Monday, 18 August 2014

Unicorn in Profile




One of my first attempts at stitching on evenweave, as oppose to aida.  I loved the blending of Victoriana kitch with the mythological unicorn.  'The Last Unicorn,' was one of my favourite books, growing up as a horse mad girl, without the horse.  Just about the only creature that could trump a horse for me was the fabled horse with a horn.
Evenweave is a greater challenge to stitch on than aida but gives a more sophisticated finish and probably looks better when your design allows a lot of the fabric to show around the stitches. 
The design comes from the, What Delilah Did Presents, 'StoryLand Cross Stitch,' book from Sophie Simpson. It's a nice little book with various cross stitch fairy tale inspired designs, with lots of different ability levels catered to. There is also a website called What Delilah Did with information and kits you can buy. 

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