The Trouble With Blackwork!!!

HAPPY EASTER!

You wouldn't believe how many times I have started this damn mystery blackwork.
First I decided to do it on evenweave but the colour's I had on were old pieces and none of them would have fitted the entire design in, so I decided to use some evenweave that i won off eBay before Christmas that I didn't use since it come after Xmas and since it was for the cards I was using as, as it had silver fleck in it I thought why not it would be something different.

Well, what a waste of time that was. I had stitch the first panel and even though I wasn't happy how it looked I perceived with it, but when I looked at it when I had took the hoop off it looked rubbish. None of the edges were sharp or even and it just didn't look like it represented a pattern on any sort.

So one hour later of frogging( why does it take ages for arghh!! lol) I had one piece of blank evenweave all fold up and put away probably till Xmas again.

The only piece of Aida I had left that was big enough was some 16 count, so off again I started. You wouldn't believe that there is over two hours worth of work there ( the kids are back, so back to normal now where I always end up breaking off to see to them about some major disaster)

I decided to use light effects thread, since my daughters loves the design and they want it to go in their bedroom, and they love everything sparkly ( as do I, yes I know I'm 33 and I'm too old my mum keeps telling me that I should have grown out of this stage by now lol), so to go with the colour scheme in their bedroom they have chosen the hot pink and then I decided to use light effects black as well. I wanted to have it striking and I didn't know if to do one half pink the other black or do it in quarters. In the end I decided to change the colour when I start a new block. Will know at the end whether it looks any good or whether I should have stuck to one colour, not sure at the moment. So Friday night I hadn't got very far with the design, even though I had been at it for hours and by last night this was the end product.

We have already got the next page of the design and I'm not even half way through the first page yet, and it is in 6 parts so I had better get my skates on, since I have to finish of lickle Ted soon for my sisters card, hopefully it will be a nice day and I can get my garden swing out and sit in the sun and do some stitching

Another One to Add to my Stitching wishlist

I have just been looking through my cross stitcher magazine that arrived yesterday when i saw this blackwork design. You can stitch it on 28ct evenweave or 14ct Aida. To buy the Kit it costs you £ 34.95 but you get your choice of fabric, madiera's supertwist threads, beads, sequins and Swarovski crystals.I have only done a bit of blackwork once before, but I am definitely going to get this one as soon as i can afford. There is also another one Called Tallulah In Gold, and even though I'm not goldie colour fan, I will get this one if it all goes well.

I think they would look good as a pair, and with it being something different then, I know for a fact that my sister will end you wanting one too!!

Well the sun is shining and its still a bit cold, but I'm off to tackle the garden, it may take a while as I haven't been in the garden for ages cos its been like quick sand (except its mud), one foot in and you will never be seen again. lol





The kids have also brought there school photos home today, well its a digital print out of how they would looking anyway, were not allowed to bring them home now, but the photo they brought home look nothing like they do normally.
Nicole's hair is curly and never like it is in the picture,someone as school brushed her hair so she looked 'better', so i'm a bit peeved about that and Callum has his hair spikey and his mouth is always open, and he has had to comb his hair flat so he looks quite sensible in this photo. I would have rather had a school photo showing them as they really are, and not a picture that looks nice.

4 Days left to work !!!