I'm about to take the final steps on Red Kerchief. It has been a wonderful project and I do recommend anyone wanting to take a class from designer Caela Conn Tyler that you do not hesitate to do so. You will learn and accomplish much in the process and have a first class piece of needlework in the end.
My final frontier on this piece is the cutting and stitching inside the window panes of the door. It's a big step for me and I've been practicing on scrap canvas. Once the canvas is removed from the stretchers, the procedure then is to cut within 4 canvas threads inside of the stitched window casings making a rectangular opening. Then diagonally cut through three more threads in each of the corners-creating four flaps. Fold back the canvas flaps to the wrong side of the canvas and finger-press them down leaving one canvas thread exposed above the stitching.
Begin with the designated sequence according to the instructions, align the canvas threads and start binding the edges with 4 strands floss.
Once all the windows have been bound, the canvas will be reattached to the stretchers and the lace curtains will be sewn into place.
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Awesome and great slideshow! Thanks for the info!
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ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to your finish on this! I've drooled over this piece in seminar catalogs, and am enjoying seeing the details like the slideshow.
Oh, thank you. I saw this piece before the original was finished and knew I had to stitch it. So unique and and as it turns out quite easy and fun to stitch. Soon I'll have my very own Monet on the wall. :)
ReplyDeleteMadonna, it looks great! I wish I knew how to do that slideshow! :)
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