Thanks, that makes sense.

Thanks, J!

It is wonderful that you are encouraging each other. That is the value of sharing on a forum. I wish more would get involved. This seems like such a small group! But it isn’t! There are 67 people signed up!

Anneli, wow!  Only 2 years of embroidery and those stitches look great.  Very neat and well executed.  I am looking forward to seeing more from you in the next days.

Rona, I like what you have done so far and can sympathize with your coral stitch issues.  My palastrina is just the same, from bad to OK by the end of the line.  I just need to keep practicing.  And it really does matter which reference you use, some are much clearer to me than others and it changes from stitch to stitch too.  I am sure you fee…[Read more]

Anneli,

I LOVE your piece! The palette is beautiful and you fans look great — I actually like that they are not all the same size because they look more natural this way. Hard to believe you’ve only been at this for two years!

I am a bit behind but have put this afternoon aside to start working.  Glad everyone is sharing the photos as it is definitely inspiring.

Anneli – Yes, that is the use of the muslin backing. Never a worry about how to finish ends without them showing.

Rona – It is really coming along!

Anneli- An innovative use of the fan stitch, very nice!

Good to hear that both of you are using stitches you haven’t done before. There are many stitches to learn!

I have finally finished the work in lesson 1. My star does not look the same as in the example; mine is called Algerian Eye. Also, the blue fan stitches are not of equal size; I should have marked them before stitching. But overall, I am happy what I got so far. I have only embroidered for two years, with a very limited set of stitches. This…[Read more]

Lesson 1 finished — finally! The colors are somewhat more vibrant than they show up in the photo, perhaps because it’s quite cloudy here in Chicago today.

A couple of comments about what I’ve done:

I tried two new stitches that I had a hard time understanding til now: the top green outline line is the coral stitch. It’s not perfect, by any…[Read more]

Thanks to you both! I particularly enjoyed wrapping that dark-orange double-outline stitch in lighter orange — it really glows to me. And I am eager to continue this .. . stay tuned! LOL

Rona, your stitches are beautifully precise and your curves are nicely rounded.  It looks very good so far.  I like your colors too, soft and yet there is contrast.  I will look forward to see more done over the weekend.

Deborah – yes, I find the same, that this is a project for learning new stitches. It ends up as a stitch sampler.

Rona- It’s looking good !

Here’s my project so far: I am still in the middle of class 1, but wanted to share what’s done. I hope to get much more up to speed this weekend.

Thank you, I am not sure about the eye for design but circle templates are a great thing to have, especially in a multitude of diameters.

So far I have done three new stitches and plan on a few more from my book.  Thanks for a class that is forcing me to try new ones.  I need to be challenged once in a while, it is much too easy to stick to the s…[Read more]