-- George Bernard Shaw
Counted cross stitch is one of my biggest hobbies. I started in high school and seemed to be a natural. Since then, I have done many projects, including
- Star of David - my first project, and a large one - took me three years to finish.
- Dog collage
- Cat head - about half-way through I found out that one of the ears was one stitch off - I had to rip it out and re-do it.
- Circle of Life
- Flowers - Calla Lilies and A Single Rose - beautiful pieces done on black fabric; unfortunately the artist didn't do any more of them.
- Ten Commandments
- Frank Lloyd Wright windows - done on linen instead of normal cross stitch fabric, which I discovered was not as challenging as I thought it would be. In fact, it was not challenging at all. But the windows are beautiful.
- Christmas ornaments
- Refrigerator magnets
I have also attempted other kinds of needlework:
- I knitted a pair of mittens once. It took so long that by the time I was done with them they were too small for me.
- Then I tried to knit a sweater. I got about halfway up the front side. It was so terrible, that my mother (who is very good at knitting - started when she was 5 years old) ripped out most of it and started over. I still have that sweater, and you can tell which part I did.
- I made a needlepoint rug for my dollhouse, which turned out okay.
- Then I made a needlepoint musical piece, which took me a while, but I really loved it, so I didn't give up on it. But needlepoint's really not my thing. (After I started, Mom - who is also really good at needlepoint - looked at the back and corrected me on some things I was doing wrong. It turned out okay, but you just can't do needlepoint like you do cross stitch.)
I don't care for stamped cross stitch - it's cheating to have the design already on the fabric!
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