Quaker ball

It might look like it, just by the lack of posting here, that I have given up stitching. But, the truth is, I always forget to post pictures and updates. My first finish of the year was Quaker Ball #2, this one done on 28 count linen - it is SO much bigger than the first one I did last year. (http://stitchingbea.blogspot.com/2014/01/finished-quaker-ball.html). It worked up really fast, mainly because I could stitch this without magnification (besides the green on blue; stitching on dark…

The Making Of A Quaker Ball, Counted Cross Stitch, Hand Embroidery, Quaker Ball, Hand Stitched Ball, Rose Clay, Three Sheep Studio

I know! Here I am again. A feast or a famine - that's me. Anyway, whilst I have been away from you, I have been stitching, so I have a bit to show. I thought I would start here with Amaryllis Artworks Quaker Ball. There was a lot of debate about how big the finished article might be, with arguments about whether the given measurement was the circumference or the diameter. It clearly states Circumference, but this did not satisfy everyone! I chose to stitch the middle size, fearing that the…

Some of the embroidery pieces I have created