Finished a Needlework Project
Some of you may know that I like to Cross-Stitch. In fact, I just finished Shabbos-Lady, and I’m including a photo of it, before blocking and mounting, here.
I went into the needlework store, and the lady showed me some needlepoint stitches, and I decided to give it a try. Since I wanted to learn the “basketweave” pattern, I decided to stitch larger blocks of color, and started stitching an American flag.
I realized that on 13 count canvas, it’s going to be hard to do the stars. I could embroider them, and I might, but then I got the idea of using star shaped buttons.
I found a product called a Q241 1/2 inch white star, but they come only on retail packaged cards, and they are $.90 per card.That’s going to be about twenty-five dollars worth of buttons. I think I pass.
Suggestions are welcome. The star-field must be 42 stitches high, but can be as many as 50 or even 55 stitches wide.
[Update 2/28/10: We never got Shabbos Lady blocked and framed, and I have no clue where it is. A sad end to a project that I worked on (occasionally) for over 10 years.]