Needleroll - Amaranth - Shepherd's Bush

Shepherd's Bush Amaranth, a lovely little sampler I've had in my stash and have been working on, off and on, since 1989 is finally finished. Originally I had planned to have it framed to hang in my bedroom, but it has now become a lovely extra needleroll. Because there might be stuffing popping out of the interlacing row, I lined the back of the row with some mauve polished cotton. It really makes the intricacies of the insertion standout. Again this needleroll was finished using these instructions.

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.

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.