truer words were never stitched
Apr. 18th, 2008 02:05 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
fiercebunnySo my exchange partner on HoE was Marion, the same blogger who sent me the lovely pinkeep a couple of weeks ago. Since I've heard from her that my cross stitch made it safely to the Netherlands, I can go ahead and post a picture of what I made here.
I'm very happy that Marion likes it and it was a lot of fun to stitch. I had seen someone stitch the same saying on a piece on Flickr, but I used a motif and border from the 2001 Cross Stitch Designs book. And for the floss, I used Crescent Colors Belle Soie silk in Sweet Lavender. (I love stitching with silk thread. I've read people debating over whether it really makes a difference as to whether you use cotton or silk in the end result and I'm kind of torn myself. I think it's not really noticeable, but the various colors of dyed silk are really striking and vibrant. I would use it all the time if I could afford it.)
This was my first time participating in an HoE exchange and it was really fun. I already signed up for another one in May ^_^
I'm very happy that Marion likes it and it was a lot of fun to stitch. I had seen someone stitch the same saying on a piece on Flickr, but I used a motif and border from the 2001 Cross Stitch Designs book. And for the floss, I used Crescent Colors Belle Soie silk in Sweet Lavender. (I love stitching with silk thread. I've read people debating over whether it really makes a difference as to whether you use cotton or silk in the end result and I'm kind of torn myself. I think it's not really noticeable, but the various colors of dyed silk are really striking and vibrant. I would use it all the time if I could afford it.)
This was my first time participating in an HoE exchange and it was really fun. I already signed up for another one in May ^_^
