Got the final bird done on the bluetits and more of the background. It's boring me a little less these days and it shouldn't be too far off completion.Thanks for the thoughts on the red cushion. The red looked 'worse' than it will be when finished as it was standing a bit proud of the stitched piece and was also quite a bit bigger than the finished item will be, so it shouldn't be too bad. I'm considering moving the side pieces out a bit before sewing them on though. Haven't done any more on it yet.
Got an Amazon order through today with these two books:
As I know some are interested in this kind of embroidery, here are the other 3 projects inside the 'Beginners' Guide to Silk Shading':
And here's a photo of the page showing all the main projects in the larger book: There are also 3 smaller flowers and 4 beginners things to do. She does most of her work with only one strand of cotton, (which looks a lot finer and better than with two), so I must give that a go.
NB: These are all photos from the book, not my own work! I've put them up here so those who might be interested in these books can have a closer look than on-line bookstores allow!=)
