Progress! Yay! This is where I was last time
and now I have filled in the bottom left section, turning them into trees.
A close up of where I have been working
I am not sure that the trunks are right, but they are easy to take out and restitch. I’ll evaluate them later. Sometimes it helps to just let things sit, doesn’t it?
While I have finished the canopy it is not time to do the Happy Finished Dance just yet. There is still some touching up to do.
I started at the top and gathered confidence as I worked my way down. Some of the early work needs going over and I need to work out what I am doing right at the top. Some of those darker chain stitch areas may come out. It will depend on what looks right.
So, close to being finished, but not quite yet.
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38 replies on “SAL ~ The Forest Regenerates”
yes “leaving to sit” and then later, you look with fresh eyes….as long as it’s not a year or two later when “nothing looks right”. Because, you’ve moved along the trail and little, your skill base has changed and so forth. I was looking at something that had been sitting well over a year and I can see I would rather do xyz to it…possible because there are wide channels to add something.
It’s been a bit like my revived culinary skills of which, some of them I never had in the first place! I just imagine “self say 2 years ago” even wanting to make a kind of curry….
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The other problem with coming back to something quite a while later is that you have lost your inspiration and mojo for the project!
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I love the colors and textures in your work. It looks great!
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Thanks Renee
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yes, since this is your own design and you’re adapting as you go, you definitely need to take time to stand back and admire from a distance ^^
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That’s true, Claire. You need a critical eye when you look at your own work.
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Sometimes an idea comes into my head fully formed and I just have to make it happen. Often I get an inkling, start, stop, wait, see the next step…. Sometimes I think I have finished it and I see something that sparks another tweak. Neither is right or wrong for me – just different processes. I love the way the piece is shaping up. I hope you are enjoying the making and thinking as well as looking forward to the finished article.
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I love the process, possibly even more than the finished thing ~ and especially the problem solving parts of the process.
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Your work is beautIiful and inspirational. I think taking a step back is a wonderful idea and for the record I think the trunks are fine but it is your creation so we will wait and see.
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Thanks for the feedback on the trunks, and for your positive support!
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Leaving it to sit usually works wonders for me when I get in a sewing tangle, I think this piece is wonderful. The texture and colors just work. Happy finishing!
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I hope that next SAL I will have lots to report!
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There is such beautiful movement with this piece. I am excited to see how you will finish this.
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The rhythm of the canopy is what attracted me in the first place, so I am pleased that you see the movement.
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Fantastic! Your progress is interesting…looks like poetry of threads
Carmela
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“Poetry of threads” ~ I love this description! Thank you.
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This piece is gorgeous!! I also let things sit a bit to see how I feel after awhile.
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Carmela sums it up. Poetry! Love it 🙂
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I have never thought of it in that way, but I am very pleased with it! (It is probably the only sort of poetry I am likely to create.)
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I really like how the background changes colour according to the light, a bit like Nature in that respect! Gorgeous textural stitches, as always 🙂
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Thanks Kate. I have tried to get a consistent light source and direction, but it doesn’t always happen.
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I am so impressed by this piece. The textures are gorgeous.
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I love this! I can really see the trees and then the whole embroidery is growing while I look at it!
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That makes me smile, Gun. Thank you.
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Yes,I think the trunks work nicely!
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Thanks for the feedback, Emma. It is always good to have another eye run over my work.
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I am in love with this stitching – it really is beautiful.
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That is very sweet of you to say, thank you.
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I love stepping back from projects to sit with them for a while. I think this is beautiful and fascinating.
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Stepping back and assessing is good and necessary, but now I have to start sewing again. Thanks for your support.
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So much texture! It’s going to be fun to see what you finally decide to do in the end. 🙂
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The feel of all those stitches is very satisfying. (I will be pleased to see where I end up with it too!)
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I’m repeating myself here, but as with all your updates on this project I’m going to say, “Wow!” “Gorgeous!” and “Love the colors!”
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Well, thank you very much!
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Masterpiece of color and texture!
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I am not sure it is in the masterpiece category, but I thank you!
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Yeah but your readers get to decide what’s a masterpiece not you ha ha ha ha 🙂
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Such extraordinary work, Anne!
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