Comments on: The Pansy is Starting to Blossom! https://hillviewembroidery.com/ihsw-the-pansy-is-starting-to-blossom/ Teaching and Learning One Stitch at a Time Sat, 24 Oct 2020 09:49:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.9 By: June https://hillviewembroidery.com/ihsw-the-pansy-is-starting-to-blossom/#comment-3026614 Sat, 24 Oct 2020 09:49:03 +0000 https://hillviewembroiderydotcom.wordpress.com/?p=2083#comment-3026614 Hi Catherine! Many thanks for your feedback on my question! I can see that my stitches were not the right size and packed to close to each other! I will continue and see how it turns out! Again, thank you so much! Stay safe, kind regards, June

]]> By: Catherine https://hillviewembroidery.com/ihsw-the-pansy-is-starting-to-blossom/#comment-3026613 Sat, 24 Oct 2020 00:54:51 +0000 https://hillviewembroiderydotcom.wordpress.com/?p=2083#comment-3026613 In reply to June.

Hi June, and thanks so much for your support! My stitches tend to be about 0.8cm – 1cm in length, with some shorter stitches of about 0.5cm. A main trick with the blending is making sure you have enough space in your stitches to come up a long way in each previous stitch when stitching the subsequent rows, as the threads ‘sink’ into each other, so where the new colours blend from is a little further down than where you initially start the stitch. I hope that helps, and feel free to email me with photos if you would like more specific help!

]]> By: June https://hillviewembroidery.com/ihsw-the-pansy-is-starting-to-blossom/#comment-3026606 Mon, 19 Oct 2020 11:02:24 +0000 https://hillviewembroiderydotcom.wordpress.com/?p=2083#comment-3026606 Hi Catherine! Love your tutorial and starting to get the hang of it! I would like to know what length your stitches are? I tend to use very small short stitches and the blending is not so great! Thank you for sharing your wonderful work!

]]> By: Catherine https://hillviewembroidery.com/ihsw-the-pansy-is-starting-to-blossom/#comment-3026574 Fri, 25 Sep 2020 06:04:02 +0000 https://hillviewembroiderydotcom.wordpress.com/?p=2083#comment-3026574 In reply to Monica.

Thanks Monica! It does take practice and patience, as well as developing your own style for the technique. Good luck!

]]> By: Monica https://hillviewembroidery.com/ihsw-the-pansy-is-starting-to-blossom/#comment-3026573 Fri, 25 Sep 2020 04:38:35 +0000 https://hillviewembroiderydotcom.wordpress.com/?p=2083#comment-3026573 In reply to virtuosewadventures.

The shading is incredible. Such a subtle transition between colours. That’s something I’m struggling with, I guess it improves with practice. Beautiful work.

]]> By: Catherine https://hillviewembroidery.com/ihsw-the-pansy-is-starting-to-blossom/#comment-3210 Tue, 23 Oct 2018 19:54:42 +0000 https://hillviewembroiderydotcom.wordpress.com/?p=2083#comment-3210 In reply to Esther.

Thanks for stopping by Esther! This is a tricky technique to get the hang of. You use one strand of thread (DMC or Anchor) and use a tightly woven fabric. This piece was stitched on a high quality calico, but you can also use a tightly woven linen, or silk dupion. If you have other questions let me know!

]]> By: Esther https://hillviewembroidery.com/ihsw-the-pansy-is-starting-to-blossom/#comment-3203 Tue, 23 Oct 2018 11:27:22 +0000 https://hillviewembroiderydotcom.wordpress.com/?p=2083#comment-3203 Beautiful work,still trying o learn this long & short stich,can’t you tell me how many threads is used & best fabric to use.

]]> By: Catherine https://hillviewembroidery.com/ihsw-the-pansy-is-starting-to-blossom/#comment-2739 Sat, 30 Jun 2018 02:37:38 +0000 https://hillviewembroiderydotcom.wordpress.com/?p=2083#comment-2739 In reply to Chris.

Thank you!

]]> By: Chris https://hillviewembroidery.com/ihsw-the-pansy-is-starting-to-blossom/#comment-2736 Sat, 30 Jun 2018 01:19:48 +0000 https://hillviewembroiderydotcom.wordpress.com/?p=2083#comment-2736 Oh my goodness! You are a master of embroidery. That pansy will be gorgeous!!

]]> By: Catherine https://hillviewembroidery.com/ihsw-the-pansy-is-starting-to-blossom/#comment-2656 Sun, 15 Apr 2018 19:06:48 +0000 https://hillviewembroiderydotcom.wordpress.com/?p=2083#comment-2656 In reply to Pat Tunesi.

Hi Pat. Thanks so much for stopping by! I’m so glad to hear you enjoy my site, and I hope you find inspiration within it. I think there are now quite a few younger people who have taken up hand embroidery – and that is a very good thing in my opinion! Your pillowcases sound like beautiful gifts, I’m sure everyone enjoys receiving them. Happy stitching!

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