It has been 11 weeks since I started the first Christmas stock for my great-niece and her husband. I haven't worked on it for 2 weeks. And it has been 3 weeks since my last post.
I did make progress and I also have done a few other things like dealing with teenagers who have been out of school for 4 weeks,
1 week of spring break, and 3 weeks in quarantine. New online classes for them. Interesting times. Plus I have been making masks for family and friends,
So, the last time I posted the stocking looked almost complete. But there were a few details that needed to be finished.
The first detail to finish was this little tree. It took me three tries to get those branches to go in the right direction. Then I had to make all those needles. I thought I was done and realized I forgot the two bottom branches.
You may have noticed I am using my small embroidery hoop. I was tired of fighting with the big frame and it wasn't stretching the fabric enough to see the holes. Especially with all that fine work.
The second detail work I worked on were these six fir stitches in the middle of this vine-like row. They also took several attempts to get them right also. They are good now!
So now let me show you the whole thing now.
Doesn't it look great? But it isn't finished. There is supposed to be a bird sitting on the cat's tail and the snowman on the right side. Those birds are over one thread instead of two. I have made two of them and I am not happy with them. Let me show you.
I hit a snag when I start doing the second leg of the cross-stitch. It starts to look messy and I can't find my holes. I will try again and if it doesn't work for me, they aren't happening!
They don't look as bad here as I think they do in person.
But I am still not done, I have a bunch of confetti stitches to make. Those are one stitch here and there to look like snow. I had to look up how to make them. Learning new things all the time.
I will let you know how well that goes!
It might be hard for you to see, but you can click on the picture and enlarge it. The snow starts up in the words and goes
to the toe of the stocking.
Happy Stitching!
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