{"id":7710,"date":"2013-12-03T09:05:58","date_gmt":"2013-12-03T09:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=7710"},"modified":"2013-11-26T11:56:30","modified_gmt":"2013-11-26T11:56:30","slug":"making-progress-on-the-hittite-amulet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk\/wordpress\/2013\/12\/03\/making-progress-on-the-hittite-amulet\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Progress on the Hittite Amulet"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Hittite Amulet Progressing<\/p><\/div>\n

There was a slight, panic-stricken, pause in progress on the Hittite Amulet recently. As you can see, I’ve barely completed a third of him, and I’ve used half of my darkest silk. This is a graver situation than I anticipated, because since I bought the thread – three years ago! – the master dyer at Pearsall’s has died and they have closed the company.<\/p>\n

I can leave to your imaginations how I felt when that<\/em> realisation hit home…<\/p>\n

Fortunately, the remaining stock was sold to Tristan Brooks Designs<\/a> in America, and while it is extremely frustrating to have to have thread dyed in England shipped back to England from the States, the two skeins I bought do seem to match well enough. I’m going to alternate strands from the new skeins with strands from the old, all the same – that should help to make sure any change is gradual.<\/p>\n

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Close Up On The Amulet<\/p><\/div>\n

When I was at the Knitting And Stitching Show in Harrogate, I bought an extra skein from Laurelin Specialist Embroidery<\/a>. The colour is very slightly brighter than the darkest one I am using for the background, but I am hoping that it will help to add a bit of depth and strength to some of the shadows on the Amulet himself.<\/p>\n

You can also see in the close-up that I’ve nearly got the rows straight again after their wanderings. Now I know I have to be careful, I hope that the problem won’t arise again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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