Stitching.....

 

Updates....

The Seasons changed rather abruptly in this part of the World, Dear Readers, bringing a shocking taste of Winter the day after Halloween. This following after weeks of warmer than usual temperatures and virtually no hint of frost. Fortunately, the offending white stuff melted rapidly, but it left that keen awareness of Impending Winter!

It definitely hastened the falling of the remaining leaves....

and turned my focus to cozy indoor pursuits!

Like stitching mini carpets...

You can see from the first photo that I have

 nearly completed the Baktiari carpet!

All it requires is the last couple of rows 

of edge stitching and binding and then the fringe.

I have been working on it all year,

 but had to "stitch less" while my

 sore arm was mending last spring.

And since it is so nearly finished, 

I have launched a couple of new projects to take it's place!

This is the very beginning of a quite Ambitious project...

This is another kit by Phyllis Stafford,

 who also designed the Baktiari carpet kit.

It is also stitched on 40 count silk gauze

 and the finished size will be 8x10 inches.

I expect this to take me a long time to complete, 

and I will warn you now that I am 

re-designing the central portion of the kit.

I just feel that the "central medallion" 

needs to be much more prominent.

And because this is one of those "tiny stitches" kits,

I also started a larger, easier on the eyes carpet kit.

I thought it interesting how similar the start was for both carpets!

This is another of Janet Granger's kits, a wool carpet...

It is unusual in that it is square and will be 9x9 inches when done.

It is described as a William Morris era style and the colors are quite bright.

As you can see, I've made good progress already!

(Sorry the photo is dark.... it's been a cloudy day...)

 

So that is my Stitching Update, Dear Readers...

Two new engrossing petit-point carpets

means Hours of cozy stitching 

Are in the Forecast!