some pictures of past work

okay, i thought I would ease into this, so I am posting some pictures of a couple of cross-stitches that I have done and are currently framed and hung in my lounge room. Both were framed in Canberra, ACT, by couple who use only recycled wood.

The first one, took a couple of years (am a bit slow) and does have beading on it. I am still learning on how best to take the pictures so apologies for the reflection. I have another 2 or 3 samplers on the go. I started doing cross-stitch as an adult (having dabbled in cross-stitch and tapestry as a kid) when I started working after uni, mainly to try and teach myself patience. In some ways it has completely succeeded. In other ways, it just adds to my unfinished project list!




The second picure, I actually completed first. It was my first large scale cross-stitch and I am really pleased with it. The canvas was pre-printed with the border - the cross-stitch designed to fit inside an arch. i actually didn't quite get the counting right adn I think it is a stitch or two to the left! but I can't tell when I look at it and by the time I discovered it I was too far gone to unpick and restart!