Isn't she beautiful? I've been spending hours stitching away at her. The rich, vibrant colors were what attracted me to this sampler, but it's the joy that I sense the maker had while stitching it originally in 1784.
But not everything is so rosy:
A lot of this sampler is stitched OVER ONE THREAD, and for me, it's very time-consuming. Yes, beautiful, but it's taking forever to fill in all the little plants and creatures.
But I loved stitching the little over-one-thread people -- such colorful clothes!
Take time to stitch a little today. Whatever project you are working on will be that much closer to being finished. And I always get a happy feeling after stitching!
I agree, the over one is a killer! I have been tempted by this piece a number of times but I just don't have the patience for all of that!! You are doing a wonderful job and you are way too far along to quit now!! laura
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ReplyDeleteDoing this sampler and loving it. I’m enjoying the over one thread cross stitches - I have a Dyson lamp that makes it possible to do easily. Just wondering if you left the word ‘October’ with the ‘r’ written above the ‘r’? I was tempted to reconfigure but alas left it as is.
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