It's finished except for sewing on the button! I did change the stitch at the top and like it much better. I know, this is a beginning piece after all and I should include one of each of stitch family but the cross stitches just don't seem to work here. So, cross, composite and loop(embroidery) and knot stitches will just have to wait their turn for another piece. To my eye, Bargello just doesn't combine too well with what I call "fancy stitches".
The choice of border color was also a challenge. I first I thought of the green, but it didn't work at all and the red was too much color. The color and blue would also work. Of course, it all comes back to personal taste. And then the border is really optional but since the Gobelin stitch is the perfect border stitch, I just had to add it.
I want to add at least one more colorway before writing the instruction book and making the kit available so they should be ready sometime in the Fall. Here is the preliminary Purple colorway. Some of the threads are wrong, but the colors are there. The button was my inspiration for the colorway. I have three, very strong, over-dyes in the photo above and will probably remove one of them for he final. There are also two softer over-dyes, the yellow/cream and yellow/orange ones, which will probably stay. Any comments?
Now to decide on finishing. As an introductory piece, I think it should be applied to an already completed piece, such as a pillow, tote, box or tray, with a cording edging it. Any suggestions?
The sun just came out from behind the clouds here. In August, San Francisco close to the ocean, sees the sun from 3 in the afternoon until sunset. The rest of the day is usually overcast, or foggy. But at least it's not hot! We're at 63 degrees. So I am going to get outside for a little while. It's really easy to stay cooped up all day working and forget to just enjoy! My husband and I both work at home and it's easy to even forget what day it is.
So here's wishing everyone a great week....take time to enjoy the little things.