And I've done as much as I'm ever going to on Japanese Octagon Box, so let's call that a finish shall we?
I made so many random changes on this. I left off the golden flowers because I didn't want to struggle with the overlay backstitching in a metallic business.
I used the provided DMC conversion (which Martina warns is not quite equivalent) so there are parts where you can't really tell that there are different greens involved. I have no idea if this is true for the "proper" threads NPI and gloriana. But I can live with it.
I left out the beads just under the upper Rhodes stitches. I replaced all the beads in the bottom 8 motifs with a light purple metallic.
I'm rather fond of the cherry blossom(?) tree. But those over one birds were so not fun.
When I was putting this away to be framed in the future I was a bit disconcerted to realize that I don't have much space left in that drawer.
| Title | Japanese Octagon Box |
| Designer | Chatelaine |
| Start date | February 29, 2012 |
| Finish date | August 23, 2012 |
| Total time | 91.25 hours |
| Fabric | 32 ct white lugana |
| Floss | Mostly the DMC conversion, a couple of Dinky Dyes |
| and Kreiniks that I didn't note down *is sheepish* |
26 comments:
A gorgeous finish!
It looks GREAT.
Hugs Yvon.
Wow! So pretty!
Congrats,looks terrific.
Beautiful!
Just gorgeous! I love the cherry blossom tree.
It's so pretty, just love that blossom...
Absolutely stunningly gorgeus! <3 It's hard not to be fond of that tree!
Such a stunning finish! beautiful piece.
Congrats on your beautiful finish. It looks gorgeous as it is.
It looks gorgeous to me. Well done!
It's amazing. I only have a small box to store finished pieces before I decide on their final destination, and even so it is not full after giving away things etc. I hope to see some framing soon. And I so wish mine was as full!
It's really beautiful! That has always been one of my favorite patterns!
It looks wonderful! Congratulations on the finish!
Hugs,
Tatyana
What a fantastic finish...congrats!
Beautiful finish! Does this get framed in the traditional way or do you actually make some kind of box?
A stunning piece of stitching! You must be so pleased with the outcome :)
It's gorgeous. I like the little motifs under the main picture too.
Beautiful finish Blu! Congratulations!
Really beautiful finish! Congratulations!
Wow! That is stunning! I love it.
Wow. It turned out just fabulous! Well done!
Really great stitching, congrats!
Looking at your beautiful work I can't tell if there are things you left out or not, it's gorgeous as is.
Beautiful! I hope you get some things framed! I know my pile of too frame is too large. I need to frame the stuff that's for me!
Wowzas, Blu!! It looks amazing!!! :D Hmm... methinks you'll need to start a 2nd drawer of finishes. ;)
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