This was the technique that was used back in the "olden days" and I mean "olden days" when young girls would stitch away mending garments---and I don't know how they ever managed to do it with out the aid of electricity and magnifying glasses.
The first lot of stitches I worked were the green vertical ones and I made a couple of boo boos along the top but if I didn't tell you then you probably wouldn't have noticed.
The horizontal pink ones were worked next and they were woven in and out of the green ones in the centre.
I had to unpick a few rows every now and then-one would really wonder how much of a problem it is to count "under two and over four" and keep getting it wrong-but I did with monotonous regularity-but in the end I finished it and I am very happy again.
The first photo is the front --------------
And the second one is the back---------------
I have a couple of other small patterns that I will try later but I now have a new Church banner that I have to make up--so it will be heads down for a while now.
5 comments:
That is a pretty pattern. Remember you said they were young girls--young eyes.
Lovely pattern Doreen and the back is as good as the front. I know what you mean about counting regular blocks of stitches, I have the same problem with canvaswork - simple enough in theory but ....
Very impressive! You persevered and have a perfect piece to show for it. Counting isn't my forte either, so I know I would have messed up more than you did!
Lovely work doreen - I can remember darning a good dress which had somehow been nicked (cut not stolen!) and the stitches were so fine nobody noticed - oh for those days! Cheers
Hello Doreen,
I came across your lovely blog during the OWOH event!
Beautiful needle work!!!
When I was in 7th grade we did some needle work and I think we called it-Swedish stitching..?
Have you ever heard of it?
:O)Mary
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