Spell of the Moon

Another design I stitched in August 2021. I thought it was going to be plain sailing, but I first made a mistake on the tree trunk, and had to re-stitch the house 4 times! I didn't use the DMC suggested in the pattern, but use a very dark browny grey for the bits which were originally in black, and changed the yellows too. The moon was stitched in overdyed thread, but I used a variegated DMC instead. I really like the end result. 

The frame is from an old roombox! It was originally painted a faded white, and I gave it a couple of coats of about three different greys and black. 

In the book ("Winds of Autumn") this is finished as a little cushion, but since I had this rough-looking frame, which was the right size, I thought I'd frame it instead.

 

And I Will Love Thee Still

I haven't posted anything for a while because I've been so busy doing the actual cross stitching, and I now have a pile of things I need to frame, or finish otherwise.  

This is And I Will Love Thee Still, from Blackbird Designs' "and Blossoms as the Rose" book. I used the DMC colours. I stitched it in a couple of days, in August 2021.

The drum (or pincushion ...) is stuffed mostly with sawdust, plus a layer of polyester filler at the very top.

Herringbone stitches around bottom and top,