Hare Pyns . . . Again

Won't you be glad when I move on to something else?  This piece has taken me quite a while.  Here is where I stand now.  It's dark here today so the pictures aren't the best. 

I did hit a bit of a snag with this last week. I had most of the background stitched on the top panel and realized that I had made a mistake.  One that I could see, but not find.  Know what I mean? So out it came.  I sent a frantic email to Sherri Jones telling her what had happened and asking her to send me more floss for the background.  She responded to my email within an hour and told me it would be in the mail to me that day.  It arrived on Saturday!  Just in time for me to spend some major time on the weekend getting it finished.

Stitched and ready to be made into the pocket.

I have just a little more to do on the background for this part.  I should be able to finish it off tonight.

One piece all stitched.

My favorite panel on the pocket!

My bags are packed and I'm headed off to class to put this baby together.   Hopefully, next time I post it will be with the finished object!

Keep on Stitching.

Quick Post

Here are a few pictures of my progress on Hare Pyns. 

It's hard to see in these pictures, but I have begun the background on the top and bottom panels. 

I need to get this finished up for class - next week! 

I'm off to watch Mad Men on Netflix and work on the backgrounds.

Hare Pyns Progress

Here's a little update on my progress on Hare Pyns.  As you  can see, I've begun the second section.  I am undecided about filling in the background on the first section.  I did see someone else's and she was filling in the background and it did look and feel nice.

Hare Pyns Progress

I've managed to put a little more time in on Hare Pyns. 

And boy do I have a long way to go!  I hope he looks quite a bit different after this long holiday weekend.

Keep on Stitching!

Hare Pyns

Here's an update on my Hare Pyns progress.  I've made some progress over the past couple of evenings.  I'm not quite sure if I'm happy with the darker portion of the leaf.  I'm going to work a bit more and see how I feel.

My idea was to outline most of the elements and then go back to fill them in, kind of like coloring with floss.

I've figured out that I have to upload pictures to Picasa in order to show them here. I'm not sure why.  I tried downloading Google Chrome on my laptop but that didn't bring up the browse window like it did on the dinosaur.

Keep on Stitching!

Hare Pyns

And so it begins.  I have started Hare Pyns in preparation for my class in April.  A couple of weeks ago I started on the scissor sheath as recommended in the directions.    I enjoyed this little taste of things to come.  An appetizer, if you will, and a chance to practice my tension adjustment so that the silk lays gently on top of the fabric.  So far I love the colors in this piece.

Next I worked a little bit on the scissor fob to get the feel of the tent stitch.

And finally, this afternoon, I began to work on the pocket itself.  I can't wait to go do a bit more before I turn in for the night.

I intended to add pictures however,  Blogger is not being helpful tonight.   I can open the Insert Image window but it is not prompting me to Browse.  So for now I'll post this as is and hope for better luck with Blogger tomorrow.

Update:  I uploaded Google Chrome to the dinosaur and I am able to choose pictures again.  Tomorrow I'll try to do that on the laptop.

Keep on Stitching!