I am tearing my hair out in frustration!!! When I was at the last leaf, I was horrified to find out I had miscalculated yet again. Not just there but at at least 2 other positions. See the spot where the needle is and the leaf directly above and the flower? :-( By then it was too late to rectify... it would mean ripping out half the design :-( :-( So, I'm going to leave this aside for now and when I have finished "mourning" it (lol), start afresh again. Wish me better luck next round :-)

Labels: 2008, Biscornu, Craft

A few weeks ago (or was it months???), my sister-in-law got me started on my first biscornu. Well after having sat on it like forever, I finally picked up the piece again tonight. I'm beginning to see some semblance of a design now but I've still a long way to go. It's really a challenge, this one, cos the squares are tiny and I have to use a mix of cross stitch and satin stitch. I have never attempted anything like this before. As you can see, I must have miscalculated some cos the flower is not sitting in middle. I will need to rip that out later and redo again. Darn! However I love the colours. Obviously, my picture-taking skill here is particularly in question tonight! The material is a far lighter shade and it is really very pretty in real life. I will try to take another picture tomorrow when there is more light,

Labels: 2008, Biscornu, Craft