The more I try to finish this the more stitches I want to make. Funny how that can happen.
At some point soon I will add some machine stitching. A way to include as many stitches as I would like but also actually finish it. So I think I am maybe postponing this machine step by prolonging the hand stitching. I don't want the machine stitching to change it too much, just compliment. I want it to be a structural background element, still a part of the design.
I added just a little bit of color - a warm orange/brown - to the underground.
For all the careful planning on the front, I really like the little path of sparkle marks showing up on the back.
that warm orangebrown....Yes!
ReplyDelete: ) It has a nice glow against all the brown.
DeleteThis is so wonderful! What hand stitch are you using? It looks like a running stitch, but surely not...its so delicate.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Dana. It's backstitch for the lines. The smaller the stitches the smoother the curves and lines.
Deletestunning work !
ReplyDeletethank you, Mo : )
DeleteThis is just lovely ! You really have a good sense of, I dont know , balance, as well as beauty and care. I really love your work. All.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Linda. This one is very centered - as are a few others I am working on.
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