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 2nd Skein ran out. Phew that was a close call.
