There I said it. And I mean it.
So why did I pick this project to do? Well, I liked it, and I have something in mind for it as well. I picked the color Daydream from Dinky Dyes as my thread and a pale pink 14ct Aida fabric. There didn't look to be too many factional stitches but I was wrong. The next time will be on 28ct to make things easier. I stitched the small fractionals as I was moving through the piece. The full stitches I made first, then went back to do the outline since that had to be done in 1 thread vs. 2. I don't really like how that looks compared to the ones I did along the way.
I stitched this one first for me as an experiment to see if it would work and would I like doing all that backstitching. I've learned how to do things differently that will make it look better and maybe make it easier. I first starting stitching this with some DMC varigrated thread with 2 strands. I didn't like how some of the smaller words look so I had to frog it all. The said part was that I thought I finally had a grasp on how to do french knots for the people's eyes. They turned out beautifully. When I started over with the Dinky Dyes threads I couldn't make them work. I think I'll have to practice that before doing another one. I need to wash it to see if the colors are color-fast but I'm hoping that won't be a problem.
