Tuesday, February 07, 2012

WIPocalypse already?

How did an entire month pass already?  I feel like the new year's just started!  Guess it's time for the WIPocalypse already, though... so here we go!

I've been working on Octopus Treasure Cave since the beginning of the month, and I've completed the main portion of the border!  These pictures are terrible, by the way... can't seem to get good lighting for the dark fabric, so you'll have to survive with some icky flash shots.  The colors are a lot nicer in real life, I just can't show them properly yet!


Closeup of the blackwork (purplework?) on the bottom.  It's actually supposed to be a green/blue thread, but the one I'm using to sub for that one is too dark and it blends into the fabric.  The purple looks really nice, though!  I might go back and take out the blue blackwork on the right side of the border and do all four sides in purple instead...


I made some progress on Titania as well, but no pic this time.  She's all folded up and put away nicely while Octopus is on the scroll bars.  Next time. :)

11 comments:

  1. Oooo Rahenna, this is so pretty. Those colors simply glow on that fabric. Love it!

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  2. aww it is so lovely..
    love and hugs for you xxx

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  3. Oh it's gorgeous! I love the blackwork both in blue and purple

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  4. Thanks everyone! Topcho, I've actually decided to leave the left/right as blue as the purple just wasn't working with the stitch pattern of the right side. Hopefully it will be okay for the pattern on the top so it can match the bottom!

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  5. Blackwork is so much fun to do! I love the colours, even though this isn't an exact rendering of the fabby and threads. Gorgeous progress!

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  6. It looks absolutely amazing on that dark fabric. I can't wait to see more *hint*

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  7. January did fly by so quickly and February is going even faster.

    You are making good progress, it cannot be easy stitching on dark fabric.

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  8. oh pretty I like the color choices.

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  9. This looks like such an interesting piece. Can't wait to see more progress photos!

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