And Framed!

I framed this one myself!  I had this antique wood frame in the collection.  I took gold spray paint and walked around and spritzed the frame with the gold....just a bit.  Added the mats, and a pearl pin at the top for the tassel to hang on.  Done!

Stitched!

I finished all the stitching, trimming, and did the cord for the top!  Ready to be framed!

Skirt is done

All of the skirt is stitched! I need to trim some more and then shape it.  I also started on the ruff!

Bottom skirt

I finished the bottom skirt and am starting the top skirt.  All of the bottom threads are cut but not trimmed to shape yet.  I am going to get the top of the skirt done and then do the shaping.

All of the background

I finished adding all of the Kreinik crosses in the background.  I have moved on to the skirt of the tassel.  Turkey work is done with 15 strands of fiber in the needle!  I am using my needle nose pliers to pull the needle through!  This may take a while!

All of the Elegance

I finished all of the Elegance!!  On the left, I have started the final step by adding crosses done in the center of the patterns with Kreinik.  Pretty, pretty!  And, this step goes really fast.....back to it!

More than half!

I worked all background again and am now more than half way across!  I want to finish all of the background before finishing the stitches on the bottom of the tassel so I don't have to worry about catching them in the background.  I am not sure why this looks more blue than lavender, but it really is lavender!

Elegance Background

The entire background is worked in this design using Elegance.  The straight lines are laid in and then the design is worked on top.  Five sets are done, two are laid in and these are the first two steps of the background pattern, with one to go!

The Tassel Head

I started at the top of the tassel and am working down.  First I laid in ribbon floss, then beads and Neon Rays.  Kreinik is in the middle followed by more Neon Rays and beads on top of the Kreinik.  Last, I added ribbon floss again.  I am surprised at how fast this is going.  The entire background has to be worked and I will start on that tomorrow!

Starting another

The antique lavender tassel is a canvas by Meredith Barnhill-Willett and comes with the stitch guide and I am going to get it all together and get this on the frame. I pulled it out of the stash projects! There are other tassel canvases that she teaches. 


You can visit her website here:  http://www.mscanvashouse.com/