Yesterday afternoon, I spent some time working on my pincushion. I chose a design out of Trish Burr's needle painting book, the Burgundy Rose. The colors are rich and vibrant and look gorgeous against the snow white linen. I chose to work with Legacy's Shadow Work linen. It is a high quality linen - beautiful color, and it feels soft and buttery in your hand. It is a very thin linen, however (handkerchief thin), so I chose a high quality cotton muslin for a backing. It isn't going to be a big pillow, so I cut my fabric 7.5 inches by 7.5 inches.
Then I had the task of sewing the material together and zigzagging the edges to prevent fraying. A sewing machine makes this task go so much faster! I ironed the pieces of material before sewing them together, and again before I transferred the pattern. I just used a light box and .5mm mechanical pencil, and traced it. My favorite transfer method is the iron on method, but with a pattern this small, tracing it was easy.
I did manage to get some stitching done on the roses, but not much. The book instructions use split stitches for the stem, which I did, though I prefer to use the stem stitch for stems. . . my split stitch does need work, however, so following the book's instructions allowed me to practice, and hopefully improve my split stitch a bit.
I also worked the background netting of the Irish Crochet Capelet, yesterday evening. I don't have any photos to share of it yet, but I will this weekend. I also made a decision of what item I will be gifting for my next Blog Giveaway. Photos and details of the event will be posted some time this weekend, so stay tuned!
Well, there is a homemade pumpkin spiced latte calling my name, so I hope you are all having a wonderful day!
'Til tomorrow, Happy Stitches!
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