It hasn't been quite a Hermit Weekend but a good one nonetheless. I got at least four hours of stitching in on Friday. Saturday was nearly as productive though I had errands to run in the afternoon and served as lector at the 5:30 Mass and then met with the Teen RCIA after Mass. On Sunday, I concentrated on relaxing with some Star Trek Next Generation DVDs and, of course, some stitching. .
Section 5 is finished and a start has been made on Section 2. I had been feeling as though I was a week ahead of my own schedule until I realized I had made a mistake in stitching one of the symbols in the wings in Sections 3 and 6. What brought it to my attention was stitching the wing area in Section 5 and not having things match up properly. It is going to be a pain in the neck to frog and restitch because, well, it's a Wentzler design: meaning that the back of the area is an interwoven mass due to the confetti stitching on the front. I pulled out the wrong stitches on the bottom inch or so of the wing. The mistake involves a tweeded blend of ecru and charcoal which should be a blend of golden beige and medium tan. I figure I'll just frog and re-stitch one diagonal row of the wrong stitches each day until it is all corrected. It is way too tedious and fussy a task to tackle at one go.. It would probably destroy my forward momentum on this piece if I attempted to do it all at once
The first photo shows the whole stocking and the second photo is a close-up of the weekend's progress. Although these are outdoor photos, the day is only partly sunny so the photos are a bit darker than usual. Still the colors are more accurate than when I take photos under my stitching lamp. I may get another hour or two of stitching in today before work. It's a late day for me since we have our first catechist meeting scheduled for this evening. I never stitch a Wentzler piece after eight p.m. so there'll be no stitching this evening.
The confetti stitching of the major portion of the angel's wings is still ahead of me. I've only a bit more of the evergreen crown and hair as well as the tiny bit of the robe's yoke just to the left of the drape to stitch before I have to deal with the wings. The face is over one and so will be reserved till I have done all the over two stitching. I expect it to be nearly as great a challenge as the snow. So, getting Sections 1 and 2 stitched by the end of October is still problematic. But I shall do my best.
The first photo shows the whole stocking and the second photo is a close-up of the weekend's progress. Although these are outdoor photos, the day is only partly sunny so the photos are a bit darker than usual. Still the colors are more accurate than when I take photos under my stitching lamp. I may get another hour or two of stitching in today before work. It's a late day for me since we have our first catechist meeting scheduled for this evening. I never stitch a Wentzler piece after eight p.m. so there'll be no stitching this evening.
The confetti stitching of the major portion of the angel's wings is still ahead of me. I've only a bit more of the evergreen crown and hair as well as the tiny bit of the robe's yoke just to the left of the drape to stitch before I have to deal with the wings. The face is over one and so will be reserved till I have done all the over two stitching. I expect it to be nearly as great a challenge as the snow. So, getting Sections 1 and 2 stitched by the end of October is still problematic. But I shall do my best.
8 comments:
This is so beautiful and you are making great progress!! Laura
Great! I was able to stitch much also.
you are making stunning progress, it shall be beautiful all completed, it is gorgeous now!
Gorgeous!
So disappointing about the mistake. :( But it's going to be stunning when you finish!
This is so beautiful! I love seeing your progress on it.
Looking amazing!
You are making tremendous progress and it really is looking beautiful.
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