Filed under: All That Simmers by Sundance Beads, ANG Main Line Stitchers Chapter
I’m glad I worked on All That Shimmers at my ANG Main Line Stitchers Saturday Stitch-in because Kristen was there. She’s already stitched it.
Underneath the purple flowers, I just couldn’t use the magenta overdyed thread. Kristen helped me pick DMC floss 327 to be the shadow underneath the flowers. Much better.
Once home, I pulled out the raffia and thought it was plastic! But Kristen used it on hers, and it looked nice. I also googled it and found out it is from the leaves of a raffia palm tree. Luckily, as I threaded the needle, it ripped down the center, which thinned it, and I like. It’s a very stiff thread, but I was able to anchor it in the stitching underneath the flower.
The raffia opens up to 1.25 inches wide and is very thin. So, I actually only ripped off 0.25 inches.
I’ll throw it into my stash, but I can’t say I’ll be seeking out more of it.
In order to get the 15 mm wide ribbon (BE Ribbon-Retro Avocado) threaded for the leaves, I needed an 18 Tapestry needle. I enlarged the hole and still had to work to pull it through (left long ends). I didn’t want to rip the canvas. I only ran it under the yellow Frosty Rays. Then, I did the veins and secured the ends of the ribbon with that thread.
Lastly, I tent stitched the red in the center and covered the gold ends.
We’re letting folks catch up, and the red center flower will be discussed at our November meeting. It’s looking good!
We’re using a stitch guide by Sundance Beads.
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