When working up the half stitches in this project, Shirley advised that only 1/4 of a regular cross stitch needed to be done since the backstitching would complete the half stitch. See the two half stitches circled in the second photo below. I'm so glad I checked with her about this--the results are much neater and less bulky than what I had initially done.
I'm now hoping I didn't work up the design too low on the "skirt". Need room to add lace around the bottom edge. I also hope that the fabric will iron out nicely when all the stitching is done since I'm not using stretcher bars or a hoop--instead I'm stitching "in hand".
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Angel Clothespin Joy Completed |
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Half Stitch Question |
Boy, do I feel like a doofus on this project.
April 3, 2024--My local ANG chapter, Delaware's Seashore Chapter, is putting together little angels for the Christmas tree at Delaware Hospice. We received our kits from the member who is organizing this project (thanks Shirley H) which has enough materials to put together three angels (all we had to do was supply our own threads, needles, embroidery hoop, etc.).
After cross-stitching the design on the "skirt", the fabric will be edged with lace and glued unto a clothespin. Then each angel will be embellished with curly hair, drawn faces, a bow, etc. Even though this isn't something I'd normally do (I generally don't like "crafty" things), they are too cute to resist.
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Angels Clothespin Materials |
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Angels Clothespin Skirt and Sleeves drawn on 18 count Aido Cloth |
I finally had an opportunity to use my light board to trace the skirt and sleeve patterns unto the Aida cloth. I've had the light board for ten plus years now and besides loaning it out to a friend, it's been used only two other times. Of course, I could have taped the master design unto a window, but it's a dark and rainy day, so the light board was used. I should mention that I had to grab a ladder to pull the light board down from a top shelf in the closet, then put it back when done where it'll probably sit for another ten years.
You can use a small curling iron to straighten out the ribbon from the spool
ReplyDeleteThank you for your suggestion but I've tried that. The ribbon will not lie flat. Will save it to make cording.
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