Well…. I have not had much time to work on my lions this time. And the times that I have, I’ve spent more time taking out stitches than putting new ones in. 😔 (sad face). I cannot remember a project that I’ve had such a hard time working on. Geez. That being said, I may put that away and do something else for a awhile…
This is where I was last time…
And here is where I am now…
Not much has changed.
So, now that my store is done with our yearly inventory, and I am about a week away from starting my new position, I have decided to play a bit.
I made some alcohol inks and decided to dye some aida fabric. The light neutral is what I started with. As of right now they are dry to the touch. I plan to let them dry another 48 hours or so, and then stitch some white on them to test the color-fastness. The colors are so vibrant and I can already picture what I could do with them! So if you think I’m a bit excited about this project, you’d be right! I will keep you posted as to how it goes once I’ve put it through a few tests. If I like the results, I may try selling them on my etsy page… what do you think?
Don’t forget to go check out everyone else in the group and see where they are on their projects as well! Happy Stitching!
Avis, Claire, Gun, Carole, LucyAnn, Kate, Jess, Sue, Constanze, Debbierose, Christina,
Kathy, Margaret, Cindy, Helen, Steph, Linda, Catherine, Mary Margaret,
The lions does look like a difficult project with all the browns. Come back to it when you’re up for a challenge. The aida shades are lovely. Good luck if you do decide to sell them.
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It’s so hard to find different shades of aida cloth. I know I have thought that it would be nice to have more choices. I’m anxiously awaiting the results of my test pieces!
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I think your dyed fabrics are really pretty. I think they would sell well if they are colorfast.
Sorry to hear you had to frog so much of your stitching.
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Thank you! I’m super excited to try these out. Waiting for these to cure is going to test my patience!
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This is will be beautiful! A pain to take out rather than out in, but all worth it in the end. 🙂
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nevermind, with a bit of luck you’ll have more to show next time ^^
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Nice progress and pretty colors on those fabrics 🙂
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I love your lions! When I get in a mess with a big project I sometimes quit doing one color and fill in everything for one small section so I have a new point of reference. It seems to help me be more accurate when I go back to the long counting sections. Your dye jobs are so intense, very beautiful colors there!
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Oooh. The fabric dying looks very exciting. Good luck with stitching on them. Fingers crossed they’re colour fast.
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Oh dear, pulling everything out is never much fun, but I do seem to pull out just as much that goes in so I know how you feel.
Those dyed aida cloths look lovely! So bright and fun.
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Exciting to see what you are gonna do with all the dyed fabric! If you are tired of the lion, just leave it for a while. This SAL is suppose to be fun, not irritating 🙂
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I can see progress, but it is frustrating when we have to rip out.
Love the dyed fabric. Such fun
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It is frustrating when you have to unpick, I’m amazed at your patience with stitching that background, it’s beautiful!
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