I still love getting this one out for the Halloween season!
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Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Sunday, October 29, 2017
Friday, October 27, 2017
Thursday, October 26, 2017
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Monday, October 23, 2017
Sunday, October 22, 2017
Friday, October 20, 2017
The center
The center is filled in with a strand of silk and two strands of Accentuate. The sparkle just does show up in the photos. It is the same thread combo as the slanted stitches at the bottom.
Thursday, October 19, 2017
Starting the moon
The moon is worked on black 24 count Congress. I put the lips in first with tent stitched DMC floss. The eyelid and eyebrow are black silk outline stitches. Then silk vertical stitches shape the open V. Next 4 strands Japan silver is couched with Silk. The three bottom bars are silk blended with a doubled strand of Accentuate. It really shines in person!
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Lots more background
This is as far as I got when I ran out of the background thread. I have ordered another spool and it will be here in a few days. So, I am going to put the moon piece on the stretcher bars and work on it until I get the other thread. There are embellishments that will get added to the piece as well but they cannot be placed until the background is finished.
Monday, October 16, 2017
Sunday, October 15, 2017
Background two ways
Look closely. I did a lot more of the top left to bottom right rows. I have also done some of the bottom left to top right rows in the upper left hand corner.
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
The last ray
The last ray is finished. I have started working the first part of the background stitch with Soie Perlee. The entire background has a pattern.
Monday, October 2, 2017
Sunday, October 1, 2017
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