This is my TUSAL jar as of this afternoon. I've been working on a cross stitch so I finally had some thread to add to my jar, plus I found some leftover floss on a few homemade cardboard thread holders that I no longer needed so I threw that in there too.
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The chart is a freebie from Blue Ribbon Designs and you can find it on the Weeks Dye Works Free Designer Charts page. (It's the very last one on the page.) Since I only have a brown and black WDW floss, I picked out my own DMC colors, which is always a big deal for me. I'm not sure if I'm happy with what I chose. I could blame it on the bad lighting in the photo but it is hard to see some of the colors on that fabric (Fiddlers 18 ct) in person too so I may re-do the parts I don't like.
Update: I just looked at the finish of the original version and decided I hate mine. Ok, I don't hate it but I am not happy with the floss colors I used. Some of those blues are too light and you can barely see the white and pink flowers. I may just start this one over from scratch and use some different colors..
5 comments:
I think it turned out very nicely! I wouldn't change it (says the queen of I'm not happy with my finished results!!)
Isn't it funny how we see things differently in photos? I usually find something that I have forgotten! The cross stitch looks very nice, but I am with you on the color thing. I hate picking out colors - I guess that is what I like about red-work!
Since you don't like this finish, why not tea-dye the piece and see it that changes how you feel about it?
I can't believe you'd CHEAT on your TUSAL! ROFLOL Just teasing!
Your TUSAL is getting full! Congrats on your finish even if you don't like how it turned out. I think it's fine. I still have problems going off the pattern with choosing colors. Even after all these years!
Oh Patty, you are too critical of yourself! Those colors are lovely - delicate and pretty.
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