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Last night, I did week 14 of the botanical #blackwork #embroidery #TheSteadyThreadSAL 2023.
I considered changing the accent thread, because I wasn't sure that it was coming out enough compared to the background, but I decided to keep it. Spending my days furiously doing a cross-stitch project on Aida, whenever I return to this single-stranded linen, it feels so delicate and sensitive. I need to remind myself to not pull too tight and distort the fabric.
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There. I have caught up on all 13 weeks of my #blackwork stitch-along. I just love it. The geometry soothes my brain. #TheSteadyThreadSAL 2023
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It's Friday, so Week 13 of #TheSteadyThreadSAL 2023 was released yesterday and I completed this week's hex while wrapping up the first major plot arc for "The Irregular at Magic High School" (after the opening Enrollment arc).
This week's #blackwork #embroidery hexagon stitched up pretty quickly. I am not a fan of the leaves, but the flowers are very pretty and give me a steampunk/gears vibe. This is the first time I'm using a pink accent colour and it looks so good!
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I have had Bath #1, a good soak and a rudimentary hairwash without unbraiding my braid, and now I’m tucked in bed with my #blackwork and Netflix (started mighty rewatch of #BreakingBad while in hospital. Middle of season 3 now)
Home home home home home 🥰
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The last release of the year-long #blackwork #embroidery #TheSteadyThreadSAL is week 12, so this should bring us up to date. Releases are on Thursdays, and my Thursday evenings are often relaxing stitching/anime/YouTube/AoE4 ones with @MauveAlert, so expect regular Thursday updates on the latest hexagon. 😁
Perhaps, even some "glamour shots". 😆
(To be fair, Mauve also has better lighting in their apartment, so photos taken there will be better than in mine.)
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The next four weeks of my #blackwork #embroidery #TheSteadyThreadSAL!
Once I got into the rhythm of it, I quickly finished all of the hexagons over the course of a weekend and one weeknight evening. Since my accent colour selections have blues that equal the pinks and purples combined, I decided to alternate between blue and another accent colour on a weekly basis. Variety! 😆
I may use the greens I used in the wreath for the accents in the seven inner most hexes. 🤔
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I can't believe how quickly I managed to catch up with my 2023 year-long #blackwork #embroidery #TheSteadyThreadSAL!
When I originally conceived of the colours, I thought I would outline them in this light brown gradient, but the vegetative components of each weekly release would be in the greens I choose for the outer wreath.
On a whim, I decided to try using the light brown gradient floss for the vegetative components and absolutely fell in love.
The first four weeks!
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A quick update on the year-long beast that is #TheSteadyThreadSAL 2023!
I've been working on this #blackwork #embroidery project, off and on, since my last update on February 7th. On March 7th, a month later, I finally finished the shell! I took photos to celebrate this accomplishment, but because I don't sew in the ends of the hexagons, it looks like quite a mess. 😅
A photo of the back does a better job in conveying what it looks like. I also selected accent colours!
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I've had a really busy January and February but I'm managing to work on my projects here and there.
Update on my #blackwork #embroidery #TheSteadyThreadSAL:
I am just past the halfway mark in terms of making the template and it is going quickly. I plan on selecting thread for the accent flowers tonight so I can start with weekly releases.
I don't sew in the ends of the hexagon outlines until I'm done with the insides, so... lots of loose threads alert!
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Sixty percent finished with my #100Circles sampler! Crummy photo — the canvas is white, not pink. Now I continue through the rainbow with another 40 circles in blues and greens. Also worked the fourth hex of the #TheSteadyThreadSAL 2023 #blackwork #embroidery
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I decided to swatch the floss I have selected for the template, to have a feel for which combinations give me the most pleasure for my #TheSteadyThreadSAL 2023 #blackwork #embroidery project.
I am missing 905 and 470 and I plan on obtaining them before making a final decision.
(This grey cloth is hard to photograph. I tried tweaking the photo settings to be as accurate as possible.)
Thoughts?
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Three current projects: @zinn’s #RangerCardigan, the #TheSteadyThreadSAL 2023, and the 100 Circles Sampler Kit (also from https://thesteadythread.com/)
#Blackwork #Knitting #Embroidery
(Please remove these tags if replying: @knitting @fiberarts )
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Purchased floss!
Now, considering combinations...I think I like the brighter combination, but the muted combination is also very pretty against the grey.
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Progress on my #blackwork #embroidery #TheSteadyThreadSAL 2023 project!
My fabric is here! 🎉🎊
I ordered a bunch of "grey" fabric, but only one matched what I envisioned. It is closest in colour to DMC 3799, but not exactly. Maybe halfway to 535?
It's 36ct Edinburgh linen in Magical Grey. 😍
Today, I plan on picking up several shades of green floss to match and probably a few tan/beige for the hexagons.
Template stitching shall begin this weekend! *determined*
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Top hexagon is this week’s clue in the #TheSteadyThreadSAL 2023. #blackwork
I’ve figured out a good mastodon/#pixelfed workflow that allows for minimal redundant typing:
1) post pic here, with good #AltText. Copy the alt text.
2) post pic to pixelfed, pasting in the alt text in the “advanced” section.This works well for me because it’s easy to see and copy the alt text in my mastodon client (@tootapp !) but it’s hidden from me in the pixelfed interface.
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Finally, a daylight photo of my progress on the #TheSteadyThreadSAL 2023!
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@leilatre AHA!
Someone else who is also working on #TheSteadyThreadSAL! (Is there an official hashtag? I don't think I spotted one in any of the documentation.)
Also, you have selected a dark fabric too! Mine hasn't arrived yet. 😅 I hope sometime next week so I can work on thread selection and really start stitching by mid January.
Your selection is so pretty! 😍😍 Looking forward to seeing this progress and nice to have comrades in stitching. 🫡
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Here’s how I’ve been occupying my time while sick in bed, when I’m not #knitting:
#Blackwork! I have 11 of the 100 Circles Sampler done, and a good start on the Botanical Stitch-Along. Tomorrow I’ll be able to fill in the first hexagon! (She releases one hex per week, and only one is up so far)
Using two threads for hex outlines, the vine, and the leaf outlines, and one thread for leaf veins and hex designs. #TheSteadyThreadSAL 2023
(remove if replying: @fiberarts)
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@AnokheeTara *nods* You can join the stitchalong I'm currently doing, #TheSteadyThreadSAL 2023, if that sounds interesting.
This web page talks about the two different ways you can get signed up for it.
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My current #blackwork and #CrossStitch #embroidery pieces in progress, a pinned summary.
- #TheSteadyThreadSAL 2023 year-long botanical SAL
- #TemperatureSAL 2023, pattern by Peppermint Purple
- #The100DayProject 2023: 103 Diamonds, pattern by The Steady Thread
- #CrewelOwlNeedleBook
- #1899ShipCompanyLogo
- #100DaysOfTiny pattern by The Steady Thread
- #TreeOfLifeProject 2023-4, pattern by The Steady ThreadUpdated 2023.07.12.23
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I have good and bad news.
The good news is that the "parchment" for my #UrbanStitches Until Death Do Us Part SAL looks perfect and I will start on it (and try to catch up) over the next week or two.
The bad news: my #TheSteadyThreadSAL fabric feels wrong. I was hoping for a grey, maybe blue-ish grey and, instead, it looks green to me. M says it is a blue green grey, but all I see when I look at it is how GREEN it is. I am ordering a bunch of grey fabrics to replace it.
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And just as some journeys end, others begin.
I have checked the tracking and the fabric for my #blaalckwork #embroidery botanical #TheSteadyThreadSAL 2023 is arriving today. That also features hexagons!
Also arriving is fabric for the current #UrbanStitches' Until Death Do Us Part SAL, which I am woefully behind on, as I haven't started on it. 😅 Fingers crossed that I like what I ordered and can begin: it is hand-dyed so I may not like it.
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My #blackwork #embroidery adventures.
Last night, I realized today would be the *last day in November*. Which means I need to finished the frame for my #AdventCalendar2022 stitch-a-day! Design is by The Steady Thread (of course) and the fabric is the November Stash Society set from Afterglow Workshop. Beautiful! So appropriate for me. I worked on it while rewatching #1899.
I also finished the penultimate plot for #TheSteadyThreadSAL. Very proud of the colours I chose!
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Weekend #blackwork #embroidery:
1. #SnarkySAL hexagon 45, four more to go! I saw this pattern as small baseball diamonds when stitching, now I see the "chainlink fence". Very pretty!
2. Caught up with the #TheSteadyThreadHoliday2022SAL charity Baubles! These go quite quickly. Next year, repurpose for ornament gifts?
3. Last week's #TheSteadyThreadSAL garden plot. I love this blue variegated thread. Two more to go!
4. Doiley progress after I corrected the outer ring. 😅
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A small tease of what I've been stitching today:
Week 48, the penultimate piece of my year-long #blackwork #embroidery botanical garden #TheSteadyThreadSAL while watching the Winter Team Championship for #AgeOfEmpires4.
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A small tease of what I've been stitching today:
Week 48, the penultimate piece of my year-long #blackwork #embroidery botanical garden #TheSteadyThreadSAL while watching the Winter Team Championship for #AgeOfEmpires4.
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A small tease of what I've been stitching today:
Week 48, the penultimate piece of my year-long #blackwork #embroidery botanical garden #TheSteadyThreadSAL while watching the Winter Team Championship for #AgeOfEmpires4.
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A small tease of what I've been stitching today:
Week 48, the penultimate piece of my year-long #blackwork #embroidery botanical garden #TheSteadyThreadSAL while watching the Winter Team Championship for #AgeOfEmpires4.
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My weekend #blackwork #embroidery was primarily done while watching the #AgeOfEmpires4 Winter Team Championships qualifying matches. (Yes, I watch eSports.)
1. I finished last week's botanical #TheSteadyThreadSAL garden piece (week 46). Only 3 more weeks to go! Then I get to consider if I should put a fence around it. There are optional design additions to the pattern.
2. #TheSteadyThreadHoliday2022SAL November 16th baubles.
3. #SnarkySAL Week 44 hexagon. 5 more to go!
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My weekend #blackwork #embroidery was primarily done while watching the #AgeOfEmpires4 Winter Team Championships qualifying matches. (Yes, I watch eSports.)
1. I finished last week's botanical #TheSteadyThreadSAL garden piece (week 46). Only 3 more weeks to go! Then I get to consider if I should put a fence around it. There are optional design additions to the pattern.
2. #TheSteadyThreadHoliday2022SAL November 16th baubles.
3. #SnarkySAL Week 44 hexagon. 5 more to go!
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My weekend #blackwork #embroidery was primarily done while watching the #AgeOfEmpires4 Winter Team Championships qualifying matches. (Yes, I watch eSports.)
1. I finished last week's botanical #TheSteadyThreadSAL garden piece (week 46). Only 3 more weeks to go! Then I get to consider if I should put a fence around it. There are optional design additions to the pattern.
2. #TheSteadyThreadHoliday2022SAL November 16th baubles.
3. #SnarkySAL Week 44 hexagon. 5 more to go!
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My weekend #blackwork #embroidery was primarily done while watching the #AgeOfEmpires4 Winter Team Championships qualifying matches. (Yes, I watch eSports.)
1. I finished last week's botanical #TheSteadyThreadSAL garden piece (week 46). Only 3 more weeks to go! Then I get to consider if I should put a fence around it. There are optional design additions to the pattern.
2. #TheSteadyThreadHoliday2022SAL November 16th baubles.
3. #SnarkySAL Week 44 hexagon. 5 more to go!
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My weekend #blackwork #embroidery was primarily done while watching the #AgeOfEmpires4 Winter Team Championships qualifying matches. (Yes, I watch eSports.)
1. I finished last week's botanical #TheSteadyThreadSAL garden piece (week 46). Only 3 more weeks to go! Then I get to consider if I should put a fence around it. There are optional design additions to the pattern.
2. #TheSteadyThreadHoliday2022SAL November 16th baubles.
3. #SnarkySAL Week 44 hexagon. 5 more to go!
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Finished the header for my #TheSteadyThreadHoliday2022SAL!
Now, to put it away and wait for the 9th when the first bauble design drops.
Now, to work on another Steady Thread SAL, the garden. I've been working on this since the beginning of the year, a plot each week. I have to weave in the ends before I move on to the next plot. #TheSteadyThreadSAL