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Jul 28, '08 11:35 AM
for everyone

Formerly known as Mystery X. This will be where I post progress, when I start this

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Secret Victorian Garden

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SVG Part 1

Floss Toss on Pewter
13 Comments

Tags: chatelaine, mandala, silks, bap, beads

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ajt0516 wrote on Jul 28, '08

Wow, Karen - beautiful colors!!!! This one will really be lovely!

monstermom wrote on Jul 28, '08

I wonder if that's the one I kicked myself that I didn't get? I love the threads you have for it. I'm still debating with myself if I even want to try one.

gothtigger wrote on Jul 28, '08

That is going to look great!

cowgirlfromhanna wrote on Jul 28, '08

Great color choices!! You will have it started soon..I KNOW you will...lol

twana wrote on Jul 28, '08

Ewww! Pretty! Will you really be able to withstand temptation?

natmikesell wrote on Jul 28, '08

Love that floss toss!! That will look great :)

gammielinda wrote on Jul 28, '08

These colors will definitely pop on the pewter. The colors are rich, bright and beautiful. Good luck in putting off starting it straight away, I would not be able to.
Love and Good Stitches, Linda

stitchingqueen wrote on Jul 28, '08

These are some seriously awesome threads that will look fabulous on that fabric! This ones going to be spectacular!!!

lindalovestostitch wrote on Jul 28, '08

Lovely colors!

rifestitch wrote on Jul 28, '08

Jeez - pushy, pushy, Chris, Twana & Linda - if I cave, I'm blaming it all on you guys - well, and Mariann, since she hooked me on this one IN THE FIRST PLACE!

mdgtjulie wrote on Jul 29, '08

This is gonna be stunning. Can't wait to see you start progressing on this.

swisswitch wrote on Jul 29, '08

Good colour choice, Karen. Pewter is nice and neutral and the colours will jump out of it very well! Maybe I'll pick mine up again when you start yours, so could you please remind me???

rifestitch wrote on Jul 29, '08

swisswitch said

Maybe I'll pick mine up again when you start yours, so could you please remind me???

Absolutely! Sure hope my Gloriana perles show up this month - curious to see/feel them :)

heypaula wrote on Jul 29, '08

MMMM - I like the colors on that one. I didn't join the Mystery, but if I ever get any decent stitching time and feel like I'm making progress, maybe I'll jump in on this one. I really liked what I saw with Mariann's WIP pictures when she started it.

landislb wrote on Jul 30, '08

Oooooo, very pretty colors!!

ndmurdock wrote on Jul 30, '08

Lovely Karen, have you ever felt a Glorianna silk before?? They are the softest of all the ones I have used in TTM. I wish I had put all my floss, beads, metallics and material together for a piture before I started using them!!! Will look forward to your updates to this one, but I will not pressure you to start! LOL

rifestitch wrote on Jul 30, '08

ndmurdock said

have you ever felt a Glorianna silk before??

Yeah, that's what I'm using on my Long Dog Foursome Reel piece, and used a small amount in another piece I did. Gloriana and Vikki's HDF are my two favorite silks, with Thread Gatherer being a close 3rd. Caron is nice, too, but I am not as thrilled with Dinky Dyes and NPI, though I can use them - I just have to slow down with them so I don't shred them. I just haven't seen/used any Gloriana perles yet, and that's what I'm waiting on for this piece...

swisswitch wrote on Jul 30, '08

rifestitch said

Sure hope my Gloriana perles show up this month

Oooh, these are a bit of a pain!!! They're beautiful, but Martina tends to choose a too heavy weight of them. I had to use them in Alpine Seasons and I hate the look of them. I'm actually going to take that bit I stitched with them back out, because it looks awful...

I haven't yet reached the point where they are used on Mystery X

swisswitch wrote on Jul 30, '08

rifestitch said

Caron is nice, too, but I am not as thrilled with Dinky Dyes and NPI,

I agree on the Dinky Dyes being a bit finer and more difficult to use. Cut shorter lengths is my way of handling them. Caron (the Waterlilies), Thread Gatherer and Gloriana are all the same quality in my experience. NPI are gorgeous! I don't have a problem with them at all and if I could afford it I'd use them instead of DMC!

gothtigger wrote on Aug 2, '08

swisswitch said

PI are gorgeous! I don't have a problem with them at all and if I could afford it I'd use them instead of DMC!

DITTO !!!!!!