It took me a day longer to finish IMAKE's Courtyard Pearl Mini than I had thought it would, for two reasons; first, doing 108 eyelets took far longer than it seems like it should, and second, the beading also took longer than I estimated. The eyelets consist of 16 stitches, or the equivalent of eight cross stitches, which means that they took about as long to complete as doing 864 cross stitches, i.e. most of my stitching day last Monday. Here it is after all the cross and specialty stitches were completed:
I started beading on Tuesday, thinking that it would take a day, but it ended up taking two. I did go through each bead twice, so I suppose that's why it took twice as long as I estimated; with Mill Hill beads I just go through once, but cylindrical beads look better to me when they're oriented either vertically or horizontally as opposed to being slanted. So, I ended up finishing last Wednesday evening and I am really pleased with the finish:
Here's a side-by-side with the original model:
I did sub out one of the kit threads, switched to black Cashel and ended up using different beads for the outer border, but otherwise I used the materials from the kit. This is a small design, just about 4" x 4" on 28ct over-2, but it is really packed with detail and bling. I am already toying with the idea of stitching it again in a different colorway, though not for a while.
Last Thursday I started working on part 3 of Tiny Modernist's Poison Garden SAL, which is now ready for the back stitching:
I'll get it done later today, then I'll probably pull out my Rose Lights WIP and try to get back into the mood for it. I'd like to stitch Hands on Design's Night Light, but the Chatelaine retreat starts exactly four months from today so I'd be better off making more progress on Rose Lights now.
Hope everyone has a great stitchy week!
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