stitchy goodness!

[dianec42]

Progress is being made on the Art Deco Lady of Dooooooom...

On Saturday I went completely insane and got obsessed with finishing the sky. I probably spent about 5 or 6 hours total just on Saturday.

Sunday and then today, I finished up the last bits of "normal" stitching. Now I just need to do the metallic, the backstitch, and of course the all-important metallic backstitch.

I did a little of the metallic today. (The moon is done!) I am... not enjoying it, but I think I'm starting to get the hang of it. Let's hope.

Eventually I may even get some pictures uploaded. *is lame*

Comments

[sharikkamur.livejournal.com]

Woo-hoo!

What sort of metallic is it? Is it blending filament or that metallic floss that looks wonderful but is a swine to stitch with because it's so slippery? Or something else entirely?

And yes, photos are essential. :)

[dianec42.livejournal.com]

What sort of metallic is it? Is it blending filament or that metallic floss ...

The latter. (DMC Light Effects.) You just look at it and it frays into ever more individual strands.

I somehow threaded the first bit through the needle on the very first try, and I thought "Well, that's never going to happen again." I was right. Eventually I dug up a needle threader fine enough to go through the tiny needle I'm using.

I'm getting the hang of it though. All you really need to know is, whatever tail you start out with is what you're going to end up with, because every time the needle goes through the cloth the thread gets a little bit more crushed and mangled. It does mean there's no way it'll slip out and need re-threading, which is extremely handy.