While being extremely late for a beach project, I am ahead of schedule for Halloween projects. This is one of the cutest Halloween project I have seen. The kit came with a wonderful mat, I don't even have to think what colors should I pick for mating this piece. This is a small one, I should have finished in 2 sittings, but it actually took me over a week. I was procrastinated on band 2 where a Rhodes stitch is first stitched, then filled in the checkerboard by half cross stitch. This doesn’t sound like much, except for the fact that the half cross stitch should be done over one. Knowing how much I hate one-over-one on linen, I finally decided on satin stitch over the entire 3 threads by 3 threads block instead…
The fabric is 32ct hand-dyed "Antique Cotton". As in most of SB's larger kit, this piece is stitched using Soie D'Alger silk and Threadgatherer handpainted silk: Rusty Amber, Lavender Honey, and Medieval Mulberry.
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