Cross-stitch cafe 2010

*Louise*

Harley - those are great, well done on getting them finished :T

WWPiggy - great progress there, what are your plans for it when it's completed?

witchwoopiggy

*Louise* wrote: »

WWPiggy - great progress there, what are your plans for it when it's completed?

thank you, framing it and putting up on wall, then hoping to do the seprate houses crests as well (im a 40 year old Harry Potter nut ), fancy making wall i put them on look like a castle wall, but not sure if hubby will go for it :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

maria_and_the_imps

have just been looking at my mr men and i'm not happy with the grid lines, they are done in 2 strands of black think i might re do them in one strand they look untidy and really thick in 2, its only on 18 count aida.
anyone think it will look silly in 1 strand or does anyone have any other ideas of what i could do with it?

hope everyone is well today
maria
xxx

*Louise*

maria_and_the_imps wrote: »

have just been looking at my mr men and i'm not happy with the grid lines, they are done in 2 strands of black think i might re do them in one strand they look untidy and really thick in 2, its only on 18 count aida.
anyone think it will look silly in 1 strand or does anyone have any other ideas of what i could do with it?

hope everyone is well today
maria
xxx

You want to unpick all of that stitching??

omg, rather you than me.....:eek:

You would have to be careful you don't get fibres left from the black thread that will stick to the fabric after you 'reverse stitch' it. Personally I can't see anything wrong with it....any chance of a closer pic?

*Louise*

witchwoopiggy wrote: »

thank you, framing it and putting up on wall, then hoping to do the seprate houses crests as well (im a 40 year old Harry Potter nut ), fancy making wall i put them on look like a castle wall, but not sure if hubby will go for it :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Hahaha, I think that is a brilliant idea :rotfl::rotfl:

Your Hubby has no artistic vision if he doesn't agree to it :rotfl:

sk00bie1

Woo hoo! Just ordered the wedding sampler from Sew and So, so excited and it's not even for me! I have also ordered some 16ct aida as I think it'll be a little large on 14ct. When it arrives will be all stations go on the May challenge!

I'm sorry I haven't got round to posting that update on santa, I will soon I promise!

Harley, that bear vest it so adorable, where did you get the pattern from?

kezbabybabe

maria_and_the_imps wrote: »

have just been looking at my mr men and i'm not happy with the grid lines, they are done in 2 strands of black think i might re do them in one strand they look untidy and really thick in 2, its only on 18 count aida.
anyone think it will look silly in 1 strand or does anyone have any other ideas of what i could do with it?

hope everyone is well today
maria
xxx

I think it might depend on how the lines for the 'men' are done, as this will probably balance it out. You wouldn't want to thin out the line if the men are quite chunky.

harley1

sk00bie1 wrote: »

Harley, that bear vest it so adorable, where did you get the pattern from?

Thanks everyone. The design was the free cover kit from World of Cross Stitching magazine issue 151. These are quite often available on ebay if you want one.
I'm afraid the scanner on my printer has never worked so I can't scan it in for you, sorry, but maybe you can find one for 99p.

Harley

maria_and_the_imps

kezbabybabe wrote: »

I think it might depend on how the lines for the 'men' are done, as this will probably balance it out. You wouldn't want to thin out the line if the men are quite chunky.

thats a good point might wait untill i have done some men and then see how it looks
thanks

Bubbles911

harley1 wrote: »

Right, finally sorted. Sorry, this is going to be a big post.




This was the practic vest, for Kezia, as I'd never used waste canvas before.

And the close up








And this is the vest that I stitched for my new nephew.

with the close up:




I can't say that I enjoyed using the waste canvas at all and have sworn 'never again' but they do look particularly cute so maybe next year when I've forgotten what a pain it was.

Back on to humphrey now, got a bit more done last night as nursery wore the little lovely out, but today I'm meeting up with a friend then going to Baby Massage later so probably won't get a lot done today.

Have a great day everyone.

xxx

I have never used waste canvas before but was considering using it to stitch a large design like my angel on a cardigan. Having 2nd thoughts now!