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Monday 19 October 2020

October IHSW

 


IHSW or International Hermit and Stitch Weekend always starts on the third Friday of the month.  It's a chance to lock yourself away and focus on your stitching for the weekend.  You can take part on your blog or via the Facebook page - IHSW on Facebook.

Once again, I worked on Friday so my weekend got off to a late start, bath-time to be exact!  This is Framed Fright by Barefoot Needleart from the Just Cross Stitch Hallowe'en Ornament Special:

stitched over 1 on 28 count Moondust evenweave from Crafty Kitten

I used a Victorian Motto Sampler thread called Violet Grey for the Castle, it is subtly variegated and was a gift from Beth in IL.  The tree and bat are DMC 310.  There is supposed to be an ornate frame all the way around it but I didn't fancy stitching all that yellowgold so I will use a scrapbook frame instead.

I finished that one on Saturday evening so I started a new bath-time stitch, another one of the designs from this year's Just Cross Stitch Hallowe'en Ornament Special.  This is Happy Halloween by StitchyFish Designs:

stitched over 1 on 28 count linen from a Crafty Kitten grab bag

Basically I am using up scraps of fabric and choosing designs that suit the fabric colour.

Saturday and Sunday daytime was dedicated to my Just Nan Autumn Mouse Scissor Roll and we have another finish!

Scissor Roll stitched on 32 count Vintage Country Mocha linen

Here are the four sides of the roll when it is all rolled up.  The lining wool is doubled over at the pumpkin end to make a little pocket for a pair of scissors.  These ones are a little bit too tall.





I am not really a fan of sewing but it didn't take too long to blanket stitch all the way around.  The whole piece is 10 inches long when unrolled.  There was the added incentive of my next new start when I finished it too!

This has been my Unicorn chart for many years (along with Mirabilia's Touching the Autumn Sky).  This was a Limited Edition for Silver Needle and I was lucky enough to be sent this chart by a destashing stitcher earlier this year.  It had to go to the top of the list!

stitched on 28 count Wood Violet linen from Permin

SCREAM HOUSE!!  Yes, I got the Scream House chart and finishing instructions!  The project is charted for 30 count linen from Weeks Dye Works which is incredibly difficult to find here.  I wanted to go slightly larger so you can see all the details so when I went off to the needlework shop to collect my Owls of October II, I had a rummage through the linens to see what I could find.  This is called Wood Violet and is more purple than it is showing.  It's a Permin linen which means it is stiffer than Zweigart but that's OK because stiff is better for 3D creations.  

The charts calls for DMC and some Weeks Dye Works threads.  Four of them have good substitutions in DMC but the 5th is for the borders so I dug out this silk by Stef Francis which appears to be called "49" and was a gift from Mouse.  It is mostly all purple and pink apart from that patch of yellowygreen in the middle.  It is nice to be using gifted threads.  I have 13 days left this month, let's see how much I can stitch by the 31st.


Finally, the next IHSW will be 20th - 22nd November so make sure you note the date in your diary or come and join us in the Facebook Group - IHSW on Facebook. If you don't do Facebook then you can check in here by leaving a comment on my post.










14 comments:

Rachel said...

Not only a good IHSW but a couple of gorgeous finishes in there too!
Halloween Castle looks so effective with the black and grey; more 3D than the usual silhouette designs. And what else to say about the scissor roll? Simply stunning! Good luck with finishing(?) Scream House during the remainder of Dark October. :)

butterfly said...

Love your Autumn Mouse Scissor roll how cute.
Lots of lovely stitching in the mix to.
Have a good week.

Mouse said...

woooo .. well done on the finishing and love your new stars and COOOOOO I am mentioned heheheh... it is lovely when you can use something you are gifted .. love mouse xxxxxx

Christine said...

The Mouse Roll is just gorgeous!

Cathy said...

Wow! Two finishes in one weekend and some fun stitching to look forward to! All in all, a successful weekend.

diamondc said...

Jo" What a wonderful post, the scissor roll is wonderful, I have never seen this design before.
Have a great week

Catherine

Barb said...

That mouse roll is so pretty! Can't wait to see Scream House grow.

Katie said...

Wow what an adorable finish!! I look forward to watching Scream House.

Let's Get Sewing said...

It’s so lovely!

Bethan said...

Really lovely work Jo. I love your scissor roll is just gorgeous x

Carol said...

Awww... that little mouse roll is darling, Jo--well done!! Hope you are having a good stitching weekend ♥

Mary - Lecoeurceltique said...

I love your Autumn roll and mouse. I think your fabric choices are great. I have a selection of Crafty Kitten fabric but I need to get more confident in choosing what I will use it on.

Leonore Winterer said...

Oh, you got a great stitchy weekend! Congrats on getting your unicorn chart too. I'm excited to see how it'll stitch up!

Astrids dragon said...

OMGoodness, I love your scissor roll, it looks amazing! I hope you use it year round, it's too cute not to.
I can't wait to see your Scream House come together, another great one.