I’m trying to make Christmas ornaments for my girls teachers.
I started off with this little ornament made using Sullivans Counted Cross Stitch Ornament kit. I used the 14 count Aida provided and the not very good thread/yarn. But it turned out okay.
Then I thought I’d have a go using the same pattern but on Evenweave – my first attempt at Evenweave and I love it!
I used DMC threads 208, 210, 726, 727, 892, 894, 904, 906 and of course my good friend 310.
I enjoyed stitching on the Evenweave so much that I took 2 days instead of over a week that the original kit had taken me. Then I got excited and did my first ornament finish on the Evenweave pattern, I found some quilting fabric from the quilt I never started and used it to back the ornament. Ripped open a new pillow and pulled the stuffing from that to fill the ornament.
I think the second turned out better than the first and possibly a third attempt will be even better than the other two. If I did a third I can practice that final finishing stitch that closes the gap after I fill it.
Later today I thought I’d try out something to follow up on this tweet / facebook status update. I had this concept that I could make hand shaped ornaments using felt and I would stitch on one side ‘thank you for the helping hand’.
Sadly in execution it looked more like an amputated hand, sorry about the terrible picture, I took it late at night.
6 responses so far ↓
Barbara // November 5, 2009 at 9:32 pm |
The disembodied hand is cool, actually.
A huge congratulations on your evenweave project – wonderful results!!!
Chiloe // November 6, 2009 at 4:50 am |
I also prefer the evenweave crayons: they look better
You can even add some half point on the evenweave to smoothe the line and make them more realistic. ( imagine one half point on each side of the bottom of your crayon, then you change the line of your backstitch and it’ll look more round ) . I don’t know if I’m clear with my explanation??? Do you see what I mean?
At least, you, you finish them right away (not like me … ooops ) I wish I could make one for Emma’s violin teacher
Jayne // November 6, 2009 at 9:42 am |
Use a bright, outrageous coloured felt for the hand to avoid the “just amputated” look, like white with purple polka dots or green floral, etc, from Spotlight, with the stitching in a contrasting colour
Adelaide // November 6, 2009 at 5:47 pm |
Purple would be a good colour, or orange. Or even the pastelly shades of these colours.
upsidebackwards // November 6, 2009 at 7:17 pm |
The ornaments look great! Very impressive.
widdleshamrock // November 11, 2009 at 9:50 am |
They look fantastic M !!!
I think I have the crayon pattern here somewhere.