Well it's hard to believe I worked on this embroidery panel for a full year! But it's true, and I was very conscientious to work on each month's section only during that month.
The design measures 8" in diameter, and I had ordered the pre-printed panel from StitchDoodles @stitchdoodlesdesign. I used a double-thickness of Aurifil 12wt thread throughout, except at the very end - in December I needed a true red thread, and I only had that in Wonderfil perle cotton #8, so I used just one strand of that where needed.
A little finer than many of the samplers I've done, the 12wt was perfect for this design, imho. I really enjoyed switching up the color focus each month, admittedly inspired by a finished sampler I'd seen by @stitch_happy24.
Now time to move on to my (many) holiday-related stitching projects.....
That's really beautiful! It looks like it was a lot of fun to do.
ReplyDeleteI really love when the thread you used was variegated and the straight (chain stitch?) along each side has a delicious fade. Congratulations on the beautiful work and I look forward to seeing what it evolves to become!
ReplyDeleteHOLY MOLY incredible.
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