{ getting to the point...}

 

When Obsession Strikes:

 

ok...my name is Lori & I am a Fiber Addict.

(feeling better now)

 

Since my last post,
I decided that I must would actually do a little needlepoint.

You see, I get these ideas in my head and they never leave.

(well, unless I release them in some form or fashion...)

 

 

 so I started on this new design...

it is called

"Reverend Gourdon Squashbottom"

(Miss Felicia aka Flea) is stitching the cross stitch model presently)

I decided to start it in needlepoint....

 

since I already had the design charted through my software program,

I simply converted the charting from symbols to color blocks...

GENIUS!

(I love a good brain fart...sorry to offend)

but what I did NEXT made me squeal and do a happy dance!

I placed the printed color chart down on my lightbox, then I placed my 18 gauge canvas down on top of that, making sure the lines were straight on the grain, and then I

TRACED the outline of the whold design onto the canvas!

WHHhaaaaatttt????

yup.

 



I really had no clue as to how this would work out, but I am happy to report that it is working

TOTALLY AWESOME!

 

I am still counting the color blocks, but having the outline there is SO much easier...

in fact, I was stitching along, grinning a Kool-Aid grin when I noticed something:

I completely stitched in his mouth!!!!

oh well, I'll go back & fill it in with french knots...yeah...that's what I'll do!

 



the #3 perle cottons are so nice to use with this 18count canvas...
really fills up quickly, and they have a soft, mellow sheen to them

...which I think lends a nice glow to my work.

 

of course, I may overstain the entire piece when I'm finished,

but we'll cross that bridge.....

 



 

SSSooooo....

what do you think about the paper charting?

it's big, easy to see & (I think) easy on the eyes.

of course, the BACKGROUND of this design will be completely filled in,

unlike a regular cross stitch design...

...but I'm looking forward to the finish to actually see the design completely filled in.
I'm thinking of filling it in with ECRU floss and then staining it.

 

 

 

There you have it.

my new obsession.

I'll share more progress pics soon,

...and pics of the shop too!

Lori from

Notforgotten Farm