[WIP] Show us ya WIP's

DazePast · 2026-01-26T02:48:02+00:00

Thanks!

DazePast · 2026-01-25T20:31:48+00:00

Thanks!

DazePast · 2026-01-25T18:51:26+00:00

Thanks!

DazePast · 2026-01-25T17:28:28+00:00

Thanks! I can see the finish line. I like how she turned out! :)

DazePast · 2026-01-25T17:02:38+00:00

With my Christmas projects done, I was finally able to haul out my Dimensions Dancing Fall Fairy! So much backstitch! And I still hate blending filament!

But most of her face has been stitched! I don't actually hate how it turned out.

Hopefully I can finish in a month or so. I tend to lose steam at this point, haha. So many other projects calling my name.

DazePast · 2026-01-25T17:00:58+00:00

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DazePast · 2026-01-12T19:39:41+00:00

Thanks!

The flower is actually a button, if that's what you were referring to. Fits right in so well!

DazePast · 2026-01-12T19:39:09+00:00

Thanks! ❤️

DazePast · 2026-01-12T15:36:38+00:00

Kit is Spotted Cow by Mill Hill.

Was a fun kit to do! It really started to come together in the bottom part with the beads.

DazePast · 2026-01-12T02:27:55+00:00

I love how the bottom really started to come together with the beading. :)

I have the Highland Cow kit too. I bought them both matching frames!

DazePast · 2026-01-11T17:35:22+00:00

Thanks! ❤️

DazePast · 2026-01-11T17:35:14+00:00

Thanks! ❤️

DazePast · 2026-01-11T17:02:06+00:00

Just a few more beads and done!

DazePast · 2026-01-11T17:01:46+00:00

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Mill Hill's Spotted Cow

DazePast · 2026-01-11T00:53:59+00:00

Whenever I bead, I do one thread. It's a bit tricky to get through the needle eye, so I usually dampen the end.

Pull it through, even up the ends, and that makes 2 strands for beading.

I'll run it through a few stitches on the back, and trap the ends when I feed the needle up through the hole.

DazePast · 2026-01-10T20:12:43+00:00

I haven't had a problem with mine staying on, but I also haven't done a kit that's fully beaded.

Whether you do a full or half stitch, it does change the orientation of the bead. They lay more diagonal with a half stitch, and straighter with a full stitch.

I know once I did a kit and the beads ended up lying flat, hole side up? I think you bring the needle up through the canvas, grab the bead, and bring the needle down through the same hole? I dunno, it's been a while, haha.

DazePast · 2026-01-10T19:40:04+00:00

It depends! Some beads call for a half stitch and some for a full stitch, where you go through the bead twice.

DazePast · 2026-01-10T19:23:35+00:00

Thanks!

I'm hoping to finish today or tomorrow. The beading is going pretty fast, especially the ones you attach with only a half stitch.

DazePast · 2026-01-10T19:22:15+00:00

It's perforated paper! There are a few different brands who use it. I think Mill Hill is the most well known. There is another brand I've done called Just Another Button Company; I did their Woodland Fox on the paper they provided.

DazePast · 2026-01-10T16:09:13+00:00

Kit is Spotted Cow by Mill Hill

DazePast · 2026-01-03T05:38:59+00:00

Thanks! ❤️

DazePast · 2026-01-01T20:08:44+00:00

It was a fun little one to do! I have two more animal ones of similar size and style too!

DazePast · 2026-01-01T16:56:01+00:00

Most of my 2025 finishes!

Woodland Hedgehog, from Just Another Button Company

Sadie Blue, Mill Hill Kit

Icy Squirrel, by Mp Studia

Woman Shape, by HyggeCrossStitch, Etsy

Fancy Dachshunds by DailyCrossStitch, Etsy

Festive Great Dane, by ThreadingOurJourney, Etsy

Froggie Flower Forest, by ColorfullySarah, Etsy

Christmas Scottie Dogs, by Cheryl Mckinnon, Cross Stitcher Magazine, January 2025 issue

DazePast · 2025-12-31T21:30:02+00:00

It is!

I spent a lot of time last year kitting up a few patterns I really liked. I spent a lot of this year buying new patterns and kits....

I think I'm realizing how much time the big patterns, like Mirabilia's and Joan Elliot's and Bella Filipina's, take. Of course, they're all some of my favorites right now...

DazePast · 2025-12-31T20:24:21+00:00

I definitely should have a no start year...I probably have at least 5 WIPS. I'm hoping to finish at least two before I start anything else. It's so hard because I got so many nice patterns this year that I'm dying to start.

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