Other areas

So I finished the line across the bottom of the bottom band with the Silk Lame Braid 18.  Then  I started beading the words.  All these words are beaded with Sundance size 15 beads.  this is going to take a while!  Then I started down the right side with the blue squares using Vineyard Silk in a scotch stitch, of course!

Oh no!

And here is where I ran out of the Vineyard Silk for the background behind the words.  I called the shop where I got the first skein and luckily she had another one of this dye lot and is mailing it to me!

Whew!

So,

I finished the gold band under the top border and added the three bats and the single spider with Kreinik #16, and his web line on the bottom right.

The middle

The bottom band is stitched past the middle!

And more background

The basketweave on both bands is done with Vineyard Silk.  It just takes a while but I am moving right along.

Stitch Guide Sunday!

Today's canvas is B r r r d Bath by Charley Harper.

The guide is available as a pdf file emailed to you, or as a printed and mailed copy.

Email me at ndleartnut@aol.com if you are interested.

I also write custom stitch guides!

And then

I completed the black outside borders down both sides.  Then, I added the gold line across the bottom and started on the background behind the words on the bottom band.

The top band

The top band of background behind the words is done !