Friday Night With Friends Stitching 

A quiet Friday evening stitching my Royal School of Needlework Canvaswork.  It doesn't look much but it takes quite a long time getting the right shading and depth to the colours to match my photograph.

Oblique Slav Stitch in four shades of DMC blue thread, two strands of each colour.  The Clouds are Cashmere Stitch in two strands of  Appletons white and one strand of DMC metallic white for lustre

Ten needles threaded at a time so I don't need to keep going back and forth with needle threading, trimming and cutting.

I am really pleased with the effect so far and it is starting to come together.  This is definitely a magnifying lamp project even with my very strong close work glasses.

Pop over the Cheryl's Gone Stitchin' Blog to check out what other friends have been working on.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend and thank you for visiting.

Elaine

 

Royal School of Needlework with Tracy A Franklin

 A wonderful week stitching with like minded ladies at Tracy A Franklin's studio in Durham.

It was a week filled with good food, plenty of chocolate and treats, some walking, drinking and sleeping!

I worked on my Certificate Goldwork stitching alongside these lovely ladies under Tracy's watchful eye.

These ladies had travelled from across the USA and Canada to work in Tracy's studio.  All of us enjoyed an early Good Friday Fish and Chip supper in Bell's restaurant near the Market Place.  A lovely meal in great company and I hope that this won't be the last I see of these embroidery fans.

Take care all of you and a safe journey home.

Friday Night With Friends

 Friday Night With Friends sign up is over on Gone Stitchin' by Cheryl.  

If you would like to join in with other stitchers and share what you have been working on over the weekend.

See you there.

Elaine :)