While it was yet another busy weekend, I’m happy to say I finished up the last thistle head on my cross stitch.
It took a lot of different colours to make those three small thistles. I didn’t use the colours the pattern called for – just pulled what I had from my stash and hoped for the best. I think it worked out pretty good. And it’s going to look even better once I get all the back-stitching done on it.
But first I have to pick out eleventy-billion more colours and stitch that butterfly!
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This is really pretty – you’ve done a beautiful job of stitching this Val!
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The colors always look jarring when you are stitching but look how wonderful it looks finished!!!! Nice job!
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Beautiful thistles!
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I think the thistles are beautiful. I do that a lot when cross-stitching…just choose from the colors that I have. I have three floss boxes FULL. I would sure think that something should work.
Blessings and hugs,
Betsy
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Those three small thistles are so pretty. It’s amazing how much backstitching adds to a design. The butterfly will certainly have a lot of thread changes.
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Oh, wow….that is a lot of colors! Totally worth it. It’s a stunning piece.
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The colors you picked are perfect for the thistles. They are beautiful
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Idea: let Lemmy and LBB pick the colours!
Hahahaha!
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