Thursday, August 16, 2007
What the kitty has been up to
So teh kitty has been stressing and job hunting and all sorts of stuff. Someone asked me what I was doing to chill. I've been planning my next cross stitch project.My next project is going to be a staged piece. The canvas is one of my very plain but sturdy kahki denim dresses. Over each breast pocket will be a flameing dragon in reds and oranges. (roughly 20-30 hours of stitching each.)Between each button hole will be a tiny (less than an inch square) dragon in reds. (45 min of stitching each) total of 12 tiny dragons so call it 12 hours.On the back between the shoulders will be a purple dragon reclining on a bed of gold and emeralds. ( Estimated 45 to 50 hours of stitching )Each dragon is a stage in the finished piece, and I will be able to wear the dress between stages.Roughly 120 hours of stitching will go into this piece before it is complete and I have thoughts about putting spiral sun symbols scattered around the skirt but I'm not sure yet if I will add them or not.I have about half the floss I need for the front of the dress, and about a quarter of the needed floss for the back of the dress. Hopefully I can find a sale on DMC floss soon. I am picky about the floss I use for wearable art. DMC is the only floss I will use for clothing, it holds it's color. My cheap knockoff brands are just as lovely to use and just as pretty but they bleed like a stuck pig. I only use them for art that is going to be framed or laminated.
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6 comments:
That sounds *amazing*. Happy stitching. :)
thanks. the stitched demo's of the patterns I've got are stunning, and I'm really proud of the layout I came up with to incoperate my favorites.and bouncey kitty Drkn told me tonight to go ahead and get all teh floss I need for the pattern. (about $10 in floss)
Can't wait to see it.. *Grins* glad you get to collect everything you need for it.
Oooooh, can't wait to see it! I am soooo envious of your X stitching ability. I like to do it, and mine works out OK, but I am so NOT good at it. Not like you are. Good luck with finding DMC on sale. I grok completely about the bleeding quality of other threads.
Thanks, I like hearing how others see my work. I tend to be overly critical of myself so still consider myself a beginer. (Completely disregarding the fact that I create my own patterns, stitch patterns with lots of 1/4 and 3/4 stitches and can use blended floss but avoid it like the plauge due to PITA factor.)
purrrrrrrrrrr hugs love you i'm gonna start stitching soon.
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