This proved quite difficult to photograph, because of the medium tones of the colours. I've uploaded the full, 10Mp images - so if you're on a slow connection, beware of clicking on the thumbnails for a closer look!
Obviously because I'm still sewing, the fabric is a bit crumpled where I've been holding it. Again, this is very very big: I'm sewing this at 10 stitches to the inch. It's coming along. I expect to have the pear tree finished this week, there's only a bit to go to the left of the peacock's head. The rest of the background will take another week or so, and then there's a lovely intricate border, complete with embroidered diamonds and gold beads to do.
A close-up of the peacock itself:
No back-stitching yet. Back-stitching will outline the detail of the work and make outlines much easier to see. I may start on some of that this evening.Related posts:
Making linen cloth (contains a link to an image of the completed work)
Linen cloth for cross-stitch
Fluff
Where I was with this a fortnight ago
Amazing. This piece alone, but I had forgotten you wove the linen as well. "Beautiful" isn't enough to describe this. Hats off to you, Geodyne. I can't wait to see the finished piece.
ReplyDeleteThanks Meg!
ReplyDeleteThe linen was of course the challenging part, with all the fluff it created. The sewing is a relaxing pastime, unless I make an egregrious error that I don't spot for ages.