End of September update.

 Hello stitchers!

Finally the weather is more chill, meaning that the cold will be here soon (I hope). The start of a new seasons has something magical when you can feel it in the air.


I'm here today to show you my latest progress on my haed wips.
Let's start with Spiders Queen:  

This pic was taken at the end of July and shows the first and second row of pages completed.

Here is where SQ is at the moment, with more 310 and 3341, plus a bit of other red and orange colors in between, added.
Those nails, even though they still are in the initial stage of the stitching are quite impressive in size!

Let's now continue with WWAVMC:
 

More partial diagonals have been stitched, with many, many colors and confetti stitches... Totally worth it, if I so myself. 

The flowery bush is a bit slow-going, but the window's frame and the background are a bit less time consuming because there's less colors changes. In the end it's a nice compromise.
(The pic doesn't make justice at the piece, at all).



What are your stitching plan for this autumn/fall season? 
I still don't know if there will be new seasonal start, but for now I'll be stitching and enjoy it at best as I can, for sure.


Be and STAY safe everyone!


                                                                              See you soon,

The Queen is back.

Hello stitchers!

After completing another diagonal on wwawmc, i've decided that it was time to bring backin rotation Spiders Queen.
In the last couple of days i've worked on both wips and i'm happy with how they are coming up.

Eight months has come and gone since the last time i worked on SQ, it was a little "strange" switching from working full corsses to tent half stitches. It's like in the meantime i've lost the habit to tent stitch so i'm not so quick as i would like, but the progress so far is making the process still enjoyable, thus i'm not complaining too much.
I'm filling all the white spaces left and working on adding the colors needed on the second eye.

It's nice seeing some "0" on Pattern Keeper for the first time!


Soon it will be the 5ooth day on working on wwavmc and even though the end is far away, i'm still hoping for a near future finish, (a couple years from now will be good, from my point of view).
After completing the last diagonal i've started the next right away. I still can't put wwavmc away.

Both projects now are at just over 37%, it' interesting.
I'll try to stitch on both my big haed wips, alternating them... If only the want for a quick, nice finish is tormenting my thoughts since last week. Let's hope i can stick to my own rules!

                                               See you soon,       

First part of a challenge.

Today, July 5th marks the end of the first part of the Giro d'Italia challenge.
The second part will start in September (really looking forward to a more chill and cool weather).

It was fun seeing the pic come to life stitch after stitch. The castle is almost complete, it will be done within the next diagonal.
Right now this wip has 93595 stitches completed and it's still a pleasure working on it.

I know i have to stitch on other projects, but it's difficult to put this away. I need to think about what to do.


What are your summertime stiching plans?

As always...                                 
See you soon,                              

      

Challenges: finished and starting.

Hello stitchers!

Since the last post, i've been stitching almost non-stop mostly because i really like how WWAVMC is turning out and due Italy being in quarantine.

First 12000 crosses were stitched between the 1st of January through the 1st of February. I thought that i would fail, but no, i did it!

Then i was able to fully complete the first row of pages.

In the last couple of days I've also took part in the "Last minute" challenge that requested 1500 crosses to be stitched through March 24th to the 28th.
                           

                                            

Before...   

Where i'm now, after 1500 crosses.

On March 30th will being the "Giro d'Italia" challenge: 20 legs representing the 20 regional capitals of Italy.
The number of stitches represent each km of distance from city to city, plus a "0" to make the numbers more interesting.

Here's a pic of the details.

What about You? 

                                        See you soon,

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,                             

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,            

                 

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,