Piggy!

[enitharmon]

Didn't I do well!

She's not quite finished yet. See if you can spot the bit I wasn't able complete because there wasn't enough white thread. I shall have to get some more.

And yes, I know you can see a black thread through the fabric. It's been dealt with, ok!

Comments

[tvor.livejournal.com]

Lovely! I always like the backstitching as it brings it out so nicely!

[angellica99.livejournal.com]

that's excellent! You have done really well.

[abitstormyout]

That's one smart piggy and a whole lot of patience!!

[skyring.livejournal.com]

I'm trying to think of something clever about sow's ears, but it's not coming. Great work, Rosie!

[lyzzybee.livejournal.com]

Lovely! Who makes the kit - it's a really cool one. I hate really twee things, which you get a lot of in the hobby!

[swanofkennet.livejournal.com]

It's by Heirlooms Needlecraft (http://www.cross-stitch-centre.co.uk/acatalog/heirlooms_needlecraft_kits.html), of Alnwick, Northumberland. I don't like twee things either. As I have an application to convert pictures to cross-stitch recipes, I'm thinking of doing things from my own photos when I've had some more practice.

Not now though as I'm skint - the first week in September is a really bad time for Direct Debits being pushed through.

[tvor.livejournal.com]

The only problem with those conversion programs is that they will pick up all the small nuances in the colours in the photo and sometimes even put stitches of very odd colours in wehre it doesn't seem like they belong. There wil be a lot of single stitch and lots of changing colours unless you study the resulting pattern and make your own changes manually.

[swanofkennet.livejournal.com]

Well, you and I both know that you have to exercise a bit of common sense sometimes, where computers are concerned!

[tvor.livejournal.com]

Exactly. I just know what to expect because i've done a cross stitch pattern that was created by software and that's what happened.

[pookledo.livejournal.com]

:)

[trixiedelarue.livejournal.com]

wow was that your first attempt?

thats brill well done

did you know how to do it before? or did you just follow the instructions

I want to do it!

[swanofkennet.livejournal.com]

Unless you count doing something similar with huge needles and lengths of marine cable on chicken wire when in infants' school, yes it's my first attempt.

The kit cost me a fiver. It kept me out of mischief for three weeks. Go for it!

[tanis-smith.livejournal.com]

Its a corker of a porker. Are you hooked on cross stitch now or put off for life?

[swanofkennet.livejournal.com]

I ws thinking of getting a bigger one to do only this morning, actually.

[scotsbookie.livejournal.com]

Fab, Rosie! You've done really well for your first go.