Stitch With Me

This is what I’ve been working on during my 15 minutes a day. This is one of a set by Kathy Schenkel.  I have 8 or 9 of the pieces; Mary, Joseph, Baby Jesus, three Wisemen, an Angel, a Camel.  I’ve had these pieces a long time but have started only on this one. I [...]

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I showed my efforts at transferring the dog design to the canvas last weekend. I’ve also made a bunch of thread substitutions I’ve been meaning to tell you about. I don’t much like to stitch with floss, or any other thread which requires I lay threads.  The anal retentative me always rears her head and [...]

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I’ve begun stitching Jacob’s Mitten. I’ve done the red around Jacob’s name, the gold for the bells and the blue all in Basketweave Stitch.  I wasn’t crazy about the solid gold lines on Sophie’s Mitten. So I decided to try something different on Jacob’s. This is what I did on Jacob’s Mitten for that space. [...]

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The other night I finished Sophie’s mitten. I should have scanned it on the scanner before I put the beads on it.  My mad photo skilz are not very good and the photos are not as clear as I would like. This is a small piece, maybe three inches tall and 2 inches wide at [...]

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This is another piece I stitched for the ANG Auction.  It is part of a set by KS Designs. My recollection is that this one came with a stitch guide and I provided the threads.  And because it was part of the set, I was suppose to follow the stitch guide.  Which is o.k. by [...]

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