Wednesday 7 May 2014

Work in Progress Wednesday - 7 May 2014

Here's my Work in Progress Wednesday report and the latest on my cross stitch piece.  I've now finished all the Marlitt cross stitch on both the sleeves and the headdress - that layer of gold coloured stitches is rayon.  I still need that shade for some of the satin stitch squares filling in the gaps in the yellow skirt section.

Next job is to get back to the shawl, which I'm not looking forward to - probably as I found it rather hard the first time.  It should be a smoother process now that the green sleeve sections are done and I don't have to work around a gap.  I just need to get on with it and see it working out OK!!

I hope this month to complete the shawl and also to insert the face and hands.  That will be a challenge as some of the abutting fractional stitches may not allow for the petit point stitches to fit in smoothly.  So, there may be some alterations to make there.  We shall see soon enough...

Text and images © Elizabeth Braun 2014

10 comments:

Pamela said...

Absolutely beautiful!

jackiescrafts said...

I love the green on the sleeves it's so vibrant. I'm sure the shawl will be easier now the sleeves are done. It's looking fantastic
Jackie x

Silvana said...

complimenti un lavoro importante ormai finito molto bello
silvana

Unknown said...

This is coming along very beautiful.
Looking forward for the finish .

Rachel said...

Looking good. I hope the Marlitt is looking good enough to you to make up for being a pain to stitch with!

Anonymous said...

This work is progressing beautifully.

zenuwpees said...

Belle avancée MAGNIFIQUE bonne journée Marie-Claire

msstitch01 said...

Your piece is looking stunning Elizabeth. Really enjoying the progress photos on this piece.

Annette-California said...

This has been so much fun getting to see your beautiful progress on her.
love Annette

Queeniepatch said...

She is getting more and more elegant and beautiful thanks to all the hard work you have put into her.

 
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