{"id":4543,"date":"2012-01-13T09:09:35","date_gmt":"2012-01-13T09:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=4543"},"modified":"2012-01-03T16:50:43","modified_gmt":"2012-01-03T16:50:43","slug":"jane-rainbow-kit-second-installment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk\/wordpress\/2012\/01\/13\/jane-rainbow-kit-second-installment\/","title":{"rendered":"Jane Rainbow Kit – second installment"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Flower<\/a>

Flower 1 on the Jane Rainbow Kit<\/p><\/div>\n

The raised edges of the petals of this flower are produced by working one row of blanket stitch along the edge and then working detached buttonhole stitch<\/a> into that. It creates a fairly subtle effect in real life, and it’s always satisfying to see small details like this appearing in kits.<\/p>\n

You can also see in this close up that although I was beginning to get to grips with satin stitch, my Long and Short Stitch<\/a> wasn’t very good.<\/p>\n

\"Flower<\/a>

Flower 2 on the Jane Rainbow Kit<\/p><\/div>\n

Really not very good, in fact! The stitching on the second flower looks more like brick stitch. I think this is the only bit of the design I didn’t enjoy doing, and that’s entirely because I simply could not get to grips with Long and Short Stitch. No-one had told me to think “Long and Longer”, which is what has cracked it for me since then.\u00a0 Besides, working a colour change into such narrow rows is not the easiest way to tackle Long and Short stitch!<\/p>\n

\"Leaves<\/a>

Leaves and stems on the Jane Rainbow Kit<\/p><\/div>\n

I did like the rows of stem stitch shading from dark to light that were used for the stems – in fact I used the same technique in the stems on the Piano Shawl<\/a>. The detail of the end of the stem – concentric rows of stem stitch – was particularly charming.<\/p>\n

The leaves in the bottom corner worked well, too. The openwork at the centre of the upper leaf makes a nice contrast with the rest of the design which is very densely stitched.<\/p>\n

I did enjoy working this – even if it was finished at the speed of lightening!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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