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Monday, 24 April 2023

April 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.

As usual, I worked on Friday so the only thing that got stitched that day was my Amanda Butler Cardiff House project, with evening stitching it now looks like this:

stitched on 28 count grey evenweave

Yes, that's a finish!  Much quicker than the previous two designs.

On Saturday I decided to focus all day on the Fire Element from Circle Cross:

stitched on 28 count sky blue evenweave from Silkweaver


Yes, another finish!  This one took a lot longer than Earth as it is much more densely filled and less logical than the Earth design.  Here are both of them together:


Air is next and should be much quicker to stitch.

I'd already done my days on Halloween at Hawk Run Hollow so I decided to focus on Little Snapdragon for the rest of the month.  The green is quite tedious with all the different but very similar shades but this is where I am now:

stitched on 32 count Evening Sky Murano from Crafty Kitten



Finally the next IHSW will be 19th - 21st May 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.






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4 comments:

  1. Carol25 April 2023 at 00:23

    Your fire and earth finishes are fabulous, Jo! I don't think my old eyes could handle all those long stitches. They are very effective! Love watching Little Snapdragon grow--such pretty pastels in that piece. Enjoy your week ♥

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  2. Mylene25 April 2023 at 18:34

    The House finish is beautiful and wow! Fire and Earth looks amazing. Little Snapdragon is coming along beautifully.

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  3. DJ28 April 2023 at 15:28

    Ooooh look at all your finishes! Everything looks fabulous! I wonder how your rotation works when you finish something, do you start something else? I feel a case of startitus coming on...LOL I've just done a ton of finishing, feels good to empty some of my boxes full of small finishes... I would join you on these IHSW weekends but I never remember the dates, and the kids keep us busy too. Happy Stitching~

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  4. Leonore Winterer8 May 2023 at 14:25

    You've had a very productive weekend, it seems! Love the house (I think it's my favourite so far) and fire is very impressive!
    Next IHSW will be a long weekend for me, maybe I'll be able to properly participate for once...if I can just remember!

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