Chart three of Boreas is done. It’s funny how this doesn’t look like much when I’m working on it, but once I put it down and step back, it is clear. I still have a ton to go – this is such a small piece of the whole picture. I’m curious how long this will […]

Look! It’s starting to look like a thing! Finished chart 2 of my crazy making Boreas full cover cross stitch. (Look up Waterhouse’s Boreas if you want to see how small a section of the upper corner of the painting this is.) The second chart went much faster than the first, once I got the

A mere year and a half after I started, I have finished chart #1 of the full coverage Boreas cross stitch painting reproduction. (This is a couple trees on the horizon, since you really can’t tell without context.) It took me a while to finally get the right set up to hold this – it’s

My Night Garden cross stitch is done. This was fun – pretty easy. There’s almost no back stitch, and the motifs repeat. It was a nice way to get back into things after some time away.

I started the Boreas cross stitch about a year ago, and stalled out fairly quickly because it was just too big to do comfortably.  So, I finally bought an embroidery stand with some birthday money I’ve been sitting on since April.  I decided I needed something a little less large to get myself back into things,

This year’s crazy pants cross stitch project: a full coverage extravaganza of my favorite Waterhouse painting, Boreas. (The study of which is a frequent avatar of mine.) I had to stock up on an insane amount of floss. And I may break down and get myself a way better frame – the piece of fabric