Friday 2 October 2015

Milady's Blossom Garden Finished!

After not so patiently waiting for some size 9/0 beads to come from Sew and So, I finally got to finish off Milady's Blossom Garden as the final (ish) part was released over the weekend:

Milady's Blossom Garden Complete
 
 
It's hard to photograph the details, but as with so many pieces the beads really were the icing on the cake with this piece.  I love the effect of the suspended beads with the somersault stitch, so the 9/0 beads were worth the wait and I will use them again in future drawn thread pieces I am sure.
 
There is an optional seventh part that comes out next month which are the instructions for hem stitching the border of this piece.  I may very well finish it that way, but for the moment the stitching is done and I am counting it as my 33rd finish for the year!
 
Happy Stitching!

14 comments:

  1. Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! And stunning. And delicate. And... wow! Love it. Well done. :)

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  2. Beautiful work Amanda, well done!

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  3. beautiful work, love the details on it. 33 finishes, that is a lot, well done. ♥

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  4. Lovely! The beads looks great. I'm going to have to try it on my own sampler.

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  5. Congrats it looks great! The beads definitely add a lot to the piece.

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  6. it turned out stunning! you're right, the beads really finish this one so beautifully.
    <3

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  7. Amazing finish!!! Wow! This is really beautiful.

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  8. Beautiful! This is a stunning finish. Congrats! :D

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  9. Oh my this is so gorgeous!!!!!!

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  10. You are right counting it as a finish. The hemstitching will be the finish-finish :) This piece looks terrific, so many specialty stitches and they are make this piece literally special.

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