The January Take it Further Challenge design Concept was ‘who do you Admire’ , the answer to that question for me is that I admire my Friends, on my post card I wrote the word Friends, for something different on my sampler I googled Chinese Symble for Friends.
The backing fabric prooved to be handy in executing this design, I traced a reverse image of the design onto the backing fabric and then using a single strand of black silk floss I backstitched the design through to the front which gave me a crisp clean outline which I filled with close rows of Stem Stitch.
 
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February 17th, 2008 at 5:42 am
This is a great way to get the outline – very neat
February 18th, 2008 at 3:09 am
Brilliant, Annie! Now if I can just remember that little trick. LOL!
February 19th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
The idea of reversing to get a positive outline is very clever and neat.I ,first ,wondered if you had painted it on the fabric until I scrolled down to see the rest. The characters look as though thy were painted,not stitched.I had also been loking for this information for long;so thanks for the same.