I finished stitching the outside of the "Nantucket" octagon with Petite Very Velvet, and I like the look! This shade of tan reminds me of sand, and sets off the center scene well.
I then worked stem stitches around the scene and the outside of the ornament with ecru DMC #5 perle cotton, which has a bit of a "ropey" look because of the inherent twist in the thread. With the same perle cotton, I stitched some stylized starfish on top of the previously-worked background.
Next up: finishing the surface embellishments before I start adding some shells!
3 comments:
Beautiful..I love the sand and starfish.
The border is wonderful! The tan "sand" and rope "starfish" are just perfect. Hurry, hurry! I want to see how this one turns out.
Delightful - the tan/sand colour makes a great frame for the picture.
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