A week’s work
This week I picked up Random Thoughts again after a break of about a month I guess while I was working on Heirloom Nativity. I started reluctantly because I so wanted to continue HN! But after that first day, with enthusiasm! I love this piece! I was drawn initially (ha ha) to the variety of motifs above all, and the little thought provoking verse. But now just working with it, I find it really exciting! To decide what spot to attack next, to plan an order of work to make best use of the colors, to be efficient, to plan one thing and then surprise myself by changing my mind at the last minute to do a different, completely unconsidered thing that amazingly makes even more sense! Fellow stitchers, do you understand?? Without further ado, here we are after this week- progress even though I did not get to work on it everyday.
It’s also thrilling to watch it grow, incrementally but noticeably. Speaking of grow, here is grow! This is my 10 a day but I’m actually doing about 12-16 stitches a day and I’ve been pretty faithful to work on it every day:
I am frustrated with Turtle Doves. I made the same mistake I made on a project last year where I selected a linen too-light for the light colors in the design to show up. I’ve almost done that with Random Thoughts. I am using Lambswool which is one of the recommended choices instead of the Summer Khaki shown in the model. So my whites do not stand out as much as they should but they still work. Anyway the Summer Khaki I had was ugly. I’m glad I didn’t go with it.
For turtle doves it seems to be a bigger problem. I can barely see the dove, especially in bright light:
I just have a hard time embracing the darker/tanner linen colors because I…just don’t think they look that good in real life all plain before they are stitched. I must get over this! So, I’m trying to decide: do I take this dove out for the 2nd time (I put it in the wrong spot in the first place) and change to a slightly darker dove color? Or start over on a better fabric color?
As backup in case I get completely stymied on the Turtle Doves and don’t get it done for this month’s SAL, I have the Mill Hill harp, all ready for beads! It is a perfectly suitable backup. YAY!
Speaking of SALs, here’s Joyful World:
It is such a fun stitch.
Another gorgeous design. Did you mention the thread colours you used somewhere and I didn´t take note? such pretty colours and perfect with the chosen linen. My favourite poem, so might get to stitch this piece….no time to stand beneath the boughs …. must get stitching.
p.s. thank you for commenting on my blog.
Thanks, Sheryl and you’re welcome!! If you mean Random Thoughts, I am using Needlepoints Silks on Lambswool (I think Lambswool). The silks came with the chart. They are lovely to use.