I know it looks like I'm having a lot of new starts lately, but this one was actually started last September, I just didn't work on it a lot back then! I was meeting up with my friends Sam and Giselle for the Stitch Basel retreat, and we were talking about having a new start together, but we couldn't settle on a pattern - until The Witchy Stitcher came out with the Red Riding Hood pattern and we all fell in love with her! I bought a new piece of fabric from xJu Design, a gorgeous 40ct Evenleave. I think the colour is called 'Old Linen'. It's a big piece, so when there are any more releases in the Grim Fairytales series that I like, I'll be ready!
So my first ten hours of stitching were mostly focused on the big bad wolf, so LOTS of black! But it stitches up quickly and I'm already more than 23% done.
As it's a 40ct, I'm stitching with one thread of DMC, and the coverage on the black isn't perfect, but it actually looks better in person than in pictures, and I'm happy with it. I think next time I pick it up, I'm going to work a bit on Red herself!
3 comments:
This looks really cool so far! You've gotten a great start. Work has been so busy lately that I haven't had the opportunity to work on my cross stitch projects for a while, but this is making me want to set out some time to dedicate to an old project. I can't wait to see how Red Riding Hood goes! Thanks for sharing!
Yikes! That is one scary looking wolf with those red/orange eyes! Nice to have the same linen for future projects, too. Have a wonderful day, Leonore! ♥
He looks very scary already, and I love the pattern!
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