I took the plunge and am doing a needlepoint project. A real one, not just a sampler.
Now, I am still a novice, but the subject matter of the ANG CyberPointer project "Diamond Iris" is, well, an Iris. Iris's are one of my favorite flowers, so I just had to try.
First, we had to trace the design onto the canvas. Judy, author of both the Freebies, etc! and the Possibilities, etc! blogs, was kind and generous enough to walk me through the tracing of the design, and offered a plethora of advice and unstinting help. Any mistakes are entirely my own, of course!
Here is the beginning:
And then with the floss and other threads:
And the first petal, with my first attempt at the Burden Stitch:
On the the other petals!
Monday, May 18, 2009
Lovely Iris
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Looks good to me!
Great start...love the colors. Iris is one of my favorite flowers too.
That is just beauitful. I have never seen that before. This is something really different. Wow, the things you can do.
I cant wait to see this finished. I love the look of needlepoint work and would love to give it a try myself.
Nice project! Will look cool with different stitches in it!
That looks great Ruth. I never did a needle point project myself, but will look forward to see yours growing.
Lovely start to your new endeavor. Good luck!!
I love how your shading turned out! Gorgeous! You'd never know you are a novice.
Keep sharing and don't forget to ask for help if you run into any problems!!!
Your shading is wonderful, as is your stitching! Good for you for taking the plunge. I had never done Burden stitch before either - isn't a great effect.
Jocelyn
How did you decide which one you wanted to start with? I'm thinking about trying this myself...
Hey Rebecca,
I chose this project because it is and ANG cybergroup project, especially for beginners.
Ruth
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