I finished the wheels and trim on the carriage. Next, I managed to finish the stitching on Santa's sack.
Whew!
I enjoyed stitching the doll house. Especially fun was the woven stitch I did in impressions for the basement facade of the house. The doors are metallic Kreinik in basketweave. The wreaths are French knots in a combination of green impressions and gold Kreinik. The windows on the top story are black perle cotton in cashmere stitch. The first floor windows are diagonal mosaic.
Only today did I realize that I stitched the clapboard siding going the wrong way--it is vertical and it should have been horizontal. My next thought was: "too late for herpicide". That means no way will I pick it out and restitch. For those who wonder, herpicide was a quack medicine in the early 1900's that supposedly cured baldness. By the time people thought to use it, it was too late. Especially considering that it was worthless.
You're on the home stretch, Mary Agnes--go for it!
ReplyDeleteNo worries. It's an Icelandic house !
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