Here she is again

[blueghostgirl]

Mermaid of the Pearls is progressing, if very slowly. I am up to the point where I can start to see progress, and that she is actually looking more like she should.

I have spent a portion of tonight colour coding my working copies. White is now mostly coloured in on the top half of the pattern. It does make the pattern easier to read, I think.

Most of her skin is done. Now it is filling in the sparklies around it. I pulled out my thread heaven, which I think will help immensely!

Here she is with a flash:




And no flash:

Comments

[rhianona]

Very nice progress. It's always satisfying when we start to see the progress.

Regarding sparklies -- I assume you're talking about metallics? Those are oh so much fun to use! /sarcasm. Threadhaven does help but not perfectly, at least in my experience. I use it a lot with Dawn Fairy since a lot of the dress is done with metallics.

[blueghostgirl]

I don't mind the sparklies *that* much if they are Kreinik #4 or petite treasure braid but this pattern said Kreinik #8. Which is HORRIBLE!

If I had realised I would have swapped it for #4, but I bought the pattern and some of the specialty stuff off eBay, as someone had partially kitted up 3 patterns and I had what they came with, for a really cheap price!

[rhianona]

Hmm... I forget what I use for it. I bought the kit and pattern direct from Passione Ricamo years and years ago - I think 5, in fact. So I'm not even using DMC or Anchor thread either. It's some Italian brand.

It still looks gorgeous. *g*

That sounds like a good deal. I'm not allowed to buy anything more until I finish at least some of the projects I've got on the burner. Seriously. I have two full understorage boxes full of cross stitch stuff. I need to make a dent in that before I get anything new.

[blueghostgirl]

LOL @ not buying more stash... I really shouldn't but there is a sale on Mirabilia's Garnet and Lady Hera at the moment... I am really tempted to buy them both - with most of the supplies.

[amalnahurriyeh]

She looks lovely!

I used some metallic thread in my first counted project (I'd done a needlepoint before, but that's a lot easier). I tried separating the threads...and then they kept separating...and separating...my poor wife had to come save me from thread-related insanity at some point. D: Good luck with yours.

[blueghostgirl]

Thanks!

Oh dear.... Metallics generally are used as is aren't they? Thread heaven does help a lot with them.

[elfy]

what is a thread heaven?

[blueghostgirl]

Thread Heaven is a thread conditioner that helps metallic threads pass through fabric a lot more smoothly. It is really useful stuff when you are working with slippery thread, or really stiff or unravelling thread.