Christmas Presents

[smallhobbit]

I was given some excellent Christmas presents:

Firstly, at my request, SM bought me a Klimt cross stitch kit:



And then debriswoman  gave me a stained glass cross stitch kit:



So I was very happy.  The stained glass kit is smaller and fits neatly in my sewing basket (which I sewed in 2017); the Klimt is much bigger and of course once I had unpacked the kit I couldn't get it all back in again.  Fortunately vix_spes  had sent me a bag, which, it turned out, was ideal for keeping all my cross stitch in:



The Klimt will take me years - here's the beginning stages - two photos each time, one to show the size, one close up:





The stained glass bookmark is progressing faster, although I sew it less often:

Comments

[badly_knitted]

I'll post photos as soon as I can. Might take a while to make a significant amount of progress,

16 count is good, not too small and two strands give really dense coverage. It looks like a very complex design, which is only to e expected considering it' based on a painting.

I love stained glass, so the bookmark really appeals.

[smallhobbit]

Good. I look forward to seeing them.

The design is decidedly complex, but it's entirely my own fault - I sent SM a link saying 'this is what I'd like'. It's one of my favourite Klimt paintings, and one we saw when we were in Vienna.

I'm very keen on stained glass too.

[badly_knitted]

It is beautiful, I love sunflowers anyway. I'm not as up on art and paintings as you are, obviously, but I know what I like, and I like that one.

I'm sure you can do it, you just need to have patience and not rush. Be very careful with your counting as well, because it might be difficult to tell if you go wrong.

Do you get any of the cross stitch magazines? I'm subscribed to Cross Stitch Crazy, which has lots of smaller designs every month. A lot of the designs I've stitched have been from various issues, as well as other magazines.

[smallhobbit]

I was really taken with the painting - I quite often find that the paintings I like won't be the most popular ones, but something specific will appeal to me.

I've already discovered the need to count carefully. I suspect if I do one stitch in slightly the wrong shade of green it won't be too disastrous, but I generally count everything three times.

I don't currently get any magazines, although I may well subscribe in the future. I don't have the time to do more than what I'm currently doing, so taking up any further projects wouldn't work at the moment.

[badly_knitted]

I count two or three times myself, better to make sure and avoid mistakes if possible. Unpicking is a nightmare.

Stitching a design you really love is always more satisfying.

I like the magazines for future reference, and for small projects, but they also often have hints and tips which I've found useful. It does mean I have a massive stack of projects I want to stitch though...