Biscornu #1

So what happened to my "mo"? I was waylaid by a cold or something like that. The whole family was ambushed by this thing just after Christmas. It came, it went, it resurfaced, now it's gone. Shoo! Scat! Amscray!

I've finished stitching the topside of the white on white biscornu. I've made some errors due to my lack of experience on 32ct anything and inadequate "big eyes" as I call them. Hmmmm, wonder why I can see the mistakes but not the chart correctly? Maybe I have a counting issue and am in denial. It could happen. I'll disguise these areas with a strategically placed bead or two. Next I will finish the back of this little pin pillow so I'll be ready for the finishing class this week.

Shhhh, in secret I put my gossiping geisha kitties on the stretchers. I've sort of moved this to the top of the queue. More later.

White on White Biscornu

Cream on cream actually. I'm finally in a place where I can devote time to my stitching. The Christmas is put away, football is on the tube and we have 6 inches of new snow on the ground. This ANG Chapter project is one of the smallest designs I've ever stitched and am going at it with enthusiasm. First, one of my goals this year is to stitch several of these habit forming charmers. I find them totally fun projects that don't require a lot of dedicated time to complete. Yet you still enjoy a sense of accomplishment as you wrap up these darling little packages. A bowl full of biscornu is my goal!

This is also my first linen project. I've worked on aida for counted work, but never linen. I've been strictly a canvas worker but I'm doing pretty good using my miner's headgear and dazor light. It seems to be working up quickly; it's small and there is a lot of unstitched area compared to needlepoint.

I like starting out the new year with small sized projects, seeing a quick transformation from materials to achievements, and all the while providing inspiration to keep the "mo" going!