Fraktur Friends

Dear friends and fellow bloggers,

Another Bank Holiday and another rainy day. Having a lazy day ... stitching and sorting new projects.

 

I did get the sewing machine out yesterday and fully finished the Fraktur Friends piece by Plum Street Samplers that I was stitching. Everything came together nicely. I didn't have to unpick one seam, which is what usually happens on any sewing project I attempt.

 

So the details of the piece … I did convert the called for colours to silks. I used a piece of 36ct Antique Ivory Edinburgh linen and was going to use the called for threads, either the hand dyed cottons or the DMC alternative. I tried 1 strand over 2 … didn't like it, tried 2 over 2 … didn't like it, so thought I would try and do a conversion to silk. Out came my box and it wasn't too difficult, only 6 colours required and I think I did quite well. I also didn't fill in the half moon shapes of the border.

• Classic Colorworks Cayenne/DMC 300 changed to Dinky Dyes 159 Cherry.
• Classic Colorworks Blackbird/DMC 310 changed to NPI 993.
• Classic Colorworks Fool's Gold/DMC 422 changed to Dinky Dyes 062 Aussie Gold.
• Classic Colorworks Olive Branch/DMC 523 changed to Dinky Dyes 046 Topaz (lighter beige parts of skein.
• Weeks Dye Works Oscar/DMC 730 changed to NPI 333.
• Weeks Dye Works Light Khaki/DMC 822 changed to NPI 992.

 

 

Fraktur Friends by Plum Street Samplers.

36ct Antique Ivory Edinburgh linen.

Used my own conversion to silks.

Lady Dot Creates chenille trim - Motherlode.

 

 

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Until next time ……..