Cross Stitch Elves & Fairies

[badly_knitted]

 







I started stitching these a few years back and recently discovered them again - five were complete, one only needed a bit of back stitch, and the last two hadn't been started, so I thought I'd better finish the set before I got on with anything new. I stitched them on 18 count fabric, instead of the recommended 14 count, which proved really fiddly, but I think the end result makes them worth the effort, eye strain, and headaches... Doubt I'll stitch them again though. @_@











 

Comments

[but_can_i_be_trusted]

I used to do cross-stitching when I was fourteen. :) I was never very good at it; I couldn't do the actual cloth without messing it up. I pretty much kept to the plastic starter kits.

[smallhobbit]

You might find you enjoy it now. I've recently restarted after a very long time.

[but_can_i_be_trusted]

Last year, I actually was given a lot of threads and cloth, and I thought I might start up again. But I don't have it anymore; it took up some space that I couldn't really spare. I'm not sure I'd be able to get anything done, if I'd kept it, though; I just got two kittens, and they think everything is a toy, lol. :)

[smallhobbit]

Kittens and crafts are not a good combination.

[badly_knitted]

It's a fiddly hobby, but I lie it. Never could do the other kind of embroidery though. I messed up the fabric every time I tried. *grins*