Since last month I have only worked on this little free kit that came with a magazine. I can't believe how long it is taking me to finish this. But I am getting close. I am going to attach beads instead of doing the called for french knots.
Fizzy Moon from World of Cross Stitching #187. It does look alot better with the back stitching. I hope to finish this up this week and move on to another project in my rotation.
This month we are supposed to tell how we deal with a stitching rut. When I lose my stitching mojo it helps to go to my local needlework shop and browse around. Or I look at stitching blogs to see what everyone else is working on. Sometimes that gets me kick started.
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It's always those little pieces that take forever haha. It is too cute at least. The backstitching is really making it come alive.
Small kits can be deceptive - small doesn't always mean fast! Great job, though!
I do that as well when I'm in the rut. Unfortunately when I start getting that itch to stitch I'm no where near my WIPs and the feeling is wasted lol
I do that as well when I'm in the rut. Unfortunately when I start getting that itch to stitch I'm no where near my WIPs and the feeling is wasted lol
Wonderful little project and great stitching.
That is so cute! I like your idea of using beads instead of french knots.
That little Fizzy Moon is adorable. I don't blame you for swapping french knots for beads - I think I'd do the same!
It's horrible getting stuck in a rut. I'm glad you'vee found a successful way out when it happens to you. :)
Sometimes I do that too in an attempt to keep stitcher's burn out at bay. love your progress on Little Fairies at Play.
Fizzy is adorable! He'll be done in no time :)
I always use beads in place of french knots. Someone else recommended bullion knots, but I'm not any better at those! LOL As much as I loathe miles of backstitching, it really does make a difference, especially in pieces like this one. It's going to be really cute when it's finished!
How cute. I do agree that these tinies can be fiddly but they always look good
What a cute kit, but looks like there's a fair bit of fiddly backstitch in there! I always find other stitchers blogs inspiring as well, but it just makes me want to do *all*the projects.
Backstitching always kills me (it's why I can't do blackwork, to me it's just endless backstitching), but I'm a huge lover of French Knots - the beads should be cute, though!
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