Monday, April 29, 2013

Illusions FINISHED

Illusions by Ro Pace is finished at last.  Because my colors are dark & there's a lot of contrast between threads & canvas, I decided to fill in lots of the open canvas with 4-way Continental using one strand of floss. 

I also added some tiny Crescents around the Double Fans which really helped to eliminate the large blank areas. That section was also "off" on my piece, due to a counting error, and so I added an extra row of the braid, which hardly shows cause the outlining long stitch nearly covers it.

Finally, I added a row of Outline Stitch, with one strand of floss, all the way around to square off the inner edge of the border. 

Ta Da!  Finished!
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4 comments:

  1. The Chilly Hollow Needlepoint AdventureApril 29, 2013 at 5:18 AM

    This is very pretty and intricate. Lovely work, Liz. I like your version very much.

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  2. geeky HeatherApril 29, 2013 at 10:50 AM

    It's gorgeous! I adore the colors. Congratulations.

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  3. Beth in ILApril 30, 2013 at 11:08 AM

    You did a great job. Looks great.

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  4. JanMay 1, 2013 at 5:18 PM

    I admire your ability to add borders to pieces that look fabulous! Great job on this piece.

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