A Lost Day...Then a Comeback......693

 Greetings! I'm back after a day of vegging...Tuesday I pretty much just laid on the sofa in a stupor. I hadn't been sleeping much while on the steroids for my spider bite and needed some catching up. Yesterday I was feeling much better and productive. I am excited to share the outcome of my productivity! :)

This started with a chart from Linda Duree at Stitching Treasures called Specialty Stitch Spool Wrap. I had been watching a Country Stitchers floss tube and Liz was talking about her friend, Linda, who was selling off some of her design kits. I was drawn tho this one and ordered it, along with a spool. She had done hers on a piece of linen with different colors, but I opted for banding and redwork. I used a 27 count antique white banding that fit perfectly on the spool. Here is a photo of the top of the spool; the whole thing is checkerboard like the top. Sadly, most of it is covered with the stitching.

 

The red I used was Thread Gatherer Silk ' Colors In the Burgandy. I started with the stitches in her booklet but went on to add many more. She had 38 stitches and I used about 25 of them; some weren't conducive to the banding. In the end, I documented 65 stitches....I just couldn't stop myself!!!

The bands went quickly and it was fun researching different stitch books. I added a little quote at the bottom that I wrote to end it all and a cross stitch charm. I am so tickled with how it all turned out and I hope you like it too!

 

 

There you have it!!! I did pull out a WIP and worked a bit on it last night.....Winter Comes by Heartstring Samplery.

Thanks for stopping by and your "twisted threads" of friendship!

Stasi