Crikey Not Christmas 2022 Part 8

 Crikey Not Christmas 2022 Part 8

In the last Blog I had realised that the way I was going to Embroider the Yellow wouldn’t work. It would take far too much Thread

Spreading the Yellow

 

I decided to Unpick and Start again. This time I would only Embroider right at the Edge. I simply did this by putting my Needle through again and again. It is like Blanket Stitch but without crossing the Thread.

Bottom Right Side

 

After I had thought I had done them all I found one lurking down the side. Typical! However I decided to do this one slightly differently.

I was quite anxious regarding the amount of Thread I had left. I only had 2 Skeins of this and it was so old I wasn’t sure that I would get a good match even with the same number.

Bottom Left Side

 

I had completed the Right Side and now started on the Left Side at the Bottom. This is slightly different to how I had done the others as they were being Embroidered up the Sides at the same time.

Top Left

 

I could now Gauge how much I Thread I had used for the Bottom in total. I decided the best process was to now move to the Top. I began on the Left.

Double Top

 

Once I had finished the Left I changed to the Right Hand Top Side. I was Embroidering this Leaf far more Densely than I had the ones I had put to one side.

Yellow Trimmed Ivy

 

The tails were beginning to annoy me so I decided to Cut them off. I then added a few more little bits of Embroidery. As you can see in the above photograph the Yellow does not go entirely around the Leaf. This is because it doesn’t in reality.

Ivy Leaf Collection

 

After finishing the Single Ivy Leaf I now had an example of how to continue with the other Leaves. I Embroidered the Tops and Sides. Then I added little touches of Yellow ad hoc.

I also went over areas that I had already done and increased the Density of the Yellow Edging. I just managed to finish the last one when the 2^nd Skein ran out. Phew that was a close call.