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Hev ([personal profile] amarantine) wrote2009-03-01 06:22 pm

Love Us Love Our Cats

This is my current WIP (work in progress) & my commission. Instead of it saying "Love Me Love My Cats, I am changing it to read, "Love Us Love Our Cats", since the commission is for a couple.


Progress pictures:


The kit is from Pinn-Stitch {http://www.pinn-stitch.com}. This was the first time I have ordered from them & though I did purchase skeins instead of using the floss that came with the kit it wasn't because the floss was bad. The floss was DMC which is the only kind I usually use. The problem is that the strands were only 18 in long & that is way to short for me. I start with the loop method & after folding the floss that only left me with 9 in of floss. I normally use about 36 in folded in half to create 18 in of usable floss. Why do kits not realize that people do know how to work with longer strands. Aargh, just my irratation.

[identity profile] mooselover13.livejournal.com 2009-03-02 02:11 am (UTC)(link)
Very nice start!

[identity profile] whitestitch.livejournal.com 2009-03-02 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks. This is the first time I have started from the center.

[identity profile] chanda-m.livejournal.com 2009-03-02 09:24 am (UTC)(link)
Looking good... Its a nice project. I share your frustration with the floss that comes in kits.

Thanks for adding me as a friend. Looking forward to getting to know you!

[identity profile] bobbsta.livejournal.com 2009-03-03 02:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Picture, bottom right. What is the fabric around the aida?

[identity profile] whitestitch.livejournal.com 2009-03-03 08:06 pm (UTC)(link)
That is my custom made QSnap cover. It keeps the excess fabric out of my way while cross stitching.

[identity profile] bobbsta.livejournal.com 2009-03-03 08:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah .. excellent.