Antique Hearts Needleroll SAL - Finished

Shepherd's Bush Antique Hearts Needleroll finished, at last. I must have misjudged my placement for starting the roll, as I did not have enough fabric to do a proper roll/fold to complete my top hem. I used the finishing techniques here. I like the color of this roll, but as I plan to do another SAL with Litla Skvís using And Many More Needlebook by Just Nan, I want to do another needleroll using Shepherd's Bush Amaranth, so the backgrounds will match.

Antique Hearts Needleroll - Week Two

Two more rows done, but I have discovered that I'm going to have to buy some sort of magnifying/light device. These old eyes are getting dim and seeing holes in the cloth, let alone the right holes is getting difficult. Somewhere in all my past moves, I have lost the beads and little metal heart that were supposed to embellish this needleroll--so stitches will have to do. I'm anxious to see how Litla Skvís is coming along. Her stitching has been an inspiration to me. Her crosses are all in the «right» direction, mine are all skewobbly--I think it is time to find some abcs and 123s on how to actually cross-stitch properly. Until next week.

SAL - Antique Hearts Needleroll

Linda Björk Eiríksdóttir from Litla Skvís in Reykjavík, Iceland, and I have challenged each other to finish some jointly held items in our needlework stash. First up is «Antique Hearts» Needleroll by Shepherd's Bush.

Here is the first two rows - my color is a little off - must learn more about my camera! Also in the picture are white thread «rows» to help me judge my stitch placement and counting--they save a lot of removing miscounted stitches.