Sunday, October 9, 2022

Great Wave Stitch-a-Long, part 28

Hi everyone! Last time I was alllllmost done with the stitching. So close!!!


Well, I'm thrilled to report that -- cue ecstatic happy dancing -- I've finished the cross stitch portion of the project!


I even started work on the backstitching, which is proving more difficult than I expected. I've never done backstitching that wasn't mostly "into the holes" -- maybe the occasional half, but mostly following the stitching lines. 

But this is much trickier -- most of the stitches are partial stitches -- into the middles, across, say, one and a half stitches, etc. It's challenging and I find that the only way to keep track is to mark on the chart every few stitches where I am. 


That said, I've gotten a lot of the bottom left done -- the wave curls are the most complicated. 


I think that, by our next check in, I can have the bottom half done, and hopefully a start on the top left. Exciting stuff!

Until then, why not check out the projects my fellow stitchers are working on: Avis, Claire, Gun, Constanze, Christina, KathyMargaret, Heidi, JackieMegan, Deborah, Sharon, Daisy, AJCathie, LindaHelenConnieCindy, and Mary Margaret!

9 comments:

  1. Oh, I love how this looks with the backstitching. I like when the backstitching follows the holes. I have rarely had a project that doesn't. I can imagine it is going to take some time, but look so wonderful.

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    1. Thanks Cathie! Slooooow but steady. And, yes, worth it.

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  2. I love this picture and the backstitching is bringing it all to life.

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  3. I am not a fan of backstitching and have such a difficult time with it. Looks like you're doing a good job with it :) Happy dancing along with you on this awesome x stitch finish. This alone was quite an accomplishment...I even hate to say it could stand with out the backstitching possibly

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    1. Thanks so much -- this is harder than I expected, but I'm just working through it. And to be honest, it looks lovely with the backstitching -- more like the woodcut it is based upon.

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  4. Congrats on the partial finish Sunny! The back stitching is going really bring this to life, I can’t wait!

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