By far the most difficult piece of the back stitching was the raspberry coloured plaid pattern in the underskirt. I had to do this in sections in order to keep the possibility of mistakes to a minimum. This made working on it easier but it still took quite a bit of time and I had to frog sections more than once! However I have yet to do the metallic back stitching in the shawl or yellow/pink skirt so I may end up wishing for plaid stitching when I get around to those.
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| Close up of Plaid Back Stitching - Elegance of the Orient |
In order to keep on track with this project I broke down all the sections that are left to do and put them on a to-do list. Now I work through each small section and once it's finished I get to tick it off as complete. For example, in the picture below the blossoms to the left of the bird were one item, once they were complete I ticked that off and moved to the next. This is helping to keep me motivated, as each item is a finish of sorts.
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| Close Up - Elegance of the Orient |
I would like to thank everyone who left feedback on whether I should change the incorrect threads on the top kimono flower, mentioned in my previous post on this. The overwhelming consensus was that I should leave it alone, which is what I did. You can definitely tell with the back stitching that it is different to the bottom one but I don't think it looks bad so I'm happy with that solution.
That's all from me today, happy crafting.
Bye for now!
Looks great!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your comment. I am quite happy with how this is coming together.
DeleteI think it looks magnificent!!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your comment Vickie, you are very sweet to say such a nice thing :)
DeleteWow I've admired this project for a while but had no idea the backstitching was so intricate. Good job!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your comment. I don't think I noticed just how much back stitching there was in this project when I first bought it. If I had I probably would have run a mile.
DeleteShe's stunning. Seeing those details up close, you've mastered backstitch!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your super sweet comment. I think I am slowing getting better at the back stitching, but there are still plenty of times it doesn't look quite right but needs to be ripped back and re stitched.
DeleteThis is gorgeous! I have no doubt the plaid was tricky, but the detail it adds is fantastic. Beautiful work!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your comment. The back stitching does really add a special amount of detail to this project and it will definitely be worth it when it's all done. At least that's what I keep telling myself :D
DeleteYour back stitch has made such a difference.The folds in her Kimono are perfect..great progress.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your comment. I do like how the back stitching adds to the look of the folds in her clothing, it really makes everything pop.
DeleteSimply wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI wish I had been as patient as you with mine...
Thanks so much for your comment Mii. I'm not so such it was patience, more likely incredible stubbornness :D
DeleteOh, I can see why that plaid portion would have been a bear to stitch! But, she is looking so wonderful--all your patient stitches will be worth it when you finish :)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your comment. It was pretty tricky, just getting the placement right was difficult but I do love the look.
DeleteShe's looking great! And what a brilliant idea to break it into sections for a to-do list....will definitely be trying that method to keep motivated! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your comment. I have found it to be quite useful, that way you only have a small section to concentrate on and can ignore the rest. Sometimes it can feel like you have so much to do on a project that it gets discouraging, I find this helps combat that.
DeleteHer gown is absolutely beautiful! The detail is really striking. She's looking lovely!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your comment. The rich colours in this piece do make the gown really stand out.
DeleteGreat idea to break up everything into bits to finish each as a section. It's looking amazing, you're so close!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your comment. I managed to tick a couple of small sections off my list but haven't had a chance to do much more the last few days.
DeleteWow this is stunning and 30 minutes stitching is 30 minutes less you have to do (unless the dratted frog comes visit).
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your comment. Oh that dratted frog is a daily visitor with this piece but I just deal with it and continue on, I try not to get annoyed, because that leads to UFOs
DeleteShe is stunning! Every little stitch and time spent really does help make great progress.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your comment. I do find that getting even little bits done every day really makes a difference by the end of the week.
DeleteOh, your stitching on this is so pretty, all the work on her underskirt was worth it =) Go for gold, you can finish this =)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your comment. I made a bit more progress in this but haven't been able to get any dine the last few days. Hopefully I will get back to it next week and have more to show, closer to the finish.
DeleteWow that plaid back-stitching looks amazing!! I love your plan of doing little milestones and ticking that completed box. Such a great idea to keep motivations high. She looks so elegant and gracious. Good job stunner xoxo Alicia
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your comment sweetie. The plaid looks really well even though it was hard to do. The little milestones are great and have been a big help. As I said they looked daunting at first coz there were so many but they are all fairly small, could def finish each one in a session or two.
DeleteAmazing job! She looks gorgeous :D
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your comment. She is coming along nicely now thankfully and I'm hoping to get the finish as soon as possible. It would be great to get this off my list.
DeleteIt's looking amazing :) Congratulations on all the good work done so far :)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your comment. It shouldn't be too long before there is another update on this piece.
DeleteShe is stunning!!!! love the idea of breaking it into small pieces!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your comment. Breaking it down into manageable chunks has really helped me a lot so I have done the same for all my other WIPs
DeleteAs you can tell I'm a bit behind with blog reading...so I imagine you've reached a few more small milestones now. Just wanted to say though how beautiful she is looking - the plaid is amazing and definitely worth the effort. Keep going you're nearly there!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your comment and for taking the time to go back through my posts. I have managed to tick off a couple more items on this piece. I'm waiting til I have a chance to photograph her in decent light so hopefully you will see her again soon.
DeleteBeautiful progress!
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