{"id":15288,"date":"2024-08-13T09:08:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T08:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=15288"},"modified":"2024-07-17T17:09:23","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T16:09:23","slug":"golden-accessories-pansy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk\/wordpress\/2024\/08\/13\/golden-accessories-pansy\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden Accessories – Pansy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Pansy continued apace, with only one alarming period when I thought the small amount on the card was all I had left to finish the dark green.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then I found an entire full reel, gleaming at me from the bottom of the project box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was greatly relieved, to say the least!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next, however, on to the gold and silver.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Pansy<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Some of this echoes the other two, and was fairly easy to put in place – reverse chain stitch in the narrow sections. I learnt from last time, however, and this time I put the silver strapwork panels in before the gold, which was again Ceylon Stitch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The silver was reverse chain stitch with buttonhole edging – so it’s the stitch I used for the titles on the Map of Amarna<\/a> and the View of the Excavation<\/a>. Nicely familiar, and very satisfying – but also very much easier without the Ceylon Stitch in place. Next time I will try to think through the order of my stitching!<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Comparing<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

However….<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It turns out that when I fished out a piece of linen to do the last of these pieces, I didn’t check it very well. The stitches are markedly bigger, and more spread out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next time, Rachel, take the time to count the threads!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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