Wow, what a great stitchy weekend! For Friday and Saturday I worked on the Crone's Birthday present (36ct over one, never again!) and then it was off to the Stitchers retreat- a full day of stitching, food and AMAZING projects. I left very inspired and with the Crones help have made some new friends (you may see embroidery and 40ct silk gauze in our future).
Enchanted Mermaid by Mirabilia somehow made it into my bag as a back up and it turned out to be all I worked on! I had completed the face last year, which is even larger than the one on Venetian, but have not touched it since. As soon as the green Krenic made it into the leaves I was hooked! My only fear is the beads, 38 packages!
Stitched on 32ct Twilight Blue Linen. The Maiden
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She's looking gorgeous :) and I can't wait to hear more about your Adventure on The Stitchers Retreat :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful mermaid! I'd shudder at the beads too.
ReplyDeletewow! 28 packets!!!!! I thought I was large with three I guess I haven't stitched much.
ReplyDelete28?!?!? wooooww :p
ReplyDeleteshe's looking lovely :)
Very lovely Mirabilia wip :). 38 packs of beads would intimidate me too...
ReplyDelete28 packets, offputting, but so worth it as it really makes the design stand out. I worked out with Mermaid of the Pearls that I put on over 3000 beads, but I did it with the "invisible" thread - never again. I use a colour close to the bead or the fabric to stitch them on now.
ReplyDeleteBTW, She is beautiful! Great progress.
2 birds, 1 stone... what a great weekend you had!! :D
ReplyDeleteShe looks great, and *thud* at the amount of beads. Bring on the BLING!!!! :D
Lovely! I've never worked with beads before but even to my untrained ears that sounds like a LOT!
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