tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791529329752678532.post5807913995919539711..comments2024-03-22T19:14:58.967+00:00Comments on Threads Across the Web: TAST Cross Stitchcoral-seashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08876196936807771078noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791529329752678532.post-15353552897693550522007-03-28T14:56:00.000+00:002007-03-28T14:56:00.000+00:00I think your piece is visually stimulating. The d...I think your piece is visually stimulating. The delicate colors and stitches immediately brought an image of willow branches, and I saw grass with flowers starting to come forth. It makes me think of a season, a place, and it makes me feel relaxed. No mish-mash at all!<BR/>Could you picture this same composition on a tonal (handpainted maybe) background? What would it look like with more dimension -- say, a few overlayed<BR/>"willow branches"? <BR/>When I get stuck or am not entirely pleased with what I'm doing, I stop and start asking myself questions to determine what it is I'm not liking, then I start with the what-if's.Nancilyn (Fiberdabbler)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11397091193676944513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791529329752678532.post-55990303856062875852007-03-28T10:50:00.000+00:002007-03-28T10:50:00.000+00:00I think its a lovely piece too. I thought it was a...I think its a lovely piece too. I thought it was a willow on a shaddy bank looking out into the bright white of a sunny day. The inner critic is very strong in all of us and it is difficult to get enough perspective when you are working on a piece to see it as it is ( both physical and emotional/intellectual). I hope you dont mind if I pass on some tips given to me about seeing the work as you progress. You may know all this anyway 1) I think it helps to make a card frame so you can see the piece with an edge you can use two L shaped bits and then you can frame it in your minds eye so to speak. 2) Use a mirror and look at the piece again every so often. There is also a very good bit about the inner critic here <BR/>http://www.robinatkins.com/tips.html#und<BR/>I like the bit about fooling the inner critic<BR/>HHelen Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15676506355288006663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791529329752678532.post-29225538922840909472007-03-27T21:33:00.000+00:002007-03-27T21:33:00.000+00:00I agree with Susan that it is lovely, but it remin...I agree with Susan that it is lovely, but it reminded me of wisteria vines and fallen leavs and flowers underneath. I think you are off to an excellent random start.<BR/>MargaretMargarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01182634416071817358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791529329752678532.post-89384652434451206162007-03-27T14:40:00.000+00:002007-03-27T14:40:00.000+00:00Thank you Susan for answering my question about le...Thank you Susan for answering my question about leader-enders and your comment. Now you mention it, the hanging rows of cross stitch do look a bit like the willow trees outside my bedroom window.<BR/><BR/>CAcoral-seashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876196936807771078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6791529329752678532.post-11283089193770798472007-03-27T14:15:00.000+00:002007-03-27T14:15:00.000+00:00I think it's a lovely piece. To me, it's like bei...I think it's a lovely piece. To me, it's like being on the inside, back against the tree trunk, looking out through the leaves. There's a mat of fallen leaves on the ground, and it must be fall. =)<BR/><BR/>Leader-ender: When you start or end sewing, some people just pull the thread out long, some people sew onto a little piece of fabric. I sew pieces together for another project - two squares that go in a four patch scrappy, two blocks from another quilt, or a crazy quilt project.Susan https://www.blogger.com/profile/09159163720029661287noreply@blogger.com