A Finish, a new WIP, and Orange Silk

Today I finished the stitching on Oakley Owlet.

I will get it finished up into an owl shape in the next day or so. I have done one of these owls before and it is not too hard.

So, I started another Just Nan small, this is the needlebook called Lady Scarlet’s Secret Garden.

It is the piece that goes in the enamel lady bug trinket box, part of a series of fancy kits Just Nan had many years ago. I felt super lucky when I was able to snag this kit secondhand for a decent price. The stitching is very minimal so I hope to have it done to show for my small next Friday!

Finally, my orange thread came! There is a clear winner:

I wasn’t going to mess around this time. I got the called for Valdani cotton that I’m trying to match (in the ball) to compare against the silks. I am going with the second from the top, Thread Gather’s Glowing Embers. Choice 1 is too dull, choice 3 is obviously too dark and choice 4 is just…wrong altogether. All these looked almost identical on my screen so it’s very good to have bought them to see in real life and not take a chance. I was actually pretty sure #3 would be the best choice based on the screen! And I thought #2 (Glowing Embers) would be too much-too orange, not enough variation. I feel sure 1 and 3 will be useful in other projects. For #4…well, maybe I’ll stitch a big melon someday! (it’s not bad, just bad for this project!)

3 thoughts on “A Finish, a new WIP, and Orange Silk

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      Looking forward to seeing your finished owl, Mary. I’d have chosen the same thread as you for Autumn Quakers.

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      Excellent thread choice, Mary!! That piece has the perfect colors to be working with right now! Enjoy this last bit of October!

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      The little Owl is so sweet. You were lucky to get the special Ladybird box too. They are beautiful.
      Interesting to see how different all the threads look in real life. Websites often just show tiny squares of colour which makes it hard to telly what a whole skein will look like,

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