JANUARY: POMEGRANATE SAMPLER FINISH
This was a left-over from The Year Of Getting Things Done, one of those starts that had been hanging around far too long. It really deserved to be completed; the Pomegranate Sampler by Hillside Samplings deserved to be completed. It is a pretty piece, and once I rolling on it, worked up nicely.
No fancy specialty stitches - all cross stitch. I like the how the golds and greens play against the reds. |
I found a frame at Michael's - on sale no less - that did reasonably well, sewed the piece onto its foam core backing and managed to get it in with only a bit of fuming and fussing. The hardest part was getting the glass clean and completely free of cat hair. That was when the air was turning blue!
Hemmed linen sewn onto acid-free foam core with stout thread. |
I so miss having a framer I can trust with needlework, but the bozos around here would probably use Elmer's glue on the piece!
The final piece - design area 14" x 14" |
Beautiful! I need to learn how to frame by myself. Good to see a post from you.
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ReplyDeleteThanks Amanda! There's no other way to contact you so I thought I would try Julia's suggestion and leave a comment. I will take your recommendation and ask for a coarse grind. And I like your explanation of the brain's storage capacity - I will use that!
ReplyDeleteI noticed your comment on my blog so I came to see yours and add you to my blog roll. I do love to cross stitch and that is a pretty sampler. You did a really good job of framing it too.
ReplyDeleteThe final piece is just lovely!
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Lovely stitching. Thank you for stopping by my blog Amanda.
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