Shanghai in Pink and Orange!

Decided to continue using Father B's Oriental stitches. This time I used the Shanghai Stitch for the kitty kimono on the right. The body of the kimono is stitched in Amy's Burmilana, 2 strands; an overdyed silk, 4 strands, to outline the flowers; for the kimono edges I wanted something fairly shiny so I used J.L Walsh Silk and Wool; the cumber bun was padded and stitched in Frosty Rays .

I also used Kreinik #16 in Pink and Orangy Gold to fill in between the flower petals. Didn't plan on doing any more basketweave or tent but filling in a small outlined design doesn't leave too many options.

Started stitching on the background, using 1 strand of yellow Burmilana with Father B's background stitch should make this go fairly quickly. I have a little clean up to do, missed a stitch here and there (nothing like the camera to show that) but I wanted to get a picture posted. This canvas continues to be a lot of fun to stitch and, therefore, is keeping me from working on my other projects. Thanks so much for visiting today, hope you're stitching something you love!