Not so Silent Thoughts!

If there's one thing I dislike it's admitting defeat...in anything.

Another thing I dislike is kits.  They either come with aida (eugh) or not enough threads.  Or worse, a pile of threads to sort out yourself (for those who know me and mine, while I am not actually colour-blind like my dad and both my sons, I do struggle with some shades).

Sadly Silent Thoughts has me beat.  Last month had me trawling the net looking for a particular metallic thread as there wasn't enough in the kit and I couldn't source it locally.  Eventually I found some and cracked on with the project.

Last night I ran out of another thread, a thread made by the company who created the kit.  Easy peasy, I can write and complain...right?

I refuse I spend any more time on it, especially since the company is no longer trading!  Sure I could unpick all the motifs using that colour and re-stitch but I really can't be arsed.

So unless someone, somewhere in the stitching universe has a good length of Pearsall's Cream White 087, it's going in the UFO drawer!

Silent Thoughts

Now I've returned to my stitching, I can update this hardanger design. 

It's not a terribly easy project as I've come across a couple of motifs that are not quite as they appear on the main chart, which has caused some frogs to visit.  However, I really like the muted shades and the design overall is interesting to stitch.

It'll certainly keep me busy for a while.

Finishes 2009

A new craze hit ACN...Ink Circles.

My favourite is Bramble and Rose. We stitched this design as a 'stitchalong'. We all did our own interpretation, mine being in red Caron threads.  Other members did gold thread, variegated greens or blues. I had mine made into a firescreen.

This triangles version hangs in my inlaws' sunroom.

And the original Circles we have in our sunroom.

I had an unusual commission - a ring cushion in lilac featuring The Stig for a friend's wedding.

My sons had a stocking each.  Although I did the cross stitching, I can't take the credit for the making up - Thanks Colly!

ACN has a long running UFO page (unfinished object).  It's a great way to dig out those long forgotten pieces that have been started and then put aside as something else takes your fancy.  A few members are serial starters and joined the UFO section to work on one project, once a week for say a month, before moving onto the next project for a month etc. 

This lion was started by one member but she didn't want it any longer so I adopted it and finished it for my husband's grandad.

This is another stunning Mystic Stitch design 'Peaceful Morning'. I love the richness of the greens.

I learned how to make a book fold for an exchange.

Hellboy was a secret stitch for my husband's birthday.

And a couple of fob exchanges.

I don't have many UFO's in my stash as I am usually very good at finishing each project before moving onto the next one, but this one was hidden away for about 5 years before completion.