Spring Daisies 2

The sun came back out today, so after a walk with the dog, I managed to steel a couple of hours on the Spring Daisy this afternoon. The trouble with this kind of fine goldwork is that it is just too hard on my eyes at night, so finding a bit of day time stitching is just fabulous.

So what is there to tell? Well, first of all; I need stronger glasses! Secondly the silk is really ridiculously  fine and I question myself why I do these things. It looks beautiful though, especially the white thread, which is so fine, the gold almost shines through it, which I love.

Thirdly, I probably should have chosen the gold passing thread instead of the couching thread. I do like the fine couching thread that I am using, but it is a rather soft thread (in metal thread terms) so I have to be careful not to squash it too tightly where the stitching is really dense. I am also finding that the metal wrapping on the thread is very, very easily damaged by the needles so I have to be rather careful.

Am I going to unpick it? No. As the work grows, the rounds will take longer and longer to complete, so it will be a slow project to finish but despite the trickiness of it I am rather pleased with how it is shaping up - who said it was going to be easy anyway? However, if I do stitch it again (I really don't like doing anything twice, so that is very unlikely) and if, IF I ever do something similar for a workshop or a kit, I will most certainly be trying a different combination of threads and quite possibly use a slightly darker beige or even a blue-beige for the shading, which on this piece is very, very subtle in this piece.

For now, I am off to the shops for new and stronger stitching glasses!
Have a fabulous weekend,
Anna x