Thursday, March 3, 2011

Cutwork finish.....

I had alot of fun in my cutwork class these past 3 weeks..I just wanted to show you the finished stitches.... I really stepped out of my box with this piece especially when we started cutting threads and weaving them!

 25 ct white Lugana
Raspberry Sherbert Wildflowers thread
DMC white perle cotton



So, now I will have to decide how I am going to finish this piece...I hope to keep it  handy and refer back to some of the stitches so I can incorporate a couple of the specialty stitches in some cross stitch projects...

Oh, I wanted to shout out to any of you who might be in vicinity of Manning SC on March 12..Amy is having another gathering at the French Hen... It is a very good place to sit and eat....sit and stitch...or both!! Contact her at amycspals@yahoo.com if you are interested in attending!!

Well, time to get busy in the kitchen....Suppertime soon~~

Happy stitching everyone!!

Faye

44 comments:

Deb said...

Your piece is stunning Faye. Was it nerve-racking to cut those threads? It truly is beautiful though. I did one of Emie Bishop's pieces when I was first married and remember how I sweated every time I had to cut a thread. I don't think that I could do it again to save my soul.

Mama Joan said...

Very nice piece. You do excellent work! It is fun to try something different.

Mouse said...

WOW it is really beautiful .. well done on doing this and I hope you really enjoyed it .. I find it therapeutic reweaving threads back in :) love mouse xxx

jayne@~an eye for threads~ said...

Beautiful work Faye. I hope you had fun with the pulled threads, it is nerve racking sometimes. Think twice, cut once... Congratulations on a job very well done. Can't wait to see how you choose to finish this one off...
Be always in stitches.

Anonymous said...

Faye, You did a beautiful job. :)

MoonBeam said...

Faye, this is beautiful. Love your close up photo.

Bobbi

valerie said...

Beautiful work Faye! It came out gorgeous! Love the splash of color against the white.

Colleen said...

Faye, you did beautifully on you cut work project. Would never have known this was a first for you, Awesome!! I love cutwork & drawn thread. Something different to add to another project, I love to swap out stitches.

Margaret said...

Ok, that is totally awesome! Good for you for going out of your comfort zone! It's beautiful work! I'd like to learn such work someday too. We'll see. Congratulations -- wonderful stuff!

Cardygirl said...

Looks beautiful! Well done. It is a bit scary cutting the threads but I enjoy making the stitches & re weaving the threads. have fun with it!

Unknown said...

very pretty Faye...

CalamityJr said...

Wow! I'd say you've expanded your comfort zone!

Giovanna said...

Cutwork can be great fun - what a beautiful piece, congrats on conquering the technique so well!

Carol said...

Oh, you're so brave, Faye--I just am amazed by cutwork and yours is lovely :)

Myra said...

It is gorgeous Faye! I love the color of the Raspberry Sherbert floss.

Nan said...

Shut the Front Door! LOL
That is fabulous! Congrats on your new venture!

Jackie's Stitches said...

Faye, it looks like you've mastered cutwork to me! Lovely!

Jan said...

Faye that is fabulous. You did a great job.

robindefender said...

Yay! Your cutwork piece looks AWESOME!!! Wish I could join y'all in SC next weekend, but at this point, it looks like I have other things to do taht weekend. I know y'all will have a blast!

Littlebit said...

You did such a wonderful job, Faye, on that cut work! I love the color you used!

Ranae said...

Ah! that looks terrific, great job!

Terri said...

It's gorgeous! You did a great job!!

Blu said...

Congrats Faye. It looks spectacular!

Mary said...

Congrats on the finish! It's lovely!

Catherine said...

Beautiful!!

Poussy Stitches My Love said...

oh beautiful Faye !!

Have a good day

marylin France

Siobhán said...

That is so pretty, Faye! Beautiful work.

Charlene ♥ NC said...

Beautifully done!

Hope to see you on the 12th!

Fiona said...

Your cutwork finish looks fantastic, what an achievement. I look forward to seeing how you finish it.

Nan ~ Threadwork Primitives said...

Truly amazing. Can't wait to see how you finish it. It's just stunning.

Sherry said...

Absolutely stunning, Faye! I can't wait to see how you finish it. It looks so delicate and like a lot of work.

staci said...

Congrats Faye on a gorgeous finish! I've always been a huge fan of cutwork, but too chicken to try it!

Michelle said...

Oh your cutwork is beautiful!!!

BrendaS said...

Faye --
What a gorgeous piece. Kuddos to you for taking the class:))))

Have a great weekend.

Bekca said...

It looks like you learned a lot in this class, the piece is so elegant. Happy stitching to you.

Unknown said...

Picking my jaw up off of the floor... That is GORGEOUS!!! Fantabulous work! :)

Carol R said...

Just beautiful - congratulations!

Erica said...

Your cutwork piece is just lovely!

Chocolates4Breakfast (Terri Malinovich) said...

Oh my gosh, Faye! That turned out absolutely stunning. I am so proud of you, gf! I love the bit of color added to it - really pretty!

Andrea said...

A gorgeous finished piece of stitching.

Jodie said...

This is so beautiful Faye!! It looks so difficult and complicated but oh my gosh...amazing!!

Lynn said...

Wow, this is an incredible piece of cutwork especially when you consider you're just a beginner! The idea of doing this scares the heck out of me.

Cathy C said...

Great finished piece and I love your color choice on this one too. I did a piecea long while back from one of the out of print magazines and loved the learning process. I had to do it on my own -- no local classes. I enjoyed it though and I didn't find it difficult at all. It is still one of my most favorite pieces. I will see about trying to get a photo added to my blog in case you want to look at it. If I can I'll do that before the end of April. You did a great job and I encourage you to try even more stitches, it is a marvelous way to embellish linens, and add a lacy delicate look to a sampler. I'm also glad to see that you gave it a try -- some people just don't want to experiment because they think it will be too hard, and I am glad you didn't let it scare you :-).... I am really enjoying your projects on this blog!

Brian said...

very pretty Faye...