There's a lot of Santa's robe in this design, and I wanted to keep up with stitching it. After adding a couple more inches to the Nobuko background, I worked the same red Petite Very Velvet and two Kreinik metallic braids to finish Santa's left sleeve.
With the exception of the trim on the teddy bear's sweater, which will be done later, all the presents in this arm are finished. The little bear received a sweater worked in satin stitch with Trio "Shamrock" and "Really Red." The snowman now has a top hat worked in satin stitch with black Silk & Ivory and a scarf worked in satin/Scotch stitches using navy Burmilana and some "vintage" DMC Medici wool.
The wrapped presents were all stitched with DMC cotton floss and Kreinik braid using diagonal mosaic, framed mosaic, slanted gobelin and tent stitches. On the purple package, I used Kreinik #12 tapestry braid #013 and #021 in overlapping oblong cross stitches to work the stars. A colorful assortment of presents, don't you think?
2 comments:
Impressive gifts indeed! I couldn't see the last photo so it great to see today's post the coat for Santa is looking good too.
The satin and Scotch stitches provide a nice touch of texture--my fingers want to rub them!
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