Tag: cross stitch
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Aintab Embroidery in Review
On May 11th, I finished my first Aintab embroidery piece. I worked on this project nearly daily for almost exactly six months, and had spent much longer than that planning and picking up the skills I would need to execute it successfully. To say this has been a long time coming is a massive understatement.…
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2023 State Fair Recap
Once again, it has been awhile since the state fair happened. I’m doing a little better than last year considering it’s only been weeks rather than months. Like last year, I submitted an Armenian needlelace doily and a cross stitch sampler. My doily won its category and I got a special award from the Chesapeake…
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Suddenly I have a Dozen WIPs
I have a moratorium on starting new projects for (probably) the rest of the year after realizing that I have accumulated a few too many WIPs in the past few months. This post is mostly for me to look back on and remember that I have plenty of things to work on when I feel…
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Summer Finishes
I finished both of my state fair pieces last week, quite a bit earlier than I originally planned. I’m half considering entering a third piece, but with less than twelve weeks left it’s probably not a great idea. Pomegranate Quaker Pomegranate Quaker by Owl Forest Embroidery was almost two years in the making. I worked…
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A Belated State Fair Recap + 2023 Fair Plans
The Maryland State Fair was several months ago now and I realized I never properly recapped it, other than a few pictures on Instagram. The Home Arts exhibits were impressive, and I wish I had taken more pictures. I easily spent two hours in the exhibition hall looking at all of the stitching, lace, and…
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