So. I proudly declare that I have finished a small lace horseshoe (ground stitch, pricking most likely from one of Christine Springett's early pattern books, but I don't have them with me...). This was made in DMC Special Dentelles no. 109 - a multicoloured thread which is possibly my favourite thread ever!
I have also finished a small cover kit that I started a few weeks ago (when I became a single lady again (grrr)) and needed something to cheer myself up. The poppies are from Cross Stitch Card Shop (issue 67) and I really enjoyed stitching them, even though I ran out of thread at one point. Luckily I had some in my stash that was near enough!
I hope to post a picture of progress on my freesias soon (and hopefully finish - 6 months is far too long for something so small!). My motivation for stitching is beginning to return, and I also hope to get a bigger lace project on the go soon. I finished the horseshoe whilst sitting out by the canal in the sunshine, so it will give me an excuse to have plenty of lazy Sunday afternoons over the Summer!
(p.s. hope you like the new blog template!)
3 comments:
Congratulations on having finished TWO projects. Love the horseshoe, it's a very pretty thread.
That lace is gorgeous!
Love those little poppies, one of my favourite flowers!
The lace looks lovely. Btw, my mom has a lace blog aswell, and she is giving away a piece of Brussels lace.
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