Yay! It’s finished and framed! I can’t get over how vibrant the color combinations are!
Yesterday, I washed the fabric and pressed it afterwards. I used a portable steamer as it was drying to smooth out the creases and wrinkles. I wasn’t able to get the creases from when I opened the package out completely, but they’re pretty faint and almost unnoticeable.
As mentioned in my last post, here is a close-up of some of the crazy details in the pattern. I love the green backstitches for the flower stems. The French knots and lazy daisies were fun to make once I got a hang of them though they hurt my fingers a bit. The white French knots are a lovely detail in my opinion.
I missed some backstitches for my last post and wondered why the upper part of the kimono looked a little bare. Turns out the gold metallic was for A LOT of details and I missed the vertical brown backstitch next to the blue French knots (as shown above).
When I began working with the gold metallic (Glisten Gloss?) thread, I was reminded of how much I hated working with it when first starting out with the Past, Present, Forever pattern. I would have to hold the threads taut in the back while pulling the needle through the front and vice versa to prevent the threads from twisting up and creating knots.
Here’s more of the lazy daisies for the leaves and the gold metallic thread.
The bullion knots were a nightmare! They consisted of two white threads and two gold metallic threads. I can’t count how many times the threads came out of the needle and how many times the threads got knotted. I think the finished knots look a little messy but I felt a huge wave of accomplishment after that part was complete :D.
It came out gorgeous. I also approve the baby Groot. : )
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Thank you! I had to have one after knowing there’d be figurine and bobble head versions of baby Groot π
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Gorgeous! well worth all of the effort with the bullion knots – the ones at the side of her head look great. I don’t usually like a lot of back-stitching and extra details after a cross stitch project but I have to admit they really do set off a piece. Do you have your next project lined up?
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I agree about what you said about the back-stitches and the extra details. They are quite tedious but they do add more life to the projects. π
I want to start another project from Dimensions Needlecrafts, haha, but I still have a few WIPs to work on. I’m currently cycling through three projects: the Past, Present, Future piece; a gift (can’t reveal what it is yet in case the person it’s for finds my blog); and an original piece. I want to finish the Past, Present, Future piece the most, but it’s the one I get bored/peeved with when stitching.
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That looks great! Metallic floss is such a pain to work with, but it’s always worth it – this wouldn’t be the same without the gold touches. π
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Thanks! π The gold adds a more refined look (something I didn’t think possible before the gold floss was added since it looked incredibly so already)
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Wow, Michelle! That is so pretty. I love the colors. I believe I missed it: where did you get this idea? Did you use a pattern? π
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Aw, thank you! I got the pattern here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000A86F0Q?keywords=elegant%20geisha&qid=1444619623&ref_=sr_1_1&s=arts-crafts&sr=1-1. Dimensions Needlecrafts has some of the prettiest patterns and I hope to complete more from them soon!
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Thanks for the link! I shall have to make time for crafts like this. π
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Beautiful Geisha!! I love the bullion knots are awesome! Great job!
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Thank you! The bullion knots were time consuming, but I’m glad they’re worth the time spent π
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So beautiful! The colors are just gorgeous!
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Thank you π
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A beautiful embroidery. I have never heard of anyone who has created bullions with metallic and normal threads. It must have been a nightmare, so Congratulations on a job very well done.
Have you heard of ‘damp stretching’ your finished work before framing? If not, here is an excellent link to a reputable site with photos and explanations.
http://www.needlenthread.com/2012/07/damp-stretching-blocking-embroidery.html
Lastly, thank you for liking my mouse and your visit.
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Aw, thank you for your kind words and the link!
I appreciate you including the tip π
Looks like it’ll help with smoothing out the fabric for the future kits I get to.
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Beautiful work!
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This turned out so nicely!
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It looks absolutely amazing. You should be very proud of yourself for completely such a detailed piece and have it turn out so lovely. β€οΈ
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Aw, thank you for all your comments :). I look forward to seeing your project completions too on your blog!
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Oh thanks though it might take some time. It takes me a long time to finish a project. Which is probably why I don’t do really big ones, but one day I would like to. βΊοΈ
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