Stage 8 is all stitched up of the SAL I’m following with Corinne.
Design is “Au cœur de la nuit” by Isabelle Haccourt-Vautier and a real pleasure to stitch. Just have to do the border and remainder of alphabet on the right.
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SAL “Au coeur de la nuit” – part 6
Some monochrome stitching these past few evenings, as I keep up with the latest stage of “Au coeur de la nuit”
– SAL organised by Corinne, and with a chart by Isabelle Haccourt-Vautier. Next stage will be published on 15th June – I imagine we will be working on the rest of the wing and beginning tail feathers, so I might “cheat” and stitch ahead a little ^^
“Square Magic of Colors” – SAL gallery
This is an update of photos of our SAL “Square Magic of Colors” progress. Don’t forget to send me photos of your “finishings” ladies! If you don’t have my email address to send me your photo then just leave a comm and I’ll get back to you.
My finish, which you saw earlier
Carmen
Masha
Michèle
Nanette
Mimipupuce
Florence
Jeanna
yvonne has turned her stitching into a jewellery box – wow!
SAL “Au coeur de la nuit” update
This week Mr Owl has a wing ^^
This is “Au coeur de la nuit” an Isabelle Haccourt-Vautier design I am stitching as a SAL following Corinne.
Next stage on 1st June.
last part of “Square Magic of Colors” by Banu Demirel
Hello folks – week 6 in our SAL which means it’s time to unveil the last part . . . not very difficult to guess what to do this week . . . it’s the blackwork stars on our chequered background. I actually have TWO versions to show you this week ^^ yep, I stitched once on a 16 count aida (which is the one I’ve been showing you) but also stitched on a 14 count white. So here are my two squares
Now, the idea behind stitching small designs, is to then finish them off (and not just add the pile of unfinished projects in the drawer) . . . so I immediately set to my finishings . . .
Aida trimmed and then laced to cardboard with wadding and two more squares with wadding and a backing fabric
Then some whip-stitching, ribbons and pins . . . and I have pinkeeps to add to my pressie drawer.
I am now looking forward to seeing how fellow SALers finish off their stitching. Everyone always seems to have such wonderful ideas, and it’ll be interesting to see the variety.
If you’ve never made a pinkeep and you want to try, I did a tutorial a few years ago which you can find here PINKEEP TUTORIAL
SAL “Au coeur de la nuit”
Some monochrome stitching these past few evenings to keep up to date with the SAL organised by Corinne.
The design is “Au coeur de la nuit” by Isabelle Haccourt Vautier.
SAL “Au coeur de la nuit” (Isabelle Haccourt Vautier)
I’ve spent the last few evenings (since Saturday I think) stitching the next stage for the “Au coeur de la nuit” SAL I’m following. VERY stitch intensive, as Corinne has us working on the owl now . . . I’ve already used up one of my four skeins for the reddish colour and am well into the second skein and there is still loads of work to do yet.
Anyway, here is my fabric thus far
I can now get back to my Indian Brave and perhaps do some latch-hooking before the next stage is set, on May 1st.
SAL “Au coeur de la nuit” update
I’m up to date on the Isabelle Vautier SAL I’m stitching, following Corinne on her blog.
For this stage we finished stitching all the letters on the left – I love the shapes of the M and N.
Next stage will be given on 15th April.
“Tangled Frame” – your stitching
Seems like fellow SALers can’t get enough of blackwork ^^ Here is our gallery of “Tangled Frame” by Valerie Warner. First photos of finishes are already arriving.
My version (which you’ve already seen) but which isn’t finished yet
Sylvie (who doesn’t have a blog)
Corinne (du nord)
Céline
titine
chris41
Selenh
jeanna
yvonne
Claudine68
Corinne (passions broderie)
Sandrine
Florence
Christine (bambou)
mdk
Stéphanie
Carolbd
Eolilu
JacquelineCH
Nanette91
Sainte Chérie
Marie-Thé
Christiane
Elodie
“Au coeur de la nuit” beginnings of a new SAL
I mentionned the other day that I had signed up to follow a new SAL . . . stitching an Isabelle Vautier design that I’ve had in my stash for a while: “Au coeur de la nuit”. Corinne, the lady organising the SAL doesn’t really have an idea exactly how long it’s going to take us . . . we are just going to stitch along, at the pace she sets, with a new objective every fortnight. Here is the photo of my first stage
I am stitching on a 28 count Zweigart Trento ‘natural” fabric, using DMC 902 and B5200. This is the first time I’ve used this particular fabric – I bought myself a huge wad of it last year and had been waiting for the perfect design . . . and when I decided to join this SAL I knew it was the ideal fabric to use.
