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Saturday 14 December 2019

Last post of 2019.

Hello stitchers!

As the title says, this will my last post of the current year.

I've decided to stop stitching for these last days, but don't worry! I'll be starting again once 2020 will be here.
I already have plans to start stitching again on WWAVMC because i'll participate in a fb group challenge that will require a total of 12000 crosses done in a two months time frame.
I don't know how well i'll do, but i'm positive that i'll make some good progress.

This is where the window is at the moment, with a total of 48180 crosses stitched as of Dec. 14th. I'm happy with the result i've achieved until now, stitching speaking.





I'll be sure to be more consistent with blog updates in the new year.




As always have fun stitching and...


See you soon,                             






Friday 6 December 2019

Tips.

Hello stitchers!

We've already seen many pictures of my current wips and i thought, for this time, that i'll mention the technique i've used so far for some of them: the parking method.

Well, i'll admit: this method of stitching had me scared at first, with all that threads hanging down i thought "that's something impossible, those are all gonna be a giant tangled mess, i'll never use it, i'll do only cross country". I was so wrong! 
Once understood the correct way to do so, it very easy to use it to simplify the process of moving through the stitching, avoiding the constant need to end and start a new thread for crosses of the same color that may be near the one already stitched.
For pattern with many, many color changes (also known as confetti stitches) the use of this method will prove itself handy.

The perfect way to understand this fabulous techinque is to go grab a copy of a well written guide that will explain perfetcly how to move the first steps towards the use of the parking method.

Here there's the English version and here there's the Italian one. It comes as a PDF file and, differently from videos and such, it's perfect to read when you're off-line.

In the guide you will find some other useful tips and tricks that will make everything easier making it a perfect gift for someone that may be intimidited to start on such a long journey as it's stitching big patterns.
I think that every stitcher needs it, because you never stop learning.

Let me know how you like it.






                                                                                See you soon,            


                 



Sunday 1 December 2019

Little update.



Hello stitchers!

Now that we entered the final month of the year, i'll show you where i am at the moment with my current project, WWAVMC. The window is my main focus, i just want to stitch more and more on this wip, even if the progress are a bit slow.






Here's the latest pic, taken on the 30th of November with 45905 crosses already done.


What are your plans for this December? What have you prepared stitching wise?



 

See you soon,