Sunday, February 1, 2015

Feburary HAP SAL Check In

Today is the 1st of February so it is HAP SAL time again. I am working on Bridge of Wings from HAED by Stephenie Pui-Mun Law for this SAL. I have had lots of fun working on this piece this month even if I did get a bit fed up with the other evening. Fortunately my temporary switch to Celtic Spring seems to have worked in getting back my enthusiasm for this piece.

I am fairly happy with how I progress on this, with finishing off what was left in two pages and adding them to the all done pile. I have moved onto page 3 which is now about 3/4 done. I have approximately 2,000 stitches left to finish it.

Here is where Bridge of Wings was last month:
HAED-Bridge of Wings before shot
Here is where I am now:

HAED-Bridge of Wings after shot
I have also posted some close up images of my favourite areas of detail so far. I'm sure I will have many more by the time this on is finished.

HAED-Bridge of Wings Detail
HAED-Bridge of Wings Detail
The following picture shows how page 3 is coming along.

HAED-Bridge of Wings Page 3
At the moment page 3 has few colour changes but they are not in blocks of colour, they are interspersed with each other so while it is not a slow as confetti stitching it is a good bit slower and takes more concentration than purely block stitching.

I have gone back to this piece today for some more work on page 3 but I have to admit it was difficult to tear myself away from Celtic Spring, I was having a lot of fun stitching her and I get to see progress very quickly which makes a big difference from HAED charts. However the short break from my usual pieces has given my the break I need to get excited about Bridge of Wings and Elegance of the Orient again.

Don't forget there will be a YOTA post next Saturday, so if you want to see how Elegance is coming along please do check out that post. Also in the YOTA tab at the top of the page there are links to the other wonderful bloggers involved.

20 comments:

  1. Oh wow! It's looking great!!! :)

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  2. You have such great pieces on the go!! Another really stunning piece :) How long have you been stitching this one?

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  3. Great progress! I better get my YOTA piece out this week and get some stitches in for Saturday :)

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  4. This is amazing as is! The colors are beautiful :D

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  5. Wonderful! I love the close up pics of the detail. Gorgeous design. I'm thinking of you as I start a very confetti heavy part of my new HAED!

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  6. Wonderful progress. Still loving the colors in this one.

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  7. Congratulations on the page finishes. Such beautiful colors and you have made such awesome progress.

    Linda

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  8. Lots of wonderful progress! This piece is beautiful, and it's so fun to watch it grow.

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  9. This piece looks amazing! I have never and probably never will attempt and HAED chart, but I sure do admire those that do. It is so labor intensive I would probably go blind!

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  10. Great progress.The close ups really show how lovely this design is.

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  11. Your progress is amazing! I am stunned by the colors and detail of this piece and I am always delighted to see your work on this =)

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  12. Great progress! It's a gorgeous piece.

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  13. I love the colours in this one. Well done on your progress! :)

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  14. Love watching this piece grow! I was about to pull out our SAL to stitch this month :-) hopeful can make some progress!

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  15. Wonderful progress!!!! What is the HAP SAL??

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  16. Great progress on your HAP project!

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