Thank you, Rona, for your valuable analysis, I truly appreciate it. The background stitch in the lower right is called Japanese Darning, which belongs to the running stitch family. It is easy to stitch, and it looks pretty.

In order to see the colors better, this photo was taken outside in the shade in the afternoon. (Some of my earlier photos…[Read more]

Michelle, I think your work is beautiful. I don’t how to stay it any better! it looks carefully stitched and wonderfully detailed. As to your concern about the French knots: as a general matter, i think the imperfections of hand stitching are what make it special and beautiful. We’re not machine stitching, and the variety shows that. I vote for…[Read more]

Anneli, I love this in so many ways. Here are just a few (I feel like I just cribbed William Shakespeare. LOL): the fill is amazing; I’m particularly intrigued by the fill in the lower right — the section with the orange and turquoise circles. I’m hoping you;ll share what stitch that is. The balance is great between the blue and orange wedge on…[Read more]

Hi Sue,

I’m really glad that your kit arrive safely and so quickly after I sent it. My apologies for not replying to your message before now, there was an oversite and I was not added to the course so I had not been able to check the forum until today.

Please feel free to ask me any questions as you work through the course and I will get back to…[Read more]

Thank you, Michelle, it’s great to hear your feedback. I’m so glad you had a good time!

Ms. Michler,

Thank you so much for such an enjoyable course. I learned a lot! Before starting, my thinking was something like, “This should be easy- just do some stitches”. But I really had to think about my choices carefully, and still experiment at the same time. Your guidance, pictures, and feedback were very helpful!

I hope everyone had as…[Read more]

Deborah,

I just love it! I don’t know what other words to add.

Thank you, Ms. Michler!

Thanks Deborah

Using this kind of fabric never occurred to me, but I certainly will keep this approach in mind and try it sometime. It is a great learning tool to see the work of others!

Yes, you can do many of these! You may like to explore color schemes, experiment with a stitch, create different forms… Lots of possibilities to get the creative juices flowing!

Deborah, this is delightful! And, for some reason, it never occurred to me that we could do multiple takes on this project (duh!), or that it could be used on other kinds of fabrics. You’re inspiring me. Also, I love the idea that you and others have raised, about doing a project with variations of  a particular stitch. Meanwhile, I will soon…[Read more]

Very nice start and looking forward to the development.  Thanks