Friday, August 9, 2013

Menagerie, Progress #3



I've got a good start on the background and a border for Menagerie.  The background is shaded blackwork, working from light in the corner to dark at the center, the thread is an overdyed silk and I'm using just 1 strand.  (The squiggly lines in the upper right are my shading guidelines & will come out.)  The border is a Crossed Scotch variation in Watercolours and FyreWerks.  I'm lucky that the stitch just fits!

3 comments:

The Chilly Hollow Needlepoint Adventure said...

Very pretty! Stitch fast, I want to see how this one turns out!

Sara Leigh said...

Oooh! I love that color for the background! This is looking lovely. I agree with Jane; stitch fast!

Beth in IL said...

Wow! This looks amazing! Love the background color too. Yes, stitch faster!!!