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Cross stitch and embroidery

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I may or may not be a little bit late for the EU stitchers but here it is!

Past week has been a little hectic and progress was slower than usual. I started learning crochet so that slowed me down too but I managed to finish another page from the Greenhouse of Oddities SAL!

I also did some work on the other project that I sadly cannot show now due to the future recipient being right next to me ๐Ÿ˜…... But it definitely looks like what it's supposed to now.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Oh gosh, this is super intimidating because I'm nowhere near as talented as a lot of people I've seen on here. I've only been embroidering for maybe a month, month and a half. I'm working on another piece at the same time, so this is either my 4th or 5th project, depending how you count it, and the 1st that isn't from a kit. I don't know why I picked a pattern that's almost entirely satin stitch when I'm so bad at it, but here we are. I'm also not sure that I like using this stick n stitch stuff - it makes it a lot harder to get the needle exactly where I want it and it (clearly) makes the fabric prone to wrinkling, but I guess I'll see how it turns out. Anyway, my many insecurities aside, I'm having a great time with it, and it's good practice, so it's worth doing I think.

The pattern is rearranged from this one to make it fit in a 5"x7" frame.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This looks amazing ๐Ÿ˜! Glad I'm not the only one who got in an autumn mood as soon as it cooled down a bit.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Thank you! I see so many flaws, but I'm trying to remember that it's ok not to be amazing at something immediately.

And I love summer, but fall colors are my favorites. I bought some beautiful dark brown cotton and all the fall-colored floss the other day. Don't even have a plan for them yet, I just needed to have them.

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