Stitching Progress
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annuinI finally finished part 1 of my St. Petersburg White Nights cross-stitch pattern. Well, almost. It's missing the crystals and beads, but this is all the actual stitching for part one.
This is part of a very large cross-stitch piece. It's an online class where one part is released each month (and I'm way behind, of course, lol, though I started late). To give you an idea, part 1 is about 5.5 x 5.5 inches (13.5 x 13.5 cm) and the finished design should be about 27 x 27 inches.
It's stitched with various silk threads and metallics on 32ct Millennium Blue linen. There are also 2 specialty stitches in this section, Rice stitches (the navy ones in the middle) and Rhodes stitches (the less visible and smaller aqua coloured little blocks in the "legs" of the cross) .
A computer generated image of what the finished design should resemble:
The design is by Martina Weber of Chatelaine Designs.
http://chatelaine-design.de/newweb/
This is part of a very large cross-stitch piece. It's an online class where one part is released each month (and I'm way behind, of course, lol, though I started late). To give you an idea, part 1 is about 5.5 x 5.5 inches (13.5 x 13.5 cm) and the finished design should be about 27 x 27 inches.
It's stitched with various silk threads and metallics on 32ct Millennium Blue linen. There are also 2 specialty stitches in this section, Rice stitches (the navy ones in the middle) and Rhodes stitches (the less visible and smaller aqua coloured little blocks in the "legs" of the cross) .
A computer generated image of what the finished design should resemble:
The design is by Martina Weber of Chatelaine Designs.
http://chatelaine-design.de/newweb/
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Date: 2007-11-12 05:35 pm (UTC)That market is actually called Vernisazh, my mom has worked there since I was 6 and still works there now, I practically grew up there. She mostly sells collectible replica cars, but for a while she dabbled in the lacquer boxes as well and when she stopped, she gave me all of her damaged goods so they are all over my house. I keep everything from hair clips to packs of needles in those things. Small world, huh?
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Date: 2007-11-12 09:29 pm (UTC)And yes, definitely a small world. That you would know the market doesn't surprise me, but definitely a coincidence that your mother should work there.
One of my cousins back in Holland visited St. Petersburg last year with a group of college friends (I think it might have been organised through her college). I believe she had a wonderful time there. I'd definitely like to visit one day, it must be spectacular, as Moscow would be.