT73eUolbVOl2f7h449TvP-h2yvYeWKHYwdI5jen2kuviYoJ8oEraQbzBYtYCNSKVIfh8o9U8Y_pNXusz5JPxypYfar9vnaNnlP8f3qCblqAEDJz772eVwfpKVrTmh-V0G7u3UOAb7EjcJteKEGh4dAi0fn/w640-h422/992023%207.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-size: large;">and this will complete the stitch! </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbL7EC8KqRpcBeBTrcFJUOUX3hXhvXhNRGnrS94beH01BWCCO_mQKFj46qymuQGHIn_P86iWT1SYonfbdsyQLud3n07dVpXdv5L4x23ya82eH3Smzj8bkLhAhrkBtt9Fyn9Mb_nmNVJR-RJnmkM7x6LNYAQSpyCFqarFqeZMaoMpr4hyQpcTUrHYyWppb/s4370/992023%208.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2917" data-original-width="4370" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbL7EC8KqRpcBeBTrcFJUOUX3hXhvXhNRGnrS94beH01BWCCO_mQKFj46qymuQGHIn_P86iWT1SYonfbdsyQLud3n07dVpXdv5L4x23ya82eH3Smzj8bkLhAhrkBtt9Fyn9Mb_nmNVJR-RJnmkM7x6LNYAQSpyCFqarFqeZMaoMpr4hyQpcTUrHYyWppb/w640-h428/992023%208.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-size: large;">Continue working the Sienese Stitch along the parallel lines.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidxa7xxRs6da0T2nP2-RXiPj2vyuSyoot71DsBDiGICv2xOd91x94C3F1m3YE6PQIX11swmBIxZD3JwU1Nl22juhut_PAachEI3bfir_GHR8XdTaabraNSAZnZh4cby3qiaZ_vTr_cbJx8eoQ0T7NWNxDvTSe_mKVWM-DONC5ODAwqM89xDXzG9QFqIJ9k/s4599/992023%209.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2993" data-original-width="4599" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidxa7xxRs6da0T2nP2-RXiPj2vyuSyoot71DsBDiGICv2xOd91x94C3F1m3YE6PQIX11swmBIxZD3JwU1Nl22juhut_PAachEI3bfir_GHR8XdTaabraNSAZnZh4cby3qiaZ_vTr_cbJx8eoQ0T7NWNxDvTSe_mKVWM-DONC5ODAwqM89xDXzG9QFqIJ9k/w640-h416/992023%209.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEismisVXHJfMrpDlSNx7iGwNUrzZfFvo6ei6QJFdbTxvautr3C4L_J1PlOjdLV_hB2Jxnc7HpgWfnvbl1D1YJuSDSUqMRVBchi32sG6GYHYAqrwurVUV-J-HCUPNeICQEU9NANFKFaOC5sx02B5rDighqIa_nmzjcWzpK2Jqnexq2o4q4Nl8iZlSdSlYWUg/s4670/992023%2010.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3380" data-original-width="4670" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEismisVXHJfMrpDlSNx7iGwNUrzZfFvo6ei6QJFdbTxvautr3C4L_J1PlOjdLV_hB2Jxnc7HpgWfnvbl1D1YJuSDSUqMRVBchi32sG6GYHYAqrwurVUV-J-HCUPNeICQEU9NANFKFaOC5sx02B5rDighqIa_nmzjcWzpK2Jqnexq2o4q4Nl8iZlSdSlYWUg/w640-h464/992023%2010.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">When finished, secure your floss on the underside of the fabric. Here is a look at the underside of this stitch:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5oDSi2FKVNjZyDiPkDDOo6PUdOFDWi-7ZvdbNGvTJbdXj9JdOu3fY5Wg3uBBlTmZzzd2q82vaHVoAmlhJ90dDsdOTJbnQYsG8mDURKiosIs1IdbP1Vw97BAIdgtLWOavqCoy0vgplSIa6Y4kDKj-0c89FW-YMgCUQ75-Ls5Zw8kWfuhGbCR8MJ8KZwKUq/s5184/992023%2011.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5oDSi2FKVNjZyDiPkDDOo6PUdOFDWi-7ZvdbNGvTJbdXj9JdOu3fY5Wg3uBBlTmZzzd2q82vaHVoAmlhJ90dDsdOTJbnQYsG8mDURKiosIs1IdbP1Vw97BAIdgtLWOavqCoy0vgplSIa6Y4kDKj-0c89FW-YMgCUQ75-Ls5Zw8kWfuhGbCR8MJ8KZwKUq/w640-h426/992023%2011.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">I learned this stitch from the book <i>Embroidery Stitches </i>by Mary Webb.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDWQXC9RkWp0ZsQ-52NPsIWqB-ET6qiPXZUdYjlYXIO2-G1KEbzR1mTmtmFSqcTfGyJfsyfW7LenG5yTLK_-lqSe2LevQrn7pochv9O1TYoVytZFP_wdV_FbqxM3hLeyJeE4yTHEjwKcqRjbFt1x6YuTffpBjqtl03423jIicUgTC9LZeyxPNhkdwXUbWk/s2104/992023%203.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1184" data-original-width="2104" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDWQXC9RkWp0ZsQ-52NPsIWqB-ET6qiPXZUdYjlYXIO2-G1KEbzR1mTmtmFSqcTfGyJfsyfW7LenG5yTLK_-lqSe2LevQrn7pochv9O1TYoVytZFP_wdV_FbqxM3hLeyJeE4yTHEjwKcqRjbFt1x6YuTffpBjqtl03423jIicUgTC9LZeyxPNhkdwXUbWk/w640-h360/992023%203.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p></p></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038128784679009759noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609978987977932197.post-35466743516292954512023-06-21T13:19:00.002-07:002023-06-21T13:19:48.630-07:00Embroidered Hot Air Balloon<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR3GWAu639a84Mt5Kl_J1v3HYiyOmnTbxMquKVjkrDsJbsUJXM8dDTMlkMdr-si0hYCFAEygDyawFdXyjqG0A9TtS0MPxzL2poN0k3GHGv62NL5Ui3WbSNDCvETsaWPMQghX_JUgVg_isLGGsTY3nyZ7HBP59q_FkMY_RP2hvZFIIIwfdJ0hLt8Le0G-Wt/s2815/51723%201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2815" data-original-width="2795" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR3GWAu639a84Mt5Kl_J1v3HYiyOmnTbxMquKVjkrDsJbsUJXM8dDTMlkMdr-si0hYCFAEygDyawFdXyjqG0A9TtS0MPxzL2poN0k3GHGv62NL5Ui3WbSNDCvETsaWPMQghX_JUgVg_isLGGsTY3nyZ7HBP59q_FkMY_RP2hvZFIIIwfdJ0hLt8Le0G-Wt/w636-h640/51723%201.JPG" width="636" /></a></div> <p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I have a finished project plus all the stitch and color details to share. This hot air balloon sailing over a city skyline is from my <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2017/04/hot-air-balloon-embroidery-pattern.html" target="_blank">Hot Air Balloon</a> embroidery pattern set. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTAI56D8XgoVSOG99GLa1zZAvfT08ymAAUewsJ1Ys5vqdYzeoDUhDQByCVjnS_HYRbXvBG3uowIbPPZkWC7ZrA2ez9Dy6GdhOk22EN8Yju91nmWqH5TsxTPrKvSP2ramV98sS-3v6HsfJRFmquYPF0yVEYAGiPl4BXihZccANlaccW6dazlk2mmPG_swnd/s4716/51723.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3451" data-original-width="4716" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTAI56D8XgoVSOG99GLa1zZAvfT08ymAAUewsJ1Ys5vqdYzeoDUhDQByCVjnS_HYRbXvBG3uowIbPPZkWC7ZrA2ez9Dy6GdhOk22EN8Yju91nmWqH5TsxTPrKvSP2ramV98sS-3v6HsfJRFmquYPF0yVEYAGiPl4BXihZccANlaccW6dazlk2mmPG_swnd/w640-h468/51723.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">For the upper part of the balloon, I used <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2011/01/100-stitches-double-knot-stitch.html" target="_blank">Double Knot Stitch</a>. The pennant, the bunting, the lower outline of the balloon, the basket outline, the cloud outlines and the buildings are all done in <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2015/02/100-stitches-back-stitch.html" target="_blank">Back Stitch</a>. The balloon filling is <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2010/09/100-stitches-straight-stitch.html" target="_blank">Straight Stitch</a> and the balloon skirt is <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2010/04/100-stitches-cross-stitch.html" target="_blank">Cross Stitch</a>. The basket trim is outlined with Back Stitch, filled by Straight Stitch and <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2009/08/100-stitches-french-knot.html" target="_blank">French Knots</a>.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaBqfWne26y2DjXPAvYCIKt7pblXKtZITA3QhsZvAKqnssKojRixngyzKuifcpIeD0NmC4NNIr-K9Kpams1_6CgdClmTZxheFhTZbHWxEfOEr_R8IH7wFxjdzngbGgNaykiFFVwINb-r0oo5xQMTkey985yG7iD5hx8p-mq48fde6zpPCMzaPCYzY94cMw/s3750/6212023%203.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2993" data-original-width="3750" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaBqfWne26y2DjXPAvYCIKt7pblXKtZITA3QhsZvAKqnssKojRixngyzKuifcpIeD0NmC4NNIr-K9Kpams1_6CgdClmTZxheFhTZbHWxEfOEr_R8IH7wFxjdzngbGgNaykiFFVwINb-r0oo5xQMTkey985yG7iD5hx8p-mq48fde6zpPCMzaPCYzY94cMw/w640-h510/6212023%203.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: large;">The sequins I used are 5mm faceted cup sequins. I really love the sparkle that they add!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63lcq-V0qP97rFHx-w3ARmPLI2XSRPcAYq6o0egZ8gBXTkaPuW2pjz9qqvTG2zs3rN_p9hwRL4kfevVFWRDKFuhrzSIxFtoULy7ck36m_TiohPCOi1I0-uK64qvFSDbbs0gTLJPr6WmX7ocmQn7TW8rKXrZeb1R53o_dDWq8gbCym079QrnkWImnH_Hi6/s5184/6212023%202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63lcq-V0qP97rFHx-w3ARmPLI2XSRPcAYq6o0egZ8gBXTkaPuW2pjz9qqvTG2zs3rN_p9hwRL4kfevVFWRDKFuhrzSIxFtoULy7ck36m_TiohPCOi1I0-uK64qvFSDbbs0gTLJPr6WmX7ocmQn7TW8rKXrZeb1R53o_dDWq8gbCym079QrnkWImnH_Hi6/w640-h426/6212023%202.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-size: large;">Here are the numbers for the embroidery floss in my project color project:</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie4S9Ge97AfNgnADe1a-n-as17vwhS_FsoUxptAOnNf7eFyYdYOz8AW7eev1zDEaoNWzTOK-vjRUuqYkNq4rhqUHgJDIJg4Vm8kJKid0Gd7MVb1gEJ2aFprf52NLfKrHjOSrOfzW7PTtaR7RzYfAQ4wHGpNEkBgYVFf4JE_IP2ru6myhYfk_I-wZ87-22v/s671/hot%20air%20balloon%20project%20palette.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="342" data-original-width="671" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie4S9Ge97AfNgnADe1a-n-as17vwhS_FsoUxptAOnNf7eFyYdYOz8AW7eev1zDEaoNWzTOK-vjRUuqYkNq4rhqUHgJDIJg4Vm8kJKid0Gd7MVb1gEJ2aFprf52NLfKrHjOSrOfzW7PTtaR7RzYfAQ4wHGpNEkBgYVFf4JE_IP2ru6myhYfk_I-wZ87-22v/w400-h204/hot%20air%20balloon%20project%20palette.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">My pattern of a hot air balloon</span></p>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038128784679009759noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609978987977932197.post-8491963805925575152023-05-13T20:22:00.004-07:002023-05-13T20:31:30.381-07:00Honey Bees and Flowers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu5CMMFE5i4u0w6n8C5MaKDHMg7VgdUME55ise-TVHK1_GMOYFd1NHqLAi9xrNZ6VYMFZlG4pbC32O7l53b9xFoOxv5z34ZRBfV9KztijGPd-RI79S_sREbyiXubwzLKRH4G1yXcdeaFo7kYkJQJDwXW6IcOLq2591OvaNou8LlMWTm5BsljSM-UjQUw/s5184/582023%201.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu5CMMFE5i4u0w6n8C5MaKDHMg7VgdUME55ise-TVHK1_GMOYFd1NHqLAi9xrNZ6VYMFZlG4pbC32O7l53b9xFoOxv5z34ZRBfV9KztijGPd-RI79S_sREbyiXubwzLKRH4G1yXcdeaFo7kYkJQJDwXW6IcOLq2591OvaNou8LlMWTm5BsljSM-UjQUw/w640-h426/582023%201.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p> <span style="font-size: large;">This is from my <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2022/08/honey-bee-embroidery-pattern.html" target="_blank">Honey Bee</a> hand embroidery pattern. </span></p><div><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLq6rOBdvJPC3cQ91Fj_hLjm50VvVAPQi73KSf2cqSEurN2NsPuLFuqBJS9U6sLgeAZzetNEUZAxZPy0UQDRuao5z9DEbt2pK23gPPYYdeFBkbXDaArUF9IwU01D0SeSZYFGtaIAM20aAJeUzaVQOeR7Bedd5GcMyWPrR0ojpyLcdu_3qVmP4LmGqpRQ/s4543/582023%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3162" data-original-width="4543" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLq6rOBdvJPC3cQ91Fj_hLjm50VvVAPQi73KSf2cqSEurN2NsPuLFuqBJS9U6sLgeAZzetNEUZAxZPy0UQDRuao5z9DEbt2pK23gPPYYdeFBkbXDaArUF9IwU01D0SeSZYFGtaIAM20aAJeUzaVQOeR7Bedd5GcMyWPrR0ojpyLcdu_3qVmP4LmGqpRQ/w640-h446/582023%202.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></span><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">I really like the variety of stitches used and my color palette!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The large flowers are all <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2011/09/100-stitches-spider-web-filling-stitch.html" target="_blank">Spiderweb Filling Stitch</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidpjkgXqkinm5jrQmUpnrJdjYLt80N127C2sFnSr76enBEMNym0ApGu0snntGGTOkUuJxGvr0pfLON2qqfUXYsMvpQiaRsFky76e1OPeGtbZduyGSY5OUyZDbmHj22Mo6ATQVqcyrXJJgUhSEy9REoQVRJWMIPEvlosW9xNDF8U-gJrXmWRoGjg5R4WA/s2457/5132023%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1726" data-original-width="2457" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidpjkgXqkinm5jrQmUpnrJdjYLt80N127C2sFnSr76enBEMNym0ApGu0snntGGTOkUuJxGvr0pfLON2qqfUXYsMvpQiaRsFky76e1OPeGtbZduyGSY5OUyZDbmHj22Mo6ATQVqcyrXJJgUhSEy9REoQVRJWMIPEvlosW9xNDF8U-gJrXmWRoGjg5R4WA/w640-h450/5132023%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The stem and leaves are <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2009/08/100-stitches-stem-stitch-1936-recipe.html" target="_blank">Stem Stitch</a>. The daisy flowers are <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2009/09/100-stitches-40-lazy-daisy-stitch.html" target="_blank">Lazy Daisy Stitch</a>:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz6QvUrbgq6U3AwKZ8vOT3SWN6aZEuVDyWQA0ZWSfo3lJtDBgUZS9DZg13uifIrFDhqk2ncAb_vdFsUM6a-YxC4qP0W9xSSHpO6cC6jVRUXkAQXRKeoLWtfSMsYXgdaZpC_6wB-Ws1ODHvd86vN2NsXGNTkv8vrpUG3SpQ36VNPp03dyuIhXQhqbxCrg/s2648/5132023%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2139" data-original-width="2648" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz6QvUrbgq6U3AwKZ8vOT3SWN6aZEuVDyWQA0ZWSfo3lJtDBgUZS9DZg13uifIrFDhqk2ncAb_vdFsUM6a-YxC4qP0W9xSSHpO6cC6jVRUXkAQXRKeoLWtfSMsYXgdaZpC_6wB-Ws1ODHvd86vN2NsXGNTkv8vrpUG3SpQ36VNPp03dyuIhXQhqbxCrg/w640-h516/5132023%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The buds and the bee bodies are all <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2009/08/100-stitches-french-knot.html" target="_blank">French Knots</a>. The bee wings are <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2010/09/100-stitches-straight-stitch.html" target="_blank">Straight Stitch</a> using blending filament. This is Kreinik brand.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN-guzNr1ENrkAKN8mwkdEX2QvC9R1d-rgxR-Z6Klm97IP2Gz5TZMqCh7OZPowVVt-ymu9iz7EkOCNTJP3cwfcQ79-GHXT2ULbCAH7hG7ZD7vurQ1yvWDN7wfp4qbjWTw2Q-bBVU3V4cN8fFDiUHSXQ0uECaMJLxvpFUNCsCcHEDE6-a-22Egi7M-JqA/s2070/5132023%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1498" data-original-width="2070" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN-guzNr1ENrkAKN8mwkdEX2QvC9R1d-rgxR-Z6Klm97IP2Gz5TZMqCh7OZPowVVt-ymu9iz7EkOCNTJP3cwfcQ79-GHXT2ULbCAH7hG7ZD7vurQ1yvWDN7wfp4qbjWTw2Q-bBVU3V4cN8fFDiUHSXQ0uECaMJLxvpFUNCsCcHEDE6-a-22Egi7M-JqA/w640-h464/5132023%203.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Here is the floss color information:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6hXeMAbNQppB7vI2tPDPe9vp-IEh13eXtnmBCpTHGS2Oi2tz1EAmhXE0X3GWjF4eSzQaMhllscGpcn8hlv82k9XAHNfNhfGjRPb7hEqV36ywwU_1BuFIH5DvaT6XFdSMYbNnGnqW-PeW7eZ0gi1rVy7poOrAQCSZFTVvGRZSeUIvgn97fhW2ai6wSUQ/s986/honey%20bee%20flowers%20project%20palette.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="986" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6hXeMAbNQppB7vI2tPDPe9vp-IEh13eXtnmBCpTHGS2Oi2tz1EAmhXE0X3GWjF4eSzQaMhllscGpcn8hlv82k9XAHNfNhfGjRPb7hEqV36ywwU_1BuFIH5DvaT6XFdSMYbNnGnqW-PeW7eZ0gi1rVy7poOrAQCSZFTVvGRZSeUIvgn97fhW2ai6wSUQ/w495-h170/honey%20bee%20flowers%20project%20palette.jpg" width="495" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>I almost ran out of the pink floss before I finished this project. You can see the small amount I had left...I also didn't have the color number! Good thing I had enough left to match to the sample in my <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2021/08/embroidery-floss-swatch-book.html" target="_blank">Embroidery Floss</a></span><span><a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2021/08/embroidery-floss-swatch-book.html" target="_blank"> Swatch book</a>:</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJVhM6zn298tuSqceL25q-DueEIyfijayhrDNI54uQhHQbYJNJsUpM4eSLrGVIyfCtCYSqTs2E9nOn3T8Ssp-TcnHJ2xrk53ntxK0bzjHKPIbpP8x9sSi_QHAF0FLqQWuqW3EbWZFo1sGZg4Ua2Ap7dJqJEjqHBeerIYDnbxEy9sWbjCfgnkt7DxzlsA/s3264/IMG_0107.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJVhM6zn298tuSqceL25q-DueEIyfijayhrDNI54uQhHQbYJNJsUpM4eSLrGVIyfCtCYSqTs2E9nOn3T8Ssp-TcnHJ2xrk53ntxK0bzjHKPIbpP8x9sSi_QHAF0FLqQWuqW3EbWZFo1sGZg4Ua2Ap7dJqJEjqHBeerIYDnbxEy9sWbjCfgnkt7DxzlsA/w480-h640/IMG_0107.jpg" width="480" /></a></div></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038128784679009759noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609978987977932197.post-19932118021342635002023-04-12T11:55:00.000-07:002023-04-12T11:55:54.447-07:00Hand Embroidered Flowers<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIOtA6XC2unnWLI2RyM2t6b29ABTK7Jj3sxI8ny4BPQmXRVa_w1TXc3n3n2Uant6VafzAHMQx7A-VcgzYaCu_BiLZqAuTHI--_qqfub29J1Ikp4rb6ccOUjBDvGJIViTU8bBM2om4lHrIjSFNsqKBQFrLelXduZKHEuM1bMk7lQtNhuw3NCRwLOFB7pA/s2837/4122023%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2837" data-original-width="2793" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIOtA6XC2unnWLI2RyM2t6b29ABTK7Jj3sxI8ny4BPQmXRVa_w1TXc3n3n2Uant6VafzAHMQx7A-VcgzYaCu_BiLZqAuTHI--_qqfub29J1Ikp4rb6ccOUjBDvGJIViTU8bBM2om4lHrIjSFNsqKBQFrLelXduZKHEuM1bMk7lQtNhuw3NCRwLOFB7pA/w630-h640/4122023%203.jpg" width="630" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKGMMtEJzHa6ophaWWeTf6VtWxpQZ_ubc4apRwoz2We2W4LecKLsqcu5XlmrpoQ7Jhof-aXwWdqfkabg9hnvNwiNhI3BqdoqvL6L731eoAaQ0sj4VNSfTN8lbh_uzs_D3XlHkhjZWKtEfGUfKFq6_V5e5KbC3tA7UpASRRKM8JVsJ_XIuk3iPhoRejpw/s3130/4122023%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2761" data-original-width="3130" height="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKGMMtEJzHa6ophaWWeTf6VtWxpQZ_ubc4apRwoz2We2W4LecKLsqcu5XlmrpoQ7Jhof-aXwWdqfkabg9hnvNwiNhI3BqdoqvL6L731eoAaQ0sj4VNSfTN8lbh_uzs_D3XlHkhjZWKtEfGUfKFq6_V5e5KbC3tA7UpASRRKM8JVsJ_XIuk3iPhoRejpw/w640-h564/4122023%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">This beautiful flower spray is from my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/598113688/flower-embroidery-design-flower-fancy?ref=shop_home_active_1" target="_blank">Flower Fancy</a> hand embroidery pattern set. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdifHusU4gCadxjoVGrPzp9gsC7j5QlbrJcELZuoneEjwNSDYYT-iAJ6DCxjY9rzwPBbYt8llhAUlekLkyrEQlwz8-Q_8IRhQDiY6aom7-YtR9RzwA3GBVHKA-7Nq49jTPtT9vjtvx167hDF3cmnQJD0VL2i-vGs7wdMbzY4uTBTWnQIQ6k0naVhazsw/s5184/3162023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdifHusU4gCadxjoVGrPzp9gsC7j5QlbrJcELZuoneEjwNSDYYT-iAJ6DCxjY9rzwPBbYt8llhAUlekLkyrEQlwz8-Q_8IRhQDiY6aom7-YtR9RzwA3GBVHKA-7Nq49jTPtT9vjtvx167hDF3cmnQJD0VL2i-vGs7wdMbzY4uTBTWnQIQ6k0naVhazsw/w640-h426/3162023.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I used three different stitches for this project. The stems are done with <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2009/08/100-stitches-stem-stitch-1936-recipe.html" target="_blank">Stem Stitch</a>:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8P5ONH3RsZHiLLgEX_Vfp_Fhl7SvyXGHM89QRFN70d9Wu_wXVzqyh3fHR1A89RB05DWkNDwYZtBJ7uYvIm9dTSGb5Cvmjb_p0ZHfxbkV1nSqe34bALtQDSaBSY9TonUHWRpZnSYBaLZk3s9kgMeO-wm2yKaiPUie2OE4kyD9V12tEecGu3NcSPKPNew/s2383/4122023%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2383" data-original-width="2145" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8P5ONH3RsZHiLLgEX_Vfp_Fhl7SvyXGHM89QRFN70d9Wu_wXVzqyh3fHR1A89RB05DWkNDwYZtBJ7uYvIm9dTSGb5Cvmjb_p0ZHfxbkV1nSqe34bALtQDSaBSY9TonUHWRpZnSYBaLZk3s9kgMeO-wm2yKaiPUie2OE4kyD9V12tEecGu3NcSPKPNew/w576-h640/4122023%204.jpg" width="576" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">The leaves are <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2009/09/100-stitches-40-lazy-daisy-stitch.html" target="_blank">Lazy Daisy Stitch</a> and the flowers are <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2011/09/100-stitches-spider-web-filling-stitch.html" target="_blank">Spider Web Filling Stitch</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">My color palette :</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0FNSpPgX6QtMhXRvEICKNjUA2oogP0xItlsZXqubqb8gS_gnQvWhK56NWo_cKQrvN72oKIimeHXP2VNZybgX5IH3nxFkITRVUy_iFUtUKXtyU2-Pqr_DQpGRRV0LuRr9WKfauQ7GXZSC6QMwjTfkDFSYkLwgaOImYDtil13DIb216a0B4WvpnbE5hYg/s665/flower%20fancy%20project%20palette.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="665" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0FNSpPgX6QtMhXRvEICKNjUA2oogP0xItlsZXqubqb8gS_gnQvWhK56NWo_cKQrvN72oKIimeHXP2VNZybgX5IH3nxFkITRVUy_iFUtUKXtyU2-Pqr_DQpGRRV0LuRr9WKfauQ7GXZSC6QMwjTfkDFSYkLwgaOImYDtil13DIb216a0B4WvpnbE5hYg/w400-h205/flower%20fancy%20project%20palette.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTspRpucqnyOO1mH-FBmtZIfDTELjakH6i3XRipc0d_mgz1uNkr7qCJj-GLjvYR3PVhAKIsbWYx9Uif-2669pbeDwo01sKoHNcBhsMohpPxAvGNud46-T45iL2ScTMMubmS9bAy2K0Mm7bvt8_IvIQSfG2a65aqRPdIac89Da3jR8dBNX9aj6MVox6iw/s1789/4122023%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1789" data-original-width="1577" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTspRpucqnyOO1mH-FBmtZIfDTELjakH6i3XRipc0d_mgz1uNkr7qCJj-GLjvYR3PVhAKIsbWYx9Uif-2669pbeDwo01sKoHNcBhsMohpPxAvGNud46-T45iL2ScTMMubmS9bAy2K0Mm7bvt8_IvIQSfG2a65aqRPdIac89Da3jR8dBNX9aj6MVox6iw/w564-h640/4122023%205.jpg" width="564" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038128784679009759noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609978987977932197.post-34169687081529396822023-02-28T11:58:00.003-08:002023-02-28T11:58:22.535-08:00Woven Oval Stitch<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRXdiuzc9pnEnXUpG_grbtShTI-TFB6t67qZK0BZA_iTkdM9SfsXOtn2wAcLCB0b331JW8RLkzkpevTm0KZtGHz_v1rzyrBqxIZtSDNHOHtZ3fzWJQgo9Ge8qlfw5zsLSDhQa9tA0AU08PeSDDODDNV1eY4n4kSpjWVRTvlQHP3nt5o4GZmvuvLw1MbA/s1343/wos%2012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="947" data-original-width="1343" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRXdiuzc9pnEnXUpG_grbtShTI-TFB6t67qZK0BZA_iTkdM9SfsXOtn2wAcLCB0b331JW8RLkzkpevTm0KZtGHz_v1rzyrBqxIZtSDNHOHtZ3fzWJQgo9Ge8qlfw5zsLSDhQa9tA0AU08PeSDDODDNV1eY4n4kSpjWVRTvlQHP3nt5o4GZmvuvLw1MbA/w640-h452/wos%2012.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEl7D4j-xrhft5BXvFYXSjVw-W6WvTho1wugYtx2T05A8CU3gwo0QOnuOQH6mNT7CI-isOcTukRywDoCPsu8rtgHryoo1NTv3w3f8VrFdS1H-slhwenXzNtkyQFFfo2q7HaOv4FXcqiJOqf0hk0TxZKu28WG5ECo_7C-cypSocI0Gh7ZRmk-0Ocm8Okw/s5184/wos%201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEl7D4j-xrhft5BXvFYXSjVw-W6WvTho1wugYtx2T05A8CU3gwo0QOnuOQH6mNT7CI-isOcTukRywDoCPsu8rtgHryoo1NTv3w3f8VrFdS1H-slhwenXzNtkyQFFfo2q7HaOv4FXcqiJOqf0hk0TxZKu28WG5ECo_7C-cypSocI0Gh7ZRmk-0Ocm8Okw/w640-h426/wos%201.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">I have a new stitch to add to my <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2015/06/100-stitches-plus-stitch-list-by.html" target="_blank">100 Stitches</a> list. This one is the Woven Oval Stitch. The stitch starts by making two <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2010/09/100-stitches-straight-stitch.html" target="_blank">Straight Stitches</a> spaced apart: </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP7YBCYjyOGRnYShoP_SJkAWrjyEqzgwIGxMNbQPm3DsF0JoZ5XhR2B9ltcolt-9fvfEr6NyBQm46NZy6Z4tBTTlLWhfDg8Z7mAWARBlfxK4oWT9BYT1FJ5462rJDpOZGJdx47XAjwKxdDmJOE6-71c-3tA-KRWn8xK3SzNsDfV4f1xViSWuA23aR1Ng/s5184/wos%202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP7YBCYjyOGRnYShoP_SJkAWrjyEqzgwIGxMNbQPm3DsF0JoZ5XhR2B9ltcolt-9fvfEr6NyBQm46NZy6Z4tBTTlLWhfDg8Z7mAWARBlfxK4oWT9BYT1FJ5462rJDpOZGJdx47XAjwKxdDmJOE6-71c-3tA-KRWn8xK3SzNsDfV4f1xViSWuA23aR1Ng/w640-h426/wos%202.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-vsW44Ndosg1-eVLcLQYL0s0YKoZSFUE2QHQyL-1h451iBDg10qqjp-0Y8WOrosl7s776qS_YY06XQ9Ynd8Jal5_kYpKpTHWB-5cKHzaW49Ipq6wG-VfR2yntYFiDtFuUcgblB2MkW7W7VS-6e6KDEo2KcKgehqqAbXqJ5ncCVTgbR_ARuLArJbBZSA/s4701/wos%203.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3364" data-original-width="4701" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-vsW44Ndosg1-eVLcLQYL0s0YKoZSFUE2QHQyL-1h451iBDg10qqjp-0Y8WOrosl7s776qS_YY06XQ9Ynd8Jal5_kYpKpTHWB-5cKHzaW49Ipq6wG-VfR2yntYFiDtFuUcgblB2MkW7W7VS-6e6KDEo2KcKgehqqAbXqJ5ncCVTgbR_ARuLArJbBZSA/w640-h458/wos%203.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNQ7j9MrB6mL0ql0Bmz6bI2EGCWYlomQoF-M7vIxjkTxrOj7jf0mP_cY7ZoW32VcjLeLibyaDqdmaaycOJYiLCIlZWvLrd80_FiHLRedYTtm3cvjm3gUGnsHl14O4hRyCTjMsyCBvdY9_UYS85eSIn6B5q02Y0MRWxcw0T3CROGTaVMOr8MVjYgv7AbA/s5184/wos%204.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNQ7j9MrB6mL0ql0Bmz6bI2EGCWYlomQoF-M7vIxjkTxrOj7jf0mP_cY7ZoW32VcjLeLibyaDqdmaaycOJYiLCIlZWvLrd80_FiHLRedYTtm3cvjm3gUGnsHl14O4hRyCTjMsyCBvdY9_UYS85eSIn6B5q02Y0MRWxcw0T3CROGTaVMOr8MVjYgv7AbA/w640-h426/wos%204.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhekGevj6uZNzcSUWcfBcJldpD3ueM1OGyCPzi9Dq68zQvnUgqtYPdOHmAn7WTFRChoHlUCVVhCClNOVL1UL7hDnlPllijiQnVZm8z2dmitof1biXjPSq3dwaXYquXbgOcuKM3OlqGYifPTfylpQr1JAo91PtQXsrynNtQElsseNR53tJDh1Xk95W4t9A/s5184/wos%205.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhekGevj6uZNzcSUWcfBcJldpD3ueM1OGyCPzi9Dq68zQvnUgqtYPdOHmAn7WTFRChoHlUCVVhCClNOVL1UL7hDnlPllijiQnVZm8z2dmitof1biXjPSq3dwaXYquXbgOcuKM3OlqGYifPTfylpQr1JAo91PtQXsrynNtQElsseNR53tJDh1Xk95W4t9A/w640-h426/wos%205.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The next step is to come up through the fabric in the space between the Straight Stitches. Not in line with them, just a little to the left or right side of them:</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWYWL8bcYAuWNN0TYJCHGvB3LjK5BqMmrd71X1hffqjV3QrbBA17z2VJMgbJnvN2CYZ5PmF9WKVMw730u7_0CG-MZMDnUHZk-3QSoGPjCHwPV7n591Cmwsd7qcPX1XLmiWeDy8J6OQJnY2uXwTJTXYtIJr56i1QBMvcWYQhjEqSqZE1sdDXiTtCZx0IQ/s4919/wos%206.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3105" data-original-width="4919" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWYWL8bcYAuWNN0TYJCHGvB3LjK5BqMmrd71X1hffqjV3QrbBA17z2VJMgbJnvN2CYZ5PmF9WKVMw730u7_0CG-MZMDnUHZk-3QSoGPjCHwPV7n591Cmwsd7qcPX1XLmiWeDy8J6OQJnY2uXwTJTXYtIJr56i1QBMvcWYQhjEqSqZE1sdDXiTtCZx0IQ/w640-h404/wos%206.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div><br /></div><div>Now to start weaving. Slide the needle under one of the Straight Stitches. Notice, the needle slides under the Straight Stitch but on top of the fabric:</div></span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdp2Tqat7RsD8oavNmRWpqeMOPUn7GFHtZD_4UGKbjEj1efF7aHZMef0WnCo9jxdD0B_h-DJg7GbfMvzfjrJduTPNRxWz_xj8_SLf2r1uHw64HabO8dGjNB7MtyXcC0k5RCnyW3c0jlFAemTzHpmbH-nJVWO-aHqCyAQupbBG7FjOVtZQXYtfOQy7daA/s5184/wos%207.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdp2Tqat7RsD8oavNmRWpqeMOPUn7GFHtZD_4UGKbjEj1efF7aHZMef0WnCo9jxdD0B_h-DJg7GbfMvzfjrJduTPNRxWz_xj8_SLf2r1uHw64HabO8dGjNB7MtyXcC0k5RCnyW3c0jlFAemTzHpmbH-nJVWO-aHqCyAQupbBG7FjOVtZQXYtfOQy7daA/w640-h426/wos%207.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Pull the thread all the way through and slide the needle under the next Straight Stitch. Keep the thread tension loose - eventually, this will create a soft oval shape.</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW4B6Y6CsB7eTUIpFyh3vCosUFghYmn2zEORkQ9fY0FJmAT8hfW366TIEVhvCLKZZlJ_tcu2MG4S0xAlnPH0nJ3aOzpXDY8X09mirHE1gh-y3NmaQpPKkjUCccrIU1BlerbZjMmY60se8gYzbdaWNKJUK3_vc2A9lNbdfXHL-fGwjvwuOBvs4S4eyIfg/s5184/wos%208.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW4B6Y6CsB7eTUIpFyh3vCosUFghYmn2zEORkQ9fY0FJmAT8hfW366TIEVhvCLKZZlJ_tcu2MG4S0xAlnPH0nJ3aOzpXDY8X09mirHE1gh-y3NmaQpPKkjUCccrIU1BlerbZjMmY60se8gYzbdaWNKJUK3_vc2A9lNbdfXHL-fGwjvwuOBvs4S4eyIfg/w640-h426/wos%208.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtqjxD0RNsJhwbX9fSEK1hopbDdxu69dtNWXYoVMuhooOmwwXpf8I8v1BDp2GjUr3Fr755Osw8dhEPEtpF5twln6fr3sgSou4YNG0o-_W6KdKx56TlRnaDeXlzrvp8ixG0i01d8jEBYnKpN2FbCgbJzboXj6t0eeA4rjzQH9t-j1VkweTXWjgFGnZctw/s4706/wos%209.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3243" data-original-width="4706" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtqjxD0RNsJhwbX9fSEK1hopbDdxu69dtNWXYoVMuhooOmwwXpf8I8v1BDp2GjUr3Fr755Osw8dhEPEtpF5twln6fr3sgSou4YNG0o-_W6KdKx56TlRnaDeXlzrvp8ixG0i01d8jEBYnKpN2FbCgbJzboXj6t0eeA4rjzQH9t-j1VkweTXWjgFGnZctw/w640-h442/wos%209.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Keep weaving and when the oval looks the way you like, go back into the fabric under the oval and secure your thread on the underside.</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjED9NuGjT8UFnKziTi4K6WQOGqRjmgwK3WzUzkltb4x63R8CdvgQIYohRtd_MqEzuyzG2CHTPO08LDoOLDRCmfXlxas0SDNK8g51Ec38xRKN3NReT40uPWz4ceyD-cti4wje3c9BG2cvEj4XBbM1EnbRltMkESNhqHBZ-yDNrH_t51UMoF5u_MkjAWrw/s5184/wos%2010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjED9NuGjT8UFnKziTi4K6WQOGqRjmgwK3WzUzkltb4x63R8CdvgQIYohRtd_MqEzuyzG2CHTPO08LDoOLDRCmfXlxas0SDNK8g51Ec38xRKN3NReT40uPWz4ceyD-cti4wje3c9BG2cvEj4XBbM1EnbRltMkESNhqHBZ-yDNrH_t51UMoF5u_MkjAWrw/w640-h426/wos%2010.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Simple! I used six strand embroidery floss, I like the puffy texture it gives this stitch.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiapTJ9ToCFpuBjn-nmG8xutrXYUSZGnZPvX53VO-sKahCAxhWSI-2UU2ZZZOBgXEuPPzfZHVbFx4TL2Qv257mlrCSIXYisuANSEZyOq9heboLY3duF4A69GPXFGH_IECgKXgnvUxkUAB2E7IybsDIiG_pEVcMaOCdIh9RJqQV3ZcMmBvn-Y4y_ZVq-Dg/s5184/wos%2011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiapTJ9ToCFpuBjn-nmG8xutrXYUSZGnZPvX53VO-sKahCAxhWSI-2UU2ZZZOBgXEuPPzfZHVbFx4TL2Qv257mlrCSIXYisuANSEZyOq9heboLY3duF4A69GPXFGH_IECgKXgnvUxkUAB2E7IybsDIiG_pEVcMaOCdIh9RJqQV3ZcMmBvn-Y4y_ZVq-Dg/w640-h426/wos%2011.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdxqe-ZTAn2E_zH7imrQuMUuDgfdBUMew0uAYhcgy4w8IfHbmHMU3xI9T-GJBEeYL8v1M584e0455LaGXw9qNooesjsnuy8brj7fvqCk5qPoWCdzwkZusjvLdbBoEsfEF-Dymxr4CKALbO8Wt0lu8yRiIeNAjTC_Izsx_w-qPhncqCEHf4UCtKt-AuIw/s1931/wos%2012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="1931" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdxqe-ZTAn2E_zH7imrQuMUuDgfdBUMew0uAYhcgy4w8IfHbmHMU3xI9T-GJBEeYL8v1M584e0455LaGXw9qNooesjsnuy8brj7fvqCk5qPoWCdzwkZusjvLdbBoEsfEF-Dymxr4CKALbO8Wt0lu8yRiIeNAjTC_Izsx_w-qPhncqCEHf4UCtKt-AuIw/w640-h518/wos%2012.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038128784679009759noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609978987977932197.post-91501520270718968222023-02-07T11:09:00.001-08:002023-02-07T11:17:58.814-08:00Valentine's Day Envelope<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmQao79TYsUDYHQ450g0VFLO0DDOYk2qmR3p1Y6Ze4Cyp5xcuTSMwEnYiuH7eKscvSIyY5q1j5nQj6SpCcCscR8NC3PLJndHzuPmvDL6g1CT4YPi1m0UHuekSomtJA5vgCHKt5MS_CMdDcfwgccTUpgv0ACVRk1MKqyTwxC6MrToxHqExLvvi0O0h8wQ/s5184/262023%201.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmQao79TYsUDYHQ450g0VFLO0DDOYk2qmR3p1Y6Ze4Cyp5xcuTSMwEnYiuH7eKscvSIyY5q1j5nQj6SpCcCscR8NC3PLJndHzuPmvDL6g1CT4YPi1m0UHuekSomtJA5vgCHKt5MS_CMdDcfwgccTUpgv0ACVRk1MKqyTwxC6MrToxHqExLvvi0O0h8wQ/w640-h426/262023%201.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Notice this pink envelope sealed with a red heart? I just finished the stitching. This envelope motif and all the others pictured are from my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/38015987/valentine-embroidery-pattern-valentine?click_key=1068773dc42e27afc3e229ebde37e2c93841c5ff%3A38015987&click_sum=786c0d04&ref=shop_home_active_42&crt=1&sts=1" target="_blank">Be Mine Valentine</a> pattern set. </span><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNW870v-JXxcHoBRZE8VEr6SlmX2PfbxU54ztgpspwXiCPr_33fbt4cjL3YtjTtXgCqydWirTqKqOUoHM_Z-UEY6VIX5GbTP8jrRVM1LzktTkVtV5hnf6OZjYDzwCHIBqD9hf58j0wlHSOT5QHN6IAhY8rfODxmMDc1IOJaYnYqDVNnCwHO2oVnk1D3w/s5184/1232023%201.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNW870v-JXxcHoBRZE8VEr6SlmX2PfbxU54ztgpspwXiCPr_33fbt4cjL3YtjTtXgCqydWirTqKqOUoHM_Z-UEY6VIX5GbTP8jrRVM1LzktTkVtV5hnf6OZjYDzwCHIBqD9hf58j0wlHSOT5QHN6IAhY8rfODxmMDc1IOJaYnYqDVNnCwHO2oVnk1D3w/w640-h426/1232023%201.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">This was so easy to stitch - I used four different stitches. The <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2015/02/100-stitches-back-stitch.html" target="_blank">Back Stitch</a> for the outline of the envelope and the scalloped edge of the envelope flap, <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2009/08/100-stitches-stem-stitch-1936-recipe.html" target="_blank">Stem Stitch</a> for the upper edge of the envelope flap, <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2009/08/100-stitches-french-knot.html" target="_blank">French Knots</a> to accent the scallops and <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2010/08/100-stitches-satin-stitch.html" target="_blank">Satin Stitch</a> for the heart.</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSeFT4LHf1E5rJrBraHEmFR82xW9DejBN3H3RUqfbDv58TP2NBW5IVBcQHYTe3cKg-nk_xMvfxSuL7IAb4FxK5hxX_QHQvFTWDL7sVKB5EeAz5YkopvYJ00sKtPHJWAVArxP-fbCoN-NG6VKlfVpV77ZwW0j_rzYR7iGIJKIPtTwIgp9TumjVRyboog/s5184/242023.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSeFT4LHf1E5rJrBraHEmFR82xW9DejBN3H3RUqfbDv58TP2NBW5IVBcQHYTe3cKg-nk_xMvfxSuL7IAb4FxK5hxX_QHQvFTWDL7sVKB5EeAz5YkopvYJ00sKtPHJWAVArxP-fbCoN-NG6VKlfVpV77ZwW0j_rzYR7iGIJKIPtTwIgp9TumjVRyboog/w640-h426/242023.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p> <span style="font-size: large;">For the color palette, I used two DMC colors:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_rqrIj7YJ7q_uJJB7s2jmIjSMymMVxBa2Q-vDqU7zNj5iDTJf9jOF18sT4nR4zyIc5Wqmp7cFvIjtyHB7ob6_K5ir5E2EINrPpOCL4rzdWdDYeXvUgR6OXMcVA-qmeGQw-A2tddO99zF5ifxG_IFSc1XS2LBv6OXcgr_klaFQdtqtE1Np0irHGa-scA/s355/272023%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="355" data-original-width="280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_rqrIj7YJ7q_uJJB7s2jmIjSMymMVxBa2Q-vDqU7zNj5iDTJf9jOF18sT4nR4zyIc5Wqmp7cFvIjtyHB7ob6_K5ir5E2EINrPpOCL4rzdWdDYeXvUgR6OXMcVA-qmeGQw-A2tddO99zF5ifxG_IFSc1XS2LBv6OXcgr_klaFQdtqtE1Np0irHGa-scA/s320/272023%201.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">and I also used sparkly blending filament 001L from Kreinik. </span></p></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038128784679009759noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609978987977932197.post-22281750933247275082023-01-11T15:29:00.001-08:002023-01-11T15:29:47.784-08:00Laced Edging Stitch<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wb7it_i8xKo/Xu5cEEotG0I/AAAAAAAANbQ/ZuwJIlhReqk3mc9Ekgw3pSU368Pt6RedACK4BGAsYHg/s1013/ees%2B21.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="868" data-original-width="1013" height="429" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wb7it_i8xKo/Xu5cEEotG0I/AAAAAAAANbQ/ZuwJIlhReqk3mc9Ekgw3pSU368Pt6RedACK4BGAsYHg/w500-h429/ees%2B21.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Time for another <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2015/06/100-stitches-plus-stitch-list-by.html" target="_blank">100 Stitches</a> post. I recently learned this beautiful stitch called the Laced Edging Stitch.</span></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">For my demonstration of this stitch, I used two different colors of perle cotton floss. </font></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IcWNgfx5Y3A/Xu5ZmzG67sI/AAAAAAAANX4/WJpx4-2vsGUz8y6CuGP0HkQlIQvJf9ywgCK4BGAsYHg/s2800/ees%2B1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1867" data-original-width="2800" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IcWNgfx5Y3A/Xu5ZmzG67sI/AAAAAAAANX4/WJpx4-2vsGUz8y6CuGP0HkQlIQvJf9ywgCK4BGAsYHg/w640-h426/ees%2B1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">I found that it helps to use a ruler to make some guidelines for keeping the stitching straight and evenly sized. </span></div><div><font size="5">To start, I drew two parallel lines 1/4" apart: </font><font size="5"><br /></font><div><font size="5"><br /></font><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FyvXi2TJBaE/Xu5ZnK-sNEI/AAAAAAAANX8/DE3hQDWEvusp9aO0eusQGjirVaxrWvhBgCK4BGAsYHg/s2800/ees%2B2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1867" data-original-width="2800" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FyvXi2TJBaE/Xu5ZnK-sNEI/AAAAAAAANX8/DE3hQDWEvusp9aO0eusQGjirVaxrWvhBgCK4BGAsYHg/w640-h426/ees%2B2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><font size="5">The top line of the stitch is a <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2009/11/100-stitches-running-stitch.html" target="_blank">Running Stitch</a>, worked from left to right. For my demonstration, I did a Running Stitch composed of four large stitches:</font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OSqCLi4npas/Xu5ZnnrVUwI/AAAAAAAANYA/s4lNL1C7AL0bqtkJfvlvZB9_1-eGRuwQgCK4BGAsYHg/s2800/ees%2B3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1867" data-original-width="2800" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OSqCLi4npas/Xu5ZnnrVUwI/AAAAAAAANYA/s4lNL1C7AL0bqtkJfvlvZB9_1-eGRuwQgCK4BGAsYHg/w640-h426/ees%2B3.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tAhasflw7eQ/Xu5Zn0qF38I/AAAAAAAANYE/yfumCS_W9NAkU7UjMdlz10Cou4QKSe7gwCK4BGAsYHg/s2800/ees%2B4.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1867" data-original-width="2800" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tAhasflw7eQ/Xu5Zn0qF38I/AAAAAAAANYE/yfumCS_W9NAkU7UjMdlz10Cou4QKSe7gwCK4BGAsYHg/w640-h426/ees%2B4.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_RDnbsjGVKw/Xu5ZoPFwPtI/AAAAAAAANYI/in4xRjSGLE83Qbso6lDNGoRMMRqsdIA-wCK4BGAsYHg/s2800/ees%2B5.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1867" data-original-width="2800" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_RDnbsjGVKw/Xu5ZoPFwPtI/AAAAAAAANYI/in4xRjSGLE83Qbso6lDNGoRMMRqsdIA-wCK4BGAsYHg/w640-h426/ees%2B5.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Now for the lacing line. I came up through the fabric on the bottom parallel line. Notice the needle is coming up just a little to the right of the first stitch of the Running Stitch line:</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KVK08BGnGyE/Xu5Zo8iXfZI/AAAAAAAANYU/fLky0iJthQsYtSpBacih1WLwOQYYfVHlwCK4BGAsYHg/s2800/ees%2B8.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1867" data-original-width="2800" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KVK08BGnGyE/Xu5Zo8iXfZI/AAAAAAAANYU/fLky0iJthQsYtSpBacih1WLwOQYYfVHlwCK4BGAsYHg/w640-h426/ees%2B8.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">After pulling the thread all the way through, I slid the needle along the fabric and under the first stitch of the Running Stitch. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i_8jNUtjWvg/Xu5ZpdwantI/AAAAAAAANYY/w9kJa5nOb5oJJAr5p51LCIegmKn0Ryi8wCK4BGAsYHg/s2800/ees%2B9.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1867" data-original-width="2800" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i_8jNUtjWvg/Xu5ZpdwantI/AAAAAAAANYY/w9kJa5nOb5oJJAr5p51LCIegmKn0Ryi8wCK4BGAsYHg/w640-h426/ees%2B9.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I slid the whole length of thread under the stitch, then brought the needle around and slid it under the second stitch of the Running Stitch:</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JbFtqru9J3o/Xu5ZptZ-TZI/AAAAAAAANYc/SRVrJNh_iZE5KmAOl3UJ7QpcFO4Ck7rQwCK4BGAsYHg/s2800/ees%2B10.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1867" data-original-width="2800" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JbFtqru9J3o/Xu5ZptZ-TZI/AAAAAAAANYc/SRVrJNh_iZE5KmAOl3UJ7QpcFO4Ck7rQwCK4BGAsYHg/w640-h426/ees%2B10.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Then I took the needle back into the fabric and pulled the thread through, leaving it a bit loose...</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RfiByDWxv2c/Xu5Zp2qYBJI/AAAAAAAANYg/pMKHlVHLqAshxTIYzc7uX5sd1-6w-P6lACK4BGAsYHg/s2800/ees%2B11.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1867" data-original-width="2800" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RfiByDWxv2c/Xu5Zp2qYBJI/AAAAAAAANYg/pMKHlVHLqAshxTIYzc7uX5sd1-6w-P6lACK4BGAsYHg/w640-h426/ees%2B11.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">so that a sort of loop is left after I have pulled the thread all the way through: </span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OJenfe-HAgU/Xu5ZqNk-5oI/AAAAAAAANYk/fbCCVFV1Q68TeSkszx3_SdM7ekhQVYfTACK4BGAsYHg/s2800/ees%2B12.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1867" data-original-width="2800" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OJenfe-HAgU/Xu5ZqNk-5oI/AAAAAAAANYk/fbCCVFV1Q68TeSkszx3_SdM7ekhQVYfTACK4BGAsYHg/w640-h426/ees%2B12.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I just repeated these steps along the Running Stitch line</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k3tSnw1nN0k/Xu5ZqdjOexI/AAAAAAAANYo/-OMj-Qv7IzI4OZRlVYOHJDQQnNsJm91jwCK4BGAsYHg/s2800/ees%2B13.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1867" data-original-width="2800" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k3tSnw1nN0k/Xu5ZqdjOexI/AAAAAAAANYo/-OMj-Qv7IzI4OZRlVYOHJDQQnNsJm91jwCK4BGAsYHg/w640-h426/ees%2B13.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9GbOrr3NZ04/Xu5Zq7AfdKI/AAAAAAAANYw/KCzWI9ryT_o_qOyjIjGEXsp4IhiaQq9PwCK4BGAsYHg/s2800/ees%2B15.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1867" data-original-width="2800" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9GbOrr3NZ04/Xu5Zq7AfdKI/AAAAAAAANYw/KCzWI9ryT_o_qOyjIjGEXsp4IhiaQq9PwCK4BGAsYHg/w640-h426/ees%2B15.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Here is a look at the underside of this stitch:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SMd4urb4LM8/Xu5ZrRbMDtI/AAAAAAAANY0/fVMrKf4PHdsZBp9wp_2bp9OoZYSTgLdzgCK4BGAsYHg/s2800/ees%2B16.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1867" data-original-width="2800" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SMd4urb4LM8/Xu5ZrRbMDtI/AAAAAAAANY0/fVMrKf4PHdsZBp9wp_2bp9OoZYSTgLdzgCK4BGAsYHg/w640-h426/ees%2B16.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">I also tried this using a Running Stitch with the stitches much closer together: </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fJ48aYZ1hq0/Xu5ZrgNUB-I/AAAAAAAANY4/74mA5LhGlS82n6giqtX--j_etDGCyYfRQCK4BGAsYHg/s2800/ees%2B17.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1867" data-original-width="2800" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fJ48aYZ1hq0/Xu5ZrgNUB-I/AAAAAAAANY4/74mA5LhGlS82n6giqtX--j_etDGCyYfRQCK4BGAsYHg/w640-h426/ees%2B17.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">which made for a lot more loops:</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vy758h28S7s/Xu5Zr9J654I/AAAAAAAANY8/hkdkMT4pFvEfTt1ME-ZXfrjtfX1hksFVQCK4BGAsYHg/s2800/ees%2B18.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1867" data-original-width="2800" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vy758h28S7s/Xu5Zr9J654I/AAAAAAAANY8/hkdkMT4pFvEfTt1ME-ZXfrjtfX1hksFVQCK4BGAsYHg/w640-h426/ees%2B18.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VcAG3jYkcOo/Xu5ZsWdom2I/AAAAAAAANZA/P1AG3-S9piA91ICHBY--19swPeNnEKfLgCK4BGAsYHg/s2800/ees%2B19.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1867" data-original-width="2800" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VcAG3jYkcOo/Xu5ZsWdom2I/AAAAAAAANZA/P1AG3-S9piA91ICHBY--19swPeNnEKfLgCK4BGAsYHg/w640-h426/ees%2B19.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="text-align: left;">I found this stitch in the book </span><i style="text-align: left;">Embroidery Stitches </i><span style="text-align: left;">by Mary Webb.</span></span></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038128784679009759noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609978987977932197.post-33120339137461506962023-01-05T11:17:00.002-08:002023-01-05T11:17:51.318-08:00New Works-In-Progress<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9RbZjHUIzRz69nfywwL42MCfoJljkXoAYC_cTomp-sZJrcst68kBMtL091kcFGrzFInchqvOsjbUvw8c0ciIJL8z9LBGc4CoHVUCa-Vt3FdP3JS2eNZGAZffO4f7fpw6ILUlgFbESef1ya1KT3qtoSzDRfGqrmPC15IXP7EK8Ow6v9IepDl7_hlL_LA/s5184/152023%201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9RbZjHUIzRz69nfywwL42MCfoJljkXoAYC_cTomp-sZJrcst68kBMtL091kcFGrzFInchqvOsjbUvw8c0ciIJL8z9LBGc4CoHVUCa-Vt3FdP3JS2eNZGAZffO4f7fpw6ILUlgFbESef1ya1KT3qtoSzDRfGqrmPC15IXP7EK8Ow6v9IepDl7_hlL_LA/w640-h426/152023%201.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p> <span style="font-size: large;">I have several works-in-progress to share. These motifs are from the <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2017/04/hot-air-balloon-embroidery-pattern.html" target="_blank">Hot Air Balloon</a>, <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2022/08/honey-bee-embroidery-pattern.html" target="_blank">Honey Bee</a>, <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2015/01/candy-sweets.html" target="_blank">Candy and Sweets</a>, and <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2021/02/cherry-blossom-embroidery.html" target="_blank">Cherry Blossom</a> embroidery pattern sets. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I have transferred these all to fabric and have made progress on this balloon. I am experimenting with colors and stitches right now...</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirMwwfUzMTOlY8D1XSJ2AWNhB3optJsjsqDCNFdoYEMpg7vxiOGI1GByFV2eFZtSgOPzf8Py_CH7WK0cZWKCLfCxgT2iNIdUW3fWChXeNXTJNR0IIy8OKW0FkdjCWZa-N0pUeRrG3iDZgV8l_aJtaqOjNLPr4V3tZelTi4xSW3isenHbyuRMHBtl17Yg/s4619/152023%202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2937" data-original-width="4619" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirMwwfUzMTOlY8D1XSJ2AWNhB3optJsjsqDCNFdoYEMpg7vxiOGI1GByFV2eFZtSgOPzf8Py_CH7WK0cZWKCLfCxgT2iNIdUW3fWChXeNXTJNR0IIy8OKW0FkdjCWZa-N0pUeRrG3iDZgV8l_aJtaqOjNLPr4V3tZelTi4xSW3isenHbyuRMHBtl17Yg/w640-h406/152023%202.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">I am pleased with the effect these lines of <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2009/11/100-stitches-running-stitch.html" target="_blank">Running Stitch</a> give this white cloud:</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3xvGqBjdij8CmW1KsRyI8ed2GBC3CpaNtiLb26NpwQjSYe7qYfEf2yZGsScPI7IacbTbarGju11Q-sHHRC_qCxB6Cx8BBKOEk0oqcWFEm28IPt04QEYacQVdx0LzUdrCCI9WnuDiD4aZTXPS0MnLzbLaYDluQBJLKHLxc8Zieh5o1-BzIpdOVDQdK1w/s3023/152023%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1942" data-original-width="3023" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3xvGqBjdij8CmW1KsRyI8ed2GBC3CpaNtiLb26NpwQjSYe7qYfEf2yZGsScPI7IacbTbarGju11Q-sHHRC_qCxB6Cx8BBKOEk0oqcWFEm28IPt04QEYacQVdx0LzUdrCCI9WnuDiD4aZTXPS0MnLzbLaYDluQBJLKHLxc8Zieh5o1-BzIpdOVDQdK1w/w640-h412/152023%203.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">I will post updates on my continuing progress!</span><p></p>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038128784679009759noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609978987977932197.post-57075280965585069082022-12-02T10:41:00.004-08:002022-12-02T10:41:45.746-08:00Lemons Hand Embroidery Pattern Set<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuNl_9OC2WukxmhQdI7YgarJQ5HdER3dmRflwMKQOGUQ0DO9mIP4IubvgqFQoUQ_jIcF-9ILFbmM5d3l616iX851RERQ4aoaMwZBtYUKpZ4NLrI-q6UTKJmodpvn-jAQk3_cH9dp2kQ6X9sqcYYZxa40UG3EcDKf6Gs7vrTO7oJP3seQw8a8pkQze2YQ/s2720/11302022%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2499" data-original-width="2720" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuNl_9OC2WukxmhQdI7YgarJQ5HdER3dmRflwMKQOGUQ0DO9mIP4IubvgqFQoUQ_jIcF-9ILFbmM5d3l616iX851RERQ4aoaMwZBtYUKpZ4NLrI-q6UTKJmodpvn-jAQk3_cH9dp2kQ6X9sqcYYZxa40UG3EcDKf6Gs7vrTO7oJP3seQw8a8pkQze2YQ/w640-h588/11302022%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I have a new hand embroidery pattern set available in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/KimberlyOuimet?ref=profile_header" target="_blank">shop</a>. As you can see from the title, this one is called <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1344449386/lemons-hand-embroidery-design-embroidery?click_key=bce613772ac7f8b85de86c2cb4f7f01475e45dbe%3A1344449386&click_sum=b7871b5c&ref=shop_home_active_1&sts=1" target="_blank">Lemons</a>. I love all the lemon themed motifs, and I just finished stitching this lemon tree topiary:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpOAreWdzbtwMUW2Mdh3ZEWIBjkkF-DrpoWZluw6NSG4XY0W96iDQNEwfV0BPscsSZyDK4KmdZOD9Y-MXLjc_Ur8QkcjcKJZDfc2HjM12rLr9UQxUeZv6znm7VfOMF-3AvR85aOf6Ymp4DPYOgRvH5pbBPzTTqKvyKW6vjECA9ErmQjVfdftirBsBogQ/s4955/11302022%202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3451" data-original-width="4955" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpOAreWdzbtwMUW2Mdh3ZEWIBjkkF-DrpoWZluw6NSG4XY0W96iDQNEwfV0BPscsSZyDK4KmdZOD9Y-MXLjc_Ur8QkcjcKJZDfc2HjM12rLr9UQxUeZv6znm7VfOMF-3AvR85aOf6Ymp4DPYOgRvH5pbBPzTTqKvyKW6vjECA9ErmQjVfdftirBsBogQ/w640-h446/11302022%202.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">I will post my color numbers and stitches used in a later post. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Here is a look at the pattern packet:</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiA1M--SS6_DPgDyML4xpjuOXmmtw-MIMNwkizlJRmrtCQtn1yzvxMh8vArjahj2w33cb4sDIv_iUOzaJZCTb-hAaSOe9ivpVhCCU1e0BAnJg8FspLoi_kkpLiB4zd7sbjNQgsrsReOKy2x3WFRPC1awyzeD6DD7VA3-ZmZM1saBL6hme_tj_ohxrmfA/s2185/lemons%20etsy%20graphic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1720" data-original-width="2185" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiA1M--SS6_DPgDyML4xpjuOXmmtw-MIMNwkizlJRmrtCQtn1yzvxMh8vArjahj2w33cb4sDIv_iUOzaJZCTb-hAaSOe9ivpVhCCU1e0BAnJg8FspLoi_kkpLiB4zd7sbjNQgsrsReOKy2x3WFRPC1awyzeD6DD7VA3-ZmZM1saBL6hme_tj_ohxrmfA/w640-h504/lemons%20etsy%20graphic.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038128784679009759noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609978987977932197.post-53408036254162087402022-11-10T11:25:00.004-08:002022-11-10T11:25:47.509-08:00Christmas Village Embroidery - Santa's cottage<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfjlPwOgBfCLKdYCm2dNQx3CiynFE2vJSrarOvGyXukl0id--RAxxWYA77X-iSRTqUizA5xYq2jDpWryY1yHQoINaqoPI67ALY6bNkjVEkJaPSfg10fmVppvONYLuC2nWi842PPc1RVEYZ5KRcwksO91kggIOey04ySQVYZIbrCK-cxOkPA4J8BmbHmw/s2606/117%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1834" data-original-width="2606" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfjlPwOgBfCLKdYCm2dNQx3CiynFE2vJSrarOvGyXukl0id--RAxxWYA77X-iSRTqUizA5xYq2jDpWryY1yHQoINaqoPI67ALY6bNkjVEkJaPSfg10fmVppvONYLuC2nWi842PPc1RVEYZ5KRcwksO91kggIOey04ySQVYZIbrCK-cxOkPA4J8BmbHmw/w640-h450/117%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">I recently finished stitching this cottage from my Christmas Village pattern set. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is actually on pale blue fabric, although the background looks white in my pictures!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlPU-FdlcZiFsJZZ8qWrSLKn4QsY_et_ohknxKIjBX8a7eH4SBsWfgZUJZJYIkkUATjYcqe-11dPx_PU_r2TRa1JdIDFBb0qxTw4MYNfUhq40biHg06zYOxQUv7pyPv6RanHYxm6gBuPuTJfvALy0CyOp7jxc7k7YP52trJAoWyuPJ37-Iz__xnYDkpw/s2800/117%201.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2118" data-original-width="2800" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlPU-FdlcZiFsJZZ8qWrSLKn4QsY_et_ohknxKIjBX8a7eH4SBsWfgZUJZJYIkkUATjYcqe-11dPx_PU_r2TRa1JdIDFBb0qxTw4MYNfUhq40biHg06zYOxQUv7pyPv6RanHYxm6gBuPuTJfvALy0CyOp7jxc7k7YP52trJAoWyuPJ37-Iz__xnYDkpw/w640-h484/117%201.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here are the stitch details for this project. The trees are all done with layers of <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2009/09/100-stitches-40-lazy-daisy-stitch.html" target="_blank">Lazy Daisy Stitch</a>. I combined two threads of pale green with one thread of white to give a snowy effect. The holly leaves are <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2010/02/100-stitches-fish-bone-stitch.html" target="_blank">Fishbone Stitch</a>. The holly berries and the roof lights are <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2009/08/100-stitches-french-knot.html" target="_blank">French Knots</a>. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIOgWiPGaCkqFUhVbbvfsqX7xP_gCYWhmH7qdSsRO5TuFle6e2ESL2bViOUHITuu87Gu7JY40uAdMgZojiR2kaLeovP8xQRTNObuAJmlU1NbxRku3aVczaY9MT5qwsaPNU2PDWMELCxpPoNjxI9fTZ1IVqCdsGCjcdTYVnabUEzdf3DeoTyk-EHLIVvA/s1219/117%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="933" data-original-width="1219" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIOgWiPGaCkqFUhVbbvfsqX7xP_gCYWhmH7qdSsRO5TuFle6e2ESL2bViOUHITuu87Gu7JY40uAdMgZojiR2kaLeovP8xQRTNObuAJmlU1NbxRku3aVczaY9MT5qwsaPNU2PDWMELCxpPoNjxI9fTZ1IVqCdsGCjcdTYVnabUEzdf3DeoTyk-EHLIVvA/w640-h490/117%203.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">The snow, the snowflakes and the eave accents are all <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2010/09/100-stitches-straight-stitch.html" target="_blank">Straight Stitch</a>*. Everything else is <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2015/02/100-stitches-back-stitch.html" target="_blank">Back Stitch</a> and <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2009/08/100-stitches-stem-stitch-1936-recipe.html" target="_blank">Stem Stitch</a>. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYxSDgk_Ak60DKuShyUZ9C5VY-B0zOTxgx1pR9RMWstEMymfgC7Nj_uQFMWBlkDVkQaQkpBe69qglcP_OuwRA-L5LMaZZ2enMQI1nkNppbdEZbDs2DgpUpQbOFjnLD5g1TLxRaYvUcIjw-LB7yygorD1b3CLrJlOVwsPpyfc9VydkXTSbYddeqps-taQ/s1538/117%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1495" data-original-width="1538" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYxSDgk_Ak60DKuShyUZ9C5VY-B0zOTxgx1pR9RMWstEMymfgC7Nj_uQFMWBlkDVkQaQkpBe69qglcP_OuwRA-L5LMaZZ2enMQI1nkNppbdEZbDs2DgpUpQbOFjnLD5g1TLxRaYvUcIjw-LB7yygorD1b3CLrJlOVwsPpyfc9VydkXTSbYddeqps-taQ/w640-h622/117%204.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>I outlined the door and window with <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2017/09/whipped-back-stitch.html" target="_blank">Whipped Back Stitch</a>. The white x's on the door are <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2010/04/100-stitches-cross-stitch.html" target="_blank">Cross Stitch</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjed7sdzDsldEg273_7O8_ZpIpBC-Ckp2kolh7nvPN79Ck-nFQ8bYcZdpLSOrIQGECQiGyEuJTdEBNNCJ8dBWgbXXCtNXbH8PCccoD4F5w_QJD-RJ1ZCQNABfQq5_zf6Inm1cgg9iNShS4T4WzQVQqpWbMJnFmI-J61JqW0p5l1vv0l_yOz0AIIUVwMfQ/s2595/114%201.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1862" data-original-width="2595" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjed7sdzDsldEg273_7O8_ZpIpBC-Ckp2kolh7nvPN79Ck-nFQ8bYcZdpLSOrIQGECQiGyEuJTdEBNNCJ8dBWgbXXCtNXbH8PCccoD4F5w_QJD-RJ1ZCQNABfQq5_zf6Inm1cgg9iNShS4T4WzQVQqpWbMJnFmI-J61JqW0p5l1vv0l_yOz0AIIUVwMfQ/w640-h460/114%201.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Here are the thread color numbers I used for this project: </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGj4-SZJ4z8cnui8y4eZmE-1AYBC5gWfnpa-7OTzdfxxMUE858JYlrFuJUz8-fA1LCVTs43q0DYUpJuU1iUGablfLV-wNqUh2QclFFrdvCYomAWXrkjBZFjQS2Fa9glk67bnCGbmpUUHJ1jPejx0ZNqDnt6waHmr_NwGt0PoSG-8ekQ1voIcfYkLEvLA/s1037/santas%20cottage%20project%20palette.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="344" data-original-width="1037" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGj4-SZJ4z8cnui8y4eZmE-1AYBC5gWfnpa-7OTzdfxxMUE858JYlrFuJUz8-fA1LCVTs43q0DYUpJuU1iUGablfLV-wNqUh2QclFFrdvCYomAWXrkjBZFjQS2Fa9glk67bnCGbmpUUHJ1jPejx0ZNqDnt6waHmr_NwGt0PoSG-8ekQ1voIcfYkLEvLA/w640-h213/santas%20cottage%20project%20palette.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br />*The Straight Stitch was not a good choice for the eave accents. They are too long and now that this project is out of the hoop, the long Straight Stitches are too loose and shift out of place when I handle the fabric. To correct this, I am going to <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2010/08/100-stitches-couching.html" target="_blank">couch</a> them into place.</span></div><p></p>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038128784679009759noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609978987977932197.post-70641786895746726842022-10-21T11:53:00.004-07:002022-10-21T11:53:31.972-07:00Thanksgiving Embroidery Design - Gather<div class="separator"><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator"><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Fo8heea9eUt_Vq2tk_pcB3LSQF6A_pEYvZM8QGUtu65fLNUQoEtht1NV90RdAstcumu4rJMPB_Vf-ZJoUnVfuxk60JqYAZho1HeiZhKIh6h8bhWRL8F1KGfZ-_iH1uGGPzKHJ3mieIbgR7vgAqqA1_bPOB-7NJC42ZzJh4lVKxrf_XTuEkMNjZ-X0A/s5184/10102022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Fo8heea9eUt_Vq2tk_pcB3LSQF6A_pEYvZM8QGUtu65fLNUQoEtht1NV90RdAstcumu4rJMPB_Vf-ZJoUnVfuxk60JqYAZho1HeiZhKIh6h8bhWRL8F1KGfZ-_iH1uGGPzKHJ3mieIbgR7vgAqqA1_bPOB-7NJC42ZzJh4lVKxrf_XTuEkMNjZ-X0A/w640-h426/10102022.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">I embroidered this using a pattern from my Thanksgiving hand embroidery <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2019/08/thanksgiving-embroidery-pattern.html">pattern set</a>. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The oval embroidery hoop is perfect for the horizontal layout of this "gather" motif</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzKddmobooevt-k3-xfbe_hhgome-eENfWvQDxkZDn9ivfYcU6t6-mly2BOeu_voNjaHID90_szHuJy_-GKpZQWw6fCfnWbRQpHBUdLl_EY1zY3n0Uawcd8pJVLiYMHxyjW2ybdIYlTdwIUqvdROSjWHeV9YsYJ9_F5Yo_0px65B89nAjgtFX8M4VPfQ/s3959/10212022%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRgjoRAZudXVlGk8GexJ8VgcxdEEJSiVJYZqdprN3dCr8ox6Niic1Vbu886DZC3O3oXf8xzijwvl7jxdWYgnNn4bqg8p_RRbEexvRMFLr7sXLB47el8PaJrb2vjDgoua1Bwf972Ct9R_QHAuB3OmlZ02ZmvUIP_yFdSDMFqf-DB_PbaycPFuR9NrikA/w640-h426/10212022%201.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The letters are all stitched using <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2015/02/100-stitches-back-stitch.html" target="_blank">Back Stitch</a>. The wheat is <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2009/09/100-stitches-40-lazy-daisy-stitch.html" target="_blank">Lazy Daisy Stitch</a>, <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2010/09/100-stitches-straight-stitch.html" target="_blank">Straight Stitch</a>, and <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2009/08/100-stitches-stem-stitch-1936-recipe.html" target="_blank">Stem Stitch</a> for the stems. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">The ribbon is Back Stitch.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRgjoRAZudXVlGk8GexJ8VgcxdEEJSiVJYZqdprN3dCr8ox6Niic1Vbu886DZC3O3oXf8xzijwvl7jxdWYgnNn4bqg8p_RRbEexvRMFLr7sXLB47el8PaJrb2vjDgoua1Bwf972Ct9R_QHAuB3OmlZ02ZmvUIP_yFdSDMFqf-DB_PbaycPFuR9NrikA/s5184/10212022%201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRgjoRAZudXVlGk8GexJ8VgcxdEEJSiVJYZqdprN3dCr8ox6Niic1Vbu886DZC3O3oXf8xzijwvl7jxdWYgnNn4bqg8p_RRbEexvRMFLr7sXLB47el8PaJrb2vjDgoua1Bwf972Ct9R_QHAuB3OmlZ02ZmvUIP_yFdSDMFqf-DB_PbaycPFuR9NrikA/s5184/10212022%201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWGI9P_dvvCl6_MJS7ZinewpCyPam1gra2GFnKVfXkEIP7hisboKl0R8WLLKuKFiod8pWQvRFwhg2XF8mPin-70mk9FCPvIun-wUC-bXwE8i0QAOAhJMOdLEJH5Mk3e8v1vu3PF4ss9LzQkQfx-1-QSkbzwoBzpyHgVEX1MxknZq6XcuEXWGPNjAnfJg/s3959/10212022%202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2210" data-original-width="3959" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWGI9P_dvvCl6_MJS7ZinewpCyPam1gra2GFnKVfXkEIP7hisboKl0R8WLLKuKFiod8pWQvRFwhg2XF8mPin-70mk9FCPvIun-wUC-bXwE8i0QAOAhJMOdLEJH5Mk3e8v1vu3PF4ss9LzQkQfx-1-QSkbzwoBzpyHgVEX1MxknZq6XcuEXWGPNjAnfJg/w640-h358/10212022%202.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Here are the floss color numbers I used in this palette.</span><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCxbwqA28MciEwmpKCKNJPqnihS0xvkkMwU9Z9RKRFX0IbYZ101bMSAw5pCDBBup6q5ImEWUzQlDYgUJtUc8oZ1kMT62NyMch-Q6CHmqEqNqiP15DlWlo6TXWjqCHVPznudH8F4udPT8ohDxJMBMqU-jgpHGadidk5Val1OYDZlH067kD4Mr7YVH1Q_g/s581/gather%20project%20palette.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="336" data-original-width="581" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCxbwqA28MciEwmpKCKNJPqnihS0xvkkMwU9Z9RKRFX0IbYZ101bMSAw5pCDBBup6q5ImEWUzQlDYgUJtUc8oZ1kMT62NyMch-Q6CHmqEqNqiP15DlWlo6TXWjqCHVPznudH8F4udPT8ohDxJMBMqU-jgpHGadidk5Val1OYDZlH067kD4Mr7YVH1Q_g/s320/gather%20project%20palette.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038128784679009759noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609978987977932197.post-81837289639613486082022-09-09T15:43:00.003-07:002022-09-09T15:43:37.050-07:00Honey Bee Embroidery Design - Details<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjziEHv5JFSCTCkn-PAbgINFulNj0UKEWyQCrBHhafQj5zAQAt9S2TOcoTU8p8BdROWDHg5nmJPLtPQ74HbgG5nPNglWppLZVbS3Phos8YI9lZZnXAIQ5Ammn34F6TCGBNcFbUPgewv7qYT-qSBXMLOFn14ufEmLFuKy5YykUoQ8kwOgp9fhKWGzjxTw/s2317/hb%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1545" data-original-width="2317" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjziEHv5JFSCTCkn-PAbgINFulNj0UKEWyQCrBHhafQj5zAQAt9S2TOcoTU8p8BdROWDHg5nmJPLtPQ74HbgG5nPNglWppLZVbS3Phos8YI9lZZnXAIQ5Ammn34F6TCGBNcFbUPgewv7qYT-qSBXMLOFn14ufEmLFuKy5YykUoQ8kwOgp9fhKWGzjxTw/w640-h426/hb%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqqS8sCQ-pqUqHYCY1vTQebY34_rTel22fQQKg2wEtgOixa4DYX0AMPTRtThQkQUFHH3QkAsG7hBRIRgPKV-1M8qUlmEGO9V3pRNyUDVbV51AvlcIHGy2B090O3j-n-eqCdZgktzJLaRP9rgoP_kepXhb1uXg5eSHg7HbC900di9rI4dpUppLu0gch4A/s4111/8232022%201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3364" data-original-width="4111" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqqS8sCQ-pqUqHYCY1vTQebY34_rTel22fQQKg2wEtgOixa4DYX0AMPTRtThQkQUFHH3QkAsG7hBRIRgPKV-1M8qUlmEGO9V3pRNyUDVbV51AvlcIHGy2B090O3j-n-eqCdZgktzJLaRP9rgoP_kepXhb1uXg5eSHg7HbC900di9rI4dpUppLu0gch4A/w640-h524/8232022%201.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Remember <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2022/08/honey-bee-embroidery-pattern.html" rel="" target="_blank">this</a> project? Here are all the project details: the stitch list and the color palette floss numbers. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">For the red berry clusters, I used <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2009/08/100-stitches-french-knot.html" target="_blank">French Knots</a>. The stems were done with <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2009/08/100-stitches-stem-stitch-1936-recipe.html" target="_blank">Stem Stitch</a>. The crown was done with <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2015/02/100-stitches-back-stitch.html" target="_blank">Back Stitch</a> and <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2010/09/100-stitches-straight-stitch.html" target="_blank">Straight Stitch</a>. The bee antennae and top of the wing outline are Stem Stitch. The bee's head is <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2010/08/100-stitches-satin-stitch.html" target="_blank">Satin Stitch</a>: </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7M69CDemwqzE_q2njjHvdOY4q6CaYGVLy-D5OQdn3iTrZhfBqIMYOX7xeR7tA1VFgzWxaGBDxRvH_N641ExRtXSrz-0EYg4cVguh4DnZFV9ZgFacgRs5tDD6yaQz7ymU-78P-QhEuDZ8oI05c1CpUPDyGhzmN57yBxgWItR2I2AIzeKXZsT1cy4Vd6w/s2131/hb%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1271" data-original-width="2131" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7M69CDemwqzE_q2njjHvdOY4q6CaYGVLy-D5OQdn3iTrZhfBqIMYOX7xeR7tA1VFgzWxaGBDxRvH_N641ExRtXSrz-0EYg4cVguh4DnZFV9ZgFacgRs5tDD6yaQz7ymU-78P-QhEuDZ8oI05c1CpUPDyGhzmN57yBxgWItR2I2AIzeKXZsT1cy4Vd6w/w640-h382/hb%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">To mark off the color lines on the bee's body, I used <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2011/01/100-stitches-double-knot-stitch.html" target="_blank">Double Knot Stitch</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The circles are done with Back Stitch, the dark teal flowers are <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2009/09/100-stitches-40-lazy-daisy-stitch.html" target="_blank">Lazy Daisy Stitch</a> and the bluish green flowers are outlined with <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2009/09/100-stitches-chain-stitch.html" target="_blank">Chain Stitch</a> and filled with <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2018/05/pistil-stitch.html" target="_blank">Pistil Stitch</a>:</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqAt-Ln1X1mgn7HIvutA0vbSwy_vYvjY_mXAZ117OG74_NzAA3iXmTn4lUComvU3n0-Joe5o8_zn7b8pmby8At8CjJmXqkGF6jOZv41lnaRT-QkqaBTZ3W6_rAX5l7K8e8sKxNOLBiawID3CPLa0-BNAlcN2VOddp1embraKaa3bw-utmvqakR5nYGNg/s2318/hb%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2161" data-original-width="2318" height="596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqAt-Ln1X1mgn7HIvutA0vbSwy_vYvjY_mXAZ117OG74_NzAA3iXmTn4lUComvU3n0-Joe5o8_zn7b8pmby8At8CjJmXqkGF6jOZv41lnaRT-QkqaBTZ3W6_rAX5l7K8e8sKxNOLBiawID3CPLa0-BNAlcN2VOddp1embraKaa3bw-utmvqakR5nYGNg/w640-h596/hb%203.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">Here are the floss color numbers that I used for this project:</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb1sJ-swlHsczhTGuzOX0DISzRptj_XlKy3ddMOaSmACvsUh30xZmqRb_L_V5VH6kGXPqxeRwXHUntrOBjORfOENqx53Vh4Qmqv1BGjHV5J4unNnEpVQP816DehNkVlNsmpVsV6aHolB8dRFzOxy3yhiB2uKdT1U0OGGHAPXPBII-bqeW4SerFp2zW6w/s840/honey%20bee%20project%20palette.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="349" data-original-width="840" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb1sJ-swlHsczhTGuzOX0DISzRptj_XlKy3ddMOaSmACvsUh30xZmqRb_L_V5VH6kGXPqxeRwXHUntrOBjORfOENqx53Vh4Qmqv1BGjHV5J4unNnEpVQP816DehNkVlNsmpVsV6aHolB8dRFzOxy3yhiB2uKdT1U0OGGHAPXPBII-bqeW4SerFp2zW6w/w400-h166/honey%20bee%20project%20palette.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><p></p>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038128784679009759noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609978987977932197.post-88672131170781279882022-09-02T12:25:00.002-07:002022-09-02T12:25:52.309-07:00Autumn Monogram Embroidery Pattern<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj--bsLQX_LqGc0X9dSI-hWASt1MXhofmIJNZ7J_3mnnU_hnsu8wVUTscDN9X-EBiKbS71qDIfKv5Cu8rUEpQmca6hAq13sqUxXscrDB_I1CfQt6fJe1ckplgpngOtpk83uUkERJY41XnBntzZWvDW6-QH0eRVkgK98ZyrtBet4c62i-SPPYjrJv0KqA/s3800/912022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2533" data-original-width="3800" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj--bsLQX_LqGc0X9dSI-hWASt1MXhofmIJNZ7J_3mnnU_hnsu8wVUTscDN9X-EBiKbS71qDIfKv5Cu8rUEpQmca6hAq13sqUxXscrDB_I1CfQt6fJe1ckplgpngOtpk83uUkERJY41XnBntzZWvDW6-QH0eRVkgK98ZyrtBet4c62i-SPPYjrJv0KqA/w640-h426/912022.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">This beautiful monogrammed table napkin is from my new embroidery pattern, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1297644209/autumn-monogram-thanksgiving-monogram?click_key=aab8eaaf9903d73cdd510fe68939263330b8e387%3A1297644209&click_sum=55c26205&ref=shop_home_active_1&sts=1" target="_blank">Autumn Monogram</a>. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ7xNtT8yw0RpJN8H4nE-yR9zjtaNYKBbbD0PMpxoWNVXJYU92wyOshxbyQ6FTqhH2JMQrsdwAQwbd0tLMJ0rySkHfNaDffFZg8E8JEW349G8y6XR_e5AxohkDndbkx9Pbz4ezgVxi5uB2eEnIGO0dajAIeVbqixlkOgvx9BWLXJLZRdSJY4mEyGeaOg/s4604/922022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3401" data-original-width="4604" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ7xNtT8yw0RpJN8H4nE-yR9zjtaNYKBbbD0PMpxoWNVXJYU92wyOshxbyQ6FTqhH2JMQrsdwAQwbd0tLMJ0rySkHfNaDffFZg8E8JEW349G8y6XR_e5AxohkDndbkx9Pbz4ezgVxi5uB2eEnIGO0dajAIeVbqixlkOgvx9BWLXJLZRdSJY4mEyGeaOg/w640-h472/922022.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />This was really fun to stitch, I think these monograms would be beautiful as part of a Thanksgiving table setting. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRTftOjOcjU3S89efO6GQXpJ_kdYefxlJZXammyGnqNxYE1yPliHDzK08-3OQkxxew2GN8liPP37IWNIOmqWgT-x3rLn5byO2h1U4KQpQQWvU7BUyOSQ4wYXHTVIzqRMWo2iR6BGGSuG17W4UF5bdyWL0iGADb3o0-HH9JYt3I2I1Hvphwghbt6Suj9g/s1970/autumn%20monogram%20etsy%20graphic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1747" data-original-width="1970" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRTftOjOcjU3S89efO6GQXpJ_kdYefxlJZXammyGnqNxYE1yPliHDzK08-3OQkxxew2GN8liPP37IWNIOmqWgT-x3rLn5byO2h1U4KQpQQWvU7BUyOSQ4wYXHTVIzqRMWo2iR6BGGSuG17W4UF5bdyWL0iGADb3o0-HH9JYt3I2I1Hvphwghbt6Suj9g/w640-h568/autumn%20monogram%20etsy%20graphic.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038128784679009759noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609978987977932197.post-15244960263681719502022-08-23T11:48:00.001-07:002022-08-23T11:48:07.003-07:00Honey Bee Embroidery Pattern <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnKAynE-bSYOQS1q80aCEiztcm-245tr1zECRSCmxWALjT4hEydKxVhq6qSvnHZytEmbrnaEoB0NohQ3qbgq-l8Yy5qlYtjtNK8rXbap6BwHRW3nhZFt-0D-Fa0zdUoT16GbTIJHfXqkMr0pMqJFihYaWmhpjo1f9lMqxdrolcO11lYxuCL7xmrVmodw/s4111/8232022%201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3364" data-original-width="4111" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnKAynE-bSYOQS1q80aCEiztcm-245tr1zECRSCmxWALjT4hEydKxVhq6qSvnHZytEmbrnaEoB0NohQ3qbgq-l8Yy5qlYtjtNK8rXbap6BwHRW3nhZFt-0D-Fa0zdUoT16GbTIJHfXqkMr0pMqJFihYaWmhpjo1f9lMqxdrolcO11lYxuCL7xmrVmodw/w640-h524/8232022%201.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p> <span style="font-size: large;">I have a new hand embroidery pattern available in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/kimberlyouimet/?etsrc=sdt" target="_blank">Etsy</a> shop.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQripaiwzRkwGSVoNg_y0PPVc7OnUlRXLycf-JSNNHm1tDn2Lb2jXZht7TyfctjE0zseE1w4UVxESGKwWPtVhJIqCqZsnpw_RE1gJkuFkFbGHQ-VSC1hmqaGrnakOgrGWjog4c0nrFnVugvVpI6woXgwu9kye-vMKiUZ_OXNT6uB-dXhi1D-H7YHhZpw/s4204/8162022%201.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3191" data-original-width="4204" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQripaiwzRkwGSVoNg_y0PPVc7OnUlRXLycf-JSNNHm1tDn2Lb2jXZht7TyfctjE0zseE1w4UVxESGKwWPtVhJIqCqZsnpw_RE1gJkuFkFbGHQ-VSC1hmqaGrnakOgrGWjog4c0nrFnVugvVpI6woXgwu9kye-vMKiUZ_OXNT6uB-dXhi1D-H7YHhZpw/w640-h486/8162022%201.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Here is a look at the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1282580205/honey-bee-embroidery-design-hand?click_key=90e6316b4e049897a4bf37e892ffa054867a0377%3A1282580205&click_sum=004442b5&ref=shop_home_active_1&sts=1" target="_blank">pattern set</a>:</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizlU3Ew8W1Gx9Tm76WimkvNTRBTQ8qRoM8W3Z7rSKj0DXrQXCD6wQlLiyD0G3uYQN3rVJ8_wQviaqlz88A7pKWvVQDuhOczYFlNUhTI071Yvu3kPgYqp3ARxmtXjoa8bmXbLNHHiDPRbsU7usLOWfBtVxtTBTrx6CkFqrLVViUMGLyzROgI3x8GtUnsg/s2323/honey%20bee%20etsy%20graphic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1593" data-original-width="2323" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizlU3Ew8W1Gx9Tm76WimkvNTRBTQ8qRoM8W3Z7rSKj0DXrQXCD6wQlLiyD0G3uYQN3rVJ8_wQviaqlz88A7pKWvVQDuhOczYFlNUhTI071Yvu3kPgYqp3ARxmtXjoa8bmXbLNHHiDPRbsU7usLOWfBtVxtTBTrx6CkFqrLVViUMGLyzROgI3x8GtUnsg/w640-h438/honey%20bee%20etsy%20graphic.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">I will be back to share all the stitch and floss color details I used on this bee soon!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2VxAj9sTek6p0IazrUzSczf3uTQLC9ujTvJvWkur6i2p2O_EP0dSUA9Mu2EYhciOCuGyWg3t--abAoKnuyHZ003RqLroNs43BCPPBqvZAr8Im5atLonl7hrIDIA9IJE7woG6cUGp317gYZmHN5Kq6kzlTDmgL2A_RXb-hxudi0Zi09OxeQvEV2JDefA/s4111/8232022%201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3364" data-original-width="4111" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2VxAj9sTek6p0IazrUzSczf3uTQLC9ujTvJvWkur6i2p2O_EP0dSUA9Mu2EYhciOCuGyWg3t--abAoKnuyHZ003RqLroNs43BCPPBqvZAr8Im5atLonl7hrIDIA9IJE7woG6cUGp317gYZmHN5Kq6kzlTDmgL2A_RXb-hxudi0Zi09OxeQvEV2JDefA/w640-h524/8232022%201.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038128784679009759noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609978987977932197.post-37526776744252253702022-07-29T11:14:00.002-07:002022-07-29T11:14:13.516-07:00Torocko Stitch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCfqKFn6GTkHJqJSfaMqZ28yQXaj9QjCS08pGo-R8zKuW9GTZz1_T2DdEKNEy9aQK4cwoACWIKI4U4eGFw6Zqm18kLWF-tBIhYRtN_PmkAIkog7-h09BwgKhdms_IRgMyV0e52zvPACPJD_m_JbG3VrXqFrQdiBn6hw96Ns_sTVEGAHiaNi1li0YqVQ/s2973/ts2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2713" data-original-width="2973" height="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCfqKFn6GTkHJqJSfaMqZ28yQXaj9QjCS08pGo-R8zKuW9GTZz1_T2DdEKNEy9aQK4cwoACWIKI4U4eGFw6Zqm18kLWF-tBIhYRtN_PmkAIkog7-h09BwgKhdms_IRgMyV0e52zvPACPJD_m_JbG3VrXqFrQdiBn6hw96Ns_sTVEGAHiaNi1li0YqVQ/w640-h584/ts2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">I have a new stitch from my <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2015/06/100-stitches-plus-stitch-list-by.html" target="_blank">100 Stitches</a> list to share. This is the Torocko Stitch. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Categorized as a filling stitch, the Torocko Stitch is made up of three sets of <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2010/09/100-stitches-straight-stitch.html" target="_blank">Straight Stitches</a>. I used three different colors of perle cotton thread. I also drew a helpful square grid to keep everything evenly spaced. Notice the blue dots, that is where my vertical and horizontal lines will start and stop: </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvkRQtCnIuTJJBJyanzW0wpV5Fc7-LkK8DScD4vEP7fAweChbsPFu41jrUxNngBE7e38Afy3Pzu_e38LOT24J0istmwuB8K4O5OEINXRRPqvgxh6HL-xFBeqLcOUPMS8LtMlYIJYEoA0I4-zhyoVphv_jtStVzweoU9hcHv34vpKf6km0nAD-YNpGfLw/s5184/ts3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvkRQtCnIuTJJBJyanzW0wpV5Fc7-LkK8DScD4vEP7fAweChbsPFu41jrUxNngBE7e38Afy3Pzu_e38LOT24J0istmwuB8K4O5OEINXRRPqvgxh6HL-xFBeqLcOUPMS8LtMlYIJYEoA0I4-zhyoVphv_jtStVzweoU9hcHv34vpKf6km0nAD-YNpGfLw/w640-h426/ts3.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">The first step is to come up through the fabric at the top of the area to be filled:</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdpBPTCyRDvKS4PcC22y9jNmYdgxhWJdHYjpSyziUMJN-5f5qD2la8yTocbY1CtuTGoA9hBYYUF6yRsSjD2mNijSzNoa2AFfNjWRzEF8wJGY_UJ6hJ5hi6DpBTc191KHhDTg6YE-2ms-It3ORbh31F01wpGBkYi-MaU1RkKrvQuKHyIR731uE-X62Czw/s4300/ts4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3233" data-original-width="4300" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdpBPTCyRDvKS4PcC22y9jNmYdgxhWJdHYjpSyziUMJN-5f5qD2la8yTocbY1CtuTGoA9hBYYUF6yRsSjD2mNijSzNoa2AFfNjWRzEF8wJGY_UJ6hJ5hi6DpBTc191KHhDTg6YE-2ms-It3ORbh31F01wpGBkYi-MaU1RkKrvQuKHyIR731uE-X62Czw/w640-h482/ts4.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">Make a long vertical Straight Stitch by going down into the fabric at the bottom of the area to be filled:</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIwU0uFEiXBkA96G0JHTaQgtr0JFWRxmexY8seJ9Lc1aD5OiezlAMW_sbtzVOpH7intyMQnzKzRBEanYVkwj6ndri8EHoBgxg3mgmWX4PYrEpyvKOR55WA2DfeMo4SOVIXitsM3NCN-qnrND8FkwCNmDgyy7ySJpSgu8E4XqOu9qlKjDkmOztcSfIOzA/s4412/ts5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3446" data-original-width="4412" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIwU0uFEiXBkA96G0JHTaQgtr0JFWRxmexY8seJ9Lc1aD5OiezlAMW_sbtzVOpH7intyMQnzKzRBEanYVkwj6ndri8EHoBgxg3mgmWX4PYrEpyvKOR55WA2DfeMo4SOVIXitsM3NCN-qnrND8FkwCNmDgyy7ySJpSgu8E4XqOu9qlKjDkmOztcSfIOzA/w640-h500/ts5.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><p>Repeat those vertical stitches, evenly spaced as many times as needed to fill the space. </p><p>Now for the horizontal stitches. Come up through the fabric on the right side of the area to be filled:</p></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHl7MkI3mjbpfpL7MntI0i1HNUwK3wBDkJEajPYNXs9xQgJqnz3xicQlH1fmtwZ3gYTo6UjqgwFSQbXPqYrM78mOHH25hBXFK3TMUHW-V4zXm312PLCmu_yJSAVNDmZpzzbzF0e88F3wwSuVJMrhM9Uq99e7lTAqMbh4ZRndCFHCvlCcwTHuBQ55sPnw/s5184/ts6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHl7MkI3mjbpfpL7MntI0i1HNUwK3wBDkJEajPYNXs9xQgJqnz3xicQlH1fmtwZ3gYTo6UjqgwFSQbXPqYrM78mOHH25hBXFK3TMUHW-V4zXm312PLCmu_yJSAVNDmZpzzbzF0e88F3wwSuVJMrhM9Uq99e7lTAqMbh4ZRndCFHCvlCcwTHuBQ55sPnw/w640-h426/ts6.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">Make long horizontal Straight Stitches across the space:</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOg1_oZ1d309tT2U8NrSzTpKBDeTppudoGlnnsNRJnDWWFGxWPeKuBJ1fLR0mJOlderituZb1gWDP8js9JKK0D8818GgIUD148KtBbvfa5pVHCiBUzV_6xvxkNu12wSp7A-WlVp3pcJ4zeOporvaZVAJvPZT9k3Au6BLR93WldAdQh_KDxDxLbe8IgHg/s2184/ts7.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1456" data-original-width="2184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOg1_oZ1d309tT2U8NrSzTpKBDeTppudoGlnnsNRJnDWWFGxWPeKuBJ1fLR0mJOlderituZb1gWDP8js9JKK0D8818GgIUD148KtBbvfa5pVHCiBUzV_6xvxkNu12wSp7A-WlVp3pcJ4zeOporvaZVAJvPZT9k3Au6BLR93WldAdQh_KDxDxLbe8IgHg/w640-h426/ts7.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVKG5HYd8jk3nQo6BdxeLeQkFSgJjs55y2aFhqia3i3S-2Og4EoreKuarBZyQgKQssunT0FnBCwWpJu1gQHERMxPJz93aKMnN-vACHTu1zB1g2zAuYBnLXR_u7tHECXaz5hyerPER2tXEoet56-FJcHzjSrO_mPk5t-n7cKPa3TwYBobfoh_2vZQGO8w/s4563/ts8.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3421" data-original-width="4563" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVKG5HYd8jk3nQo6BdxeLeQkFSgJjs55y2aFhqia3i3S-2Og4EoreKuarBZyQgKQssunT0FnBCwWpJu1gQHERMxPJz93aKMnN-vACHTu1zB1g2zAuYBnLXR_u7tHECXaz5hyerPER2tXEoet56-FJcHzjSrO_mPk5t-n7cKPa3TwYBobfoh_2vZQGO8w/w640-h480/ts8.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">The next step is to make upright crosses over the horizontal Straight Stitches:</span></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqfHmkV_OldcCPnma0Ky-fNvAKKbgKqTfr-oFXwCoeQHxeBmjtxzJ9yKZ5pe79Mz-WbE_PtrRUR9S9iVhny-Cu1eNd31IHAmACUrp-Agg-jreJk0R4gvFfNt04Qw_3bv_goLD63FcOcTC1lzwbkWxd8vVu6SrRfvYuWPnCZ-abdJbfBkabKXuom9QcLA/s4524/ts9.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3187" data-original-width="4524" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqfHmkV_OldcCPnma0Ky-fNvAKKbgKqTfr-oFXwCoeQHxeBmjtxzJ9yKZ5pe79Mz-WbE_PtrRUR9S9iVhny-Cu1eNd31IHAmACUrp-Agg-jreJk0R4gvFfNt04Qw_3bv_goLD63FcOcTC1lzwbkWxd8vVu6SrRfvYuWPnCZ-abdJbfBkabKXuom9QcLA/w640-h450/ts9.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">Form these crosses using Straight Stitches:</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX_ntXN7vyXRrVCKjvyB8p-gfpxLT8sn1-TVL-bnICSk8tMA8WFd7JuzYD22NwpJPLdHVtK4PAcl8WnYyC0EEcWOUvpKyGO3sDBIe-xVjnb90VMMMdQ5cTxX9_VLtPPje9udApeYTpjUatUTu-FxtFwCX7vQ4oKwPVp4ICsv_Rc-z8CWZ7sGeWYUM9ZA/s4402/ts10.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3395" data-original-width="4402" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX_ntXN7vyXRrVCKjvyB8p-gfpxLT8sn1-TVL-bnICSk8tMA8WFd7JuzYD22NwpJPLdHVtK4PAcl8WnYyC0EEcWOUvpKyGO3sDBIe-xVjnb90VMMMdQ5cTxX9_VLtPPje9udApeYTpjUatUTu-FxtFwCX7vQ4oKwPVp4ICsv_Rc-z8CWZ7sGeWYUM9ZA/w640-h494/ts10.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">Forming a cross at alternating rows and columns:</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsHd1huzq5cINlf7LbYq9Hlhpjrzg5GVQAd_G4wxkVC7Avx5t46gd4R3RJWPDcr61ZT8ZP957Qb_DHzkgJiYeJW3nJWsneWTRB-L1SRMXrEVQy4F6suuvSBmzh1pdzQ6F9ESsKEwEUOlRNyGytbDyhTSbk4DPSWSRCoB6oj6_D0qnccJmdsG1tOroKSQ/s5184/ts11.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsHd1huzq5cINlf7LbYq9Hlhpjrzg5GVQAd_G4wxkVC7Avx5t46gd4R3RJWPDcr61ZT8ZP957Qb_DHzkgJiYeJW3nJWsneWTRB-L1SRMXrEVQy4F6suuvSBmzh1pdzQ6F9ESsKEwEUOlRNyGytbDyhTSbk4DPSWSRCoB6oj6_D0qnccJmdsG1tOroKSQ/w640-h426/ts11.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTbK4mqRX6c9Abrpst4VqiOqEtWk714r34JAOSFLdtisyKwJSjQfSqfseogp3iTybBgeCmr1ZSQfjnmCssbotKMK5y9rzyXG1CPVWW5OVngAdqJ1HrmrC-f-DtVOmARdh7VUvYGiJFPb9hTG4z-Gs9cNV7BsYoNLTb79GN8OhEnxsAgZ1sxy8BuFUUww/s4493/ts12.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3091" data-original-width="4493" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTbK4mqRX6c9Abrpst4VqiOqEtWk714r34JAOSFLdtisyKwJSjQfSqfseogp3iTybBgeCmr1ZSQfjnmCssbotKMK5y9rzyXG1CPVWW5OVngAdqJ1HrmrC-f-DtVOmARdh7VUvYGiJFPb9hTG4z-Gs9cNV7BsYoNLTb79GN8OhEnxsAgZ1sxy8BuFUUww/w640-h440/ts12.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><p>The final step is to make a small diagonal Straight Stitch at the center of each cross:</p></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIlanHnI0Y9qgOQReODAICSpvV3AIqGP6BPWOSu-ZVSgsB9jl0uh0C6oHYONAYEtKhAE2ChNdlHSDwLW18lDy4LmBdQn4slh35M0YBAFqH-RKKAuLzVpulcm_xTlxJR50CecwwnYpqRo68S10F1HBQtE9zjV23WRXjqSDxl68GOlsxyACHBk_RPqEjjg/s5184/ts1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIlanHnI0Y9qgOQReODAICSpvV3AIqGP6BPWOSu-ZVSgsB9jl0uh0C6oHYONAYEtKhAE2ChNdlHSDwLW18lDy4LmBdQn4slh35M0YBAFqH-RKKAuLzVpulcm_xTlxJR50CecwwnYpqRo68S10F1HBQtE9zjV23WRXjqSDxl68GOlsxyACHBk_RPqEjjg/w640-h426/ts1.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />This stitch is from the book <i>Embroidery Stitches</i> by Mary Webb.</span><p></p>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038128784679009759noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609978987977932197.post-4014871491510144362022-07-21T11:35:00.001-07:002022-07-21T11:55:57.573-07:00Knit and Crochet Love<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid6S9nPf-ZmkMHjOkiXiriBl7PCN5HHukeS0NbKAATRIg-KT7X8wIHgoH8059J9ASMy4kqH1CtupYGkzqCxmiwVvgUpWPRMPJ2j6K4TfBjoU9GCvUk_DJvUMGLFN9OijWbEy1TcxzhgUwBdEznxhxTbPzgnZWavJ5AdarstUMzn-yVFSm8FxIqY9X5PQ/s5184/7212022.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid6S9nPf-ZmkMHjOkiXiriBl7PCN5HHukeS0NbKAATRIg-KT7X8wIHgoH8059J9ASMy4kqH1CtupYGkzqCxmiwVvgUpWPRMPJ2j6K4TfBjoU9GCvUk_DJvUMGLFN9OijWbEy1TcxzhgUwBdEznxhxTbPzgnZWavJ5AdarstUMzn-yVFSm8FxIqY9X5PQ/w640-h426/7212022.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">This love motif is from my Knit and Crochet embroidery pattern set.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNXDx8K5DjRsNdbtznGkI54yQ-eb89U1Llj10SJt2X2j2QisdvRg37FCo8kLxqBeyuPzAh0DfvQlv4sIb-a8nXvst6qpKaV62NNDQE76Wfqyh7nwwZ4eBPCmqWRMYUgNuxHHFPb1hFu-TKrNA0UvHNWW-9bpeSd_-3cYyXY9fiDhTHSFcONpHLfl3JTw/s4675/7192022%201.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4675" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNXDx8K5DjRsNdbtznGkI54yQ-eb89U1Llj10SJt2X2j2QisdvRg37FCo8kLxqBeyuPzAh0DfvQlv4sIb-a8nXvst6qpKaV62NNDQE76Wfqyh7nwwZ4eBPCmqWRMYUgNuxHHFPb1hFu-TKrNA0UvHNWW-9bpeSd_-3cYyXY9fiDhTHSFcONpHLfl3JTw/w640-h474/7192022%201.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I am so happy with the embroidered version! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">For the "yarn" I used <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2009/08/100-stitches-stem-stitch-1936-recipe.html" target="_blank">Stem Stitch</a> and for the text, <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2015/02/100-stitches-back-stitch.html" target="_blank">Back Stitch</a>. The yarn ball is filled with <a href="https://bigbgsd.blogspot.com/2010/09/100-stitches-straight-stitch.html" target="_blank">Straight Stitch</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span>The floss used on the text and yarn is perle cotton. The yarn ball is filled with 2 strands of 6 strand cotton floss. The color for both the perle cotton and the 6 strand is DMC </span><span>#3801. </span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVatRIjBBPvkwpsuR0Utbi9y6iv8OBlLLopG_vkpCCxxE-wiXlAbHZG1B-3mrv6CLK4zBSFWy7GD2hdzpCrlGA9lfwb6GynxApFNgciJid0eOvIU4M93QUKTkX0Lfr5pPqmg6HjJwcqi8TYglnhPGNhRhww8Zi-OwqArBH9p__YsqpksWCtcEMWpZjOg/s3156/7212022%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1664" data-original-width="3156" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVatRIjBBPvkwpsuR0Utbi9y6iv8OBlLLopG_vkpCCxxE-wiXlAbHZG1B-3mrv6CLK4zBSFWy7GD2hdzpCrlGA9lfwb6GynxApFNgciJid0eOvIU4M93QUKTkX0Lfr5pPqmg6HjJwcqi8TYglnhPGNhRhww8Zi-OwqArBH9p__YsqpksWCtcEMWpZjOg/w640-h338/7212022%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p></div>Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18038128784679009759noreply@blogger.com4