Fishy!

Here is the tapestry fish that is causing much consternation. I like the design, but think that the colours are going to make this suffer. I'll crack on with it so that there is more to see. But I get the feeling that I'll be reworking this in Anchor wool at some point in the future.

Quandry

I am in a bit of a dilemma. I've started on my first tapestry; I like the design and the colours. I've bought Robertsons tapestry wool and it feels and looks 'cheap'. Maybe I'm justed used to using Anchor cotton which has a richness in both colour and texture but the Robertsons just feels wrong. I've finsihed the outline of the design and started the colours, but it's looking drab and I'm not happy with it. I'll post the picture of the outline of the design and the initial work on the colour so that you can see what I mean later. Do I start over with Anchor wool or not?

Finished One Thing...

... So I started something else. Two things actually. I've started the family tree kit that I got for christmas and I've been working through some alternate stitching techniques from that book I mentioned a few posts ago. I've put up a shot of that when I am happy with the result. It's looking a bit like a traditional sampler - when people were just doing rows of stitches in different styles to proactise their skills. I quite like the idea of stitching for the hell of it and not actually having a pattern to follow.

Been busy.

Now that that everything is getting back to normal after the holidays, I have a bit less time to do stitching. I have made a lot of progress with the sampler as can be seen - I'm hoping to get it finished this week as I have a couple of other projects that I'd like to get started on. I've been stitching now for about three years and have just discovered a book that teaches a massive amount of decorative stitching techniques - the majority of which I have never heard of before. I didn't realise that there was more to needlecraft than cross stitching, embroidery and sewing. I've had my eyes opened to a vast amount of new techniques that I can use in projects. Looking forward to showing a few of them off.