Latest Cross stitch

[Waterlily]

Latest cross stitch DMC Historical Collection 'Tudor'


https://ibb.co/Zm1K7dB

I think the face needs more definition.

[Little Jan]

That is stunning Pam
I thought it was just the camera flash causing the face to be pale

[Borderline]

Wow, fantastic work. You must have a lot of patience.

[RozMinis]

Brilliant. I thought it was flashback as well.

Roz

[Waterlily]

Thank you all.

I really meant the definition for the eyes, lips and mouth. There is some back stitching there but I think it should probably be slightly darker.

You can see the chin well and the mouth slightly but was wondering whether to do it all in the same colour as the chin.

[Chalet School Fan]

That is amazing - it must have taken many hours of work. I agree about the face - I'd use a darker colour if it was me.

[Lioness]

Absolutely stunning! I also agree that the eyes and nose need more definition. Its worth trying a slightly stronger colour

[RozMinis]

I have often used a slightly darker colour for the back stitching. Several of Jane Greenoff's kits, well the flowers anyway, could have done with a slightly darker colour as what she supplies fades into the stitching. It has often seemed a bit pointless doing all that back stitching, then finding I cant see the thing. On the other hand, I have found that instead of black, which was used a lot in older designs from the USA, a dark grey or brown is often better, as in not quite so stark.

Roz

[Waterlily]

Thank you all.

I quite liked the black back stitching Roz, in its place though. Most of my kits are quite old from QVC but have noticed in a couple the back stitching is very dark brown rather than black.

[Victoria]

How lovely. The colours are so rich.

[Chalet School Fan]

I usually use dark grey for back stitching. It was what Jo Verso recommended in her books.

[RozMinis]

A lady who knew what she was talking about. ;) Sadly she was killed some years ago in a car crash. Apparently her daughter threw all her stash into a skip as she wasn't interested in crafting at the time. What a shame as there are many who would have loved all those threads, fabric, buttons, etc. She still feels guilty about it after all these years.

Roz

[Chalet School Fan]

Jo Verso was a lovely lady - I chatted to her at several needlework fairs where she was exhibiting. She signed one of her books for me to send to an American penfriend - a much appreciated gift.