This was a gift from my youngest son for Christmas 2010 called Chickadees on a Branch by Dimensions....
At this point I had only done 2 cross stitch projects and they were both
'counted cross stitch'. This one was a stamped project. Meaning the X's
are printed on the fabric and you stitch over them as opposed to looking
a pattern and stitching on counted fabric....
I got started on it right away but was quickly discouraged by the stamped pattern. The stitches looked messy and I could
not get the floss through the fabric easily and was quickly getting a very sore thumb...
So i made the decision to ditch the stamped fabric and restart the project on 28ct Evenweave. Below you can see the new project on the left (much smaller since I'm using a higher count fabric) and the old one on the right....
So much easier and the stitches look much nicer (my satin stitch needs some work though)...
All I have left to do is the back-stitching but since it's my least favorite part, it sits in a bin, unfinished :( Here's hoping I will get this one done in 2014!
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