This is the "changed to" project I mentioned last BFF post. Still a cover kit, this stitch is on wood and neither of us has tried that before. I have tried perforated paper previously and there are some similarities in the way the needle has no traction through the holes and just drops. For stopping and starting the paper is a bit easier but for grip the wood is better. I was at least not worried about squashing it as it was being sewn.
The kit came with two colour placements for the same pattern, so I asked my BFF which she was going to do and I would do the other one. And then I started on the same one she did, ohps! Realised before I was four stitches in so took them out and started again on the right pattern.
The kit has no suggestions as how to start and finish a thread on wood. As the pattern called for two strands I thought I would try the loop start. It was an ok way to start and could also be used to catch in the end when finishing. However, as the lengths in the kit were quite short it made for a lot of stopping and starting. I stuck with it for the dark blue sections. Once I had that all done I remarked that the coverage was poor and I thought three strands would be better and it looked as if there was enough thread in the kit to do that. Roni started with the light blue and came to the same conclusion.
For the mid blue I changed to three strands which gave me longer lengths to work with. The option for a loop start gone I was back to slip start and stops, but less of them with the longer lengths. That was just as well as it was much trickier than the loop. So which was best, it was close but less starts and stops was preferable but if I were to do it again I would want much longer thread and the loop if that was an option.
It did look much better with the three strands and there was enough thread. As I moved onto the last shade I realised I had made a mistake and added two stitches on two of the corners in the mid blue where they should not be, so I went back and added the same stitches to the other corners. Unpicking was just not happening. Completed the light shade and declared I was finished. Held it up for Roni to see and in that little corner view of myself on screen immediately noticed another mistake! Or perhaps I should call it the other half of the same mistake as I realised where those two extra stitches in two comers had come from. I had missed two stitches from one place and added them elsewhere Ah well I just overstitched the light blue with the mid and all fixed.
So although I had no intention of altering this pattern I did anyway.
This is the front.
and this is the back. We have a plan for the back.
The kit said it could be completed in two hours and it was. Indeed it may well have been quicker without the false start and the double ohps.
There are a couple of backstitches to do which will be part of the plan to fully finish them.
not sure yet if that will be added as an update here or get a post of its own at a later date.
It was interesting doing something different and something that could be just about finished in one on camera session. We have not been converted to the delights of sewing on wood, so I wont be getting my Dremel out and adding holes for sewing, Well not just yet!
We did quite like the little geometric pattern so perhaps we might sew it again as a matching scissor keeper maybe like the one I did on navy 18 count from a Charity shop purchase which might take us a couple of weeks to do. Must remember to suggest that to Roni.
So talking of Roni click here to see her very artful posed version.
As always we are delighted to receive any comments on our posts.
And yup I have a Forestella link as we move into the month KoWooRim will complete his military service and the Fore will be together again.
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