Filed under: 2025, Flowering Maple with Celeste Chalasani, National Academy of Needlearts (NAN)
Day 2 of Flowering Maple with Celeste Chalasani at National Needlearts Academy (NAN).
I added the dark area to the petal. It passed muster with Celeste. So, it stays. I’ll cut it out after I stitch the other two on that piece of fabric.
I finished 3 Calyx but won’t attach them until later. I had the tracing too close at first.
I created one padded flower base and outlined more of the left leaf. I wasn’t up to long short shading after lunch. It can wait until I get home.
Embroidery is teaching me about flower anatomy. The sepals are tough. They are so small. The one on the right is too wide. I have plenty of green fabric to keep trying.
My badge indicates first-time member of NAN (heart sticker) and first-time at this event (star). It was a good event, but now it’s time to pack up!
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You mentioned cutting it out…and that reminded me of ripping out needlepoint stitches or a quilt block and had just found this on the internet. I hope it makes you smile!
In the world of needlepoint, “frogging” refers to the act of removing or undoing stitches, often because of mistakes or a change of mind, and is named after the sound of a frog’s croak, “rip it, rip it”.
Comment by Anita Vibbert March 20, 2025 @ 8:29 pmyes, unfortunately, very familiar with frogging!
Comment by melitastitches4fun March 20, 2025 @ 8:48 pm[…] 3 Calyx were already stitched (https://melitastitches4fun.com/2025/03/18/flowering-maple-with-celeste-chalasani-at-national-needlea…😉 and now they’re attached. I cut away as much fabric as possible but it still bunched up on […]
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