Sunday, November 30, 2025

Slow Sunday Stitching - November 30, 2025

End of the month (almost).  But I didn't stay up late to do my 100 stitches on the Mead Dragon after midnight last night, and I won't know what the high temp for today is until midnight tonight.   So you'll get the end of November report next week; though I'll post the stats post on the Dragon later today when I finish working on it.

What I CAN talk about right now is the vintage needlepoint.    I've put in just short of 5 hours on it so far - all in the sky area.   As I reported, the kit is short on materials for the Continental Basketweave technique that I chose.   So I've been jumping around working on 'puddle / cloud' shapes to work in some replacement materials in different shades or dyelots of blue (still waiting on my order from 123 Stitch). 


On a high-quality painted canvas like this, the paint color is closely matched to the yarn and it's hard to tell where the stitching is actually completed.  Here's a shot of the back of the canvas for reference.  The rightmost quarter of the sky is completed, and I've moved over to the center clouds, leaving a large gap just above the tower for the replacement color to fill in.

Notice that I've only used three colors so far.  I'm glad I decided to start at the top, though.   Best to get that unwelcome revelation about the material shortage when I still have time to course correct.

Linking up with the SSS crew - they get me through the rough patches! (Current roundup is here.)
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  1. AnonymousNovember 30, 2025 at 8:26 AM

    phooey on being short of supplies to complete the project! Hope your replacements arrive soon. Happy stitching in the meantime. Gail at the Cozy Quilter

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  2. CathieJNovember 30, 2025 at 9:56 AM

    Is the kit short or did your choice of stitch cause the shortage? This is a very pretty picture. I hope you get the rest of your supplies soon.

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    1. Karla (ThreadBndr)November 30, 2025 at 12:08 PM

      pretty sure it's my stitch choice that's causing the issue. The cover photo and instructions did not stay with the threads and canvas, so I can't be sure. But I suspect the original instructions were for half cross, not basketweave continental. Half cross uses a LOT less thread, but also causes major distortion in the canvas. I don't like using it for more than a half dozen stitches in a row and never for more than three rows at a time due to that tendency to pull the ground fabric on the bias - even if you don't pull the stitches very tightly.

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  3. Deb ANovember 30, 2025 at 10:06 AM

    Oh no on the thread. Hope the new ones arrive soon.

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