I went to Austin on Thursday of last week to take a class with Tony Minieri. In this one, I chose the canvas and then he helped me select the stitches and threads myself. (Usually he writes the stitch guide and gives it to you when you arrive.) So this was a bit different and a lot of fun.
This is a Ewe & Eye Canvas, which I like a lot. For about 15 years, in another life, I lived in a house that was built in 1862 and we had a picket fence and while it wasn't a saltbox, I coveted one!! The little "village" we lived in had a brick main street and was very colonial - especially so for a town in Indiana!! So this reminds me of those days. Our house was taupe with a black roof - like the one on the upper right. We had dark green shutters on it and red doors.
I chose this because I liked it but also because I thought the lack of a lot of detail would give me some space for nice stitches. And that it did.
I told Tony that I wanted my flower box to be nice and shiny like the ones I have on the railing on my veranda. So we used Fyre Werks Soft Sheen and Kreinik Ribbon to make this nice framed pavillion stitch.
We decided on a lot of overdyes. Mostly Weeks Dye Works - which i like.
For the fence, I chose Mandarin Floss and the wicker stitch, but we jazzed it up a little bit with some Kreinik braid.
Maddie and Jake came over to stay for a while yesterday. I think I have a little stitcher on my hands.
Jake had fun, too.
Happy stitching.
MIMI
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