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Sunday, May 23, 2021

Great Wave Stitch-a-Long, part 4

As I have been slooooowwwwllllyyyy stitching this piece, I have been amazed by the soft colors of the sky, and the fact that it was a woodblock print. Literally thousands of these prints were sold when the artwork was new; the publisher printing as many as the cherry wood blocks could handle. 

I've recently learned that Hokusai died on May 10, 1849. I wonder if I can finish this piece by May 10, 2022? In theory, yes -- but then I think about the other little projects I might want to intersperse... Still, it's nice to have a goal with a set date. That said, I reserve the right to throw that date out the window at any time!

I'm definitely getting ahead of myself, of course. Here's where I was last time:


Just look at that sky! I love it!

And here's where I am now:



A bit short of my goal for this round, but with the nicer weather and being fully vaccinated (hooray!) we have been a bit less hermit-like. I was able to hug my mom for the first time in over a year, and was able to get together with friends for the first time in a year. And it felt GREAT. Stitching can wait a bit!

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15 comments:

  1. CathieJMay 23, 2021 at 4:17 AM

    The colors of this piece are so pretty. You've made a lot of progress.

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    1. SunnyMay 23, 2021 at 10:33 AM

      Thanks Cathie! It's one of the joys of cross stitch, I think - there are just so many more colors available you can really get subtle color changes.

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  2. Sewing Beside the SeaMay 23, 2021 at 7:07 AM

    I love the sky too. You're stitching is perfect!

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  3. Sewing Beside the SeaMay 23, 2021 at 7:10 AM

    Oops just noted my awful predicted text grammar error!!! LOL

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    1. SunnyMay 23, 2021 at 10:34 AM

      Ha -- my machine regularly corrects "sashiko" to "sashimi" and I often don't catch it!

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  4. nwpaintedladyMay 23, 2021 at 9:00 AM

    The colors in that sky are amazing ~ so subtle and soft. Your stitching is so even and perfect. This will be its own masterpiece when done :)

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  5. Claire HupinMay 23, 2021 at 11:18 AM

    how are you finding the gridding mathod, Sunny? It's a new experience for me, but it does help wit counting ^^

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    1. SunnyMay 24, 2021 at 5:29 PM

      Claire, I sometimes "cheat"! I noticed a spot where there was a lone stitch of a color in the next column, for example, so I went ahead and stitched it. And another color only has a few stitches scattered across several columns, so I also did those. It's much better for the counting, I agree, but it's hard to stay "within the lines"!

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  6. ChristinaMay 23, 2021 at 11:22 AM

    I really love the sky too! Steady progress and a year of stitching, I think you can do it! We're cheering you on :)

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    1. SunnyMay 24, 2021 at 5:30 PM

      Thanks Christina! I always slow down a bit when the weather gets nice, and speed up when it turns bad, but I think I can keep moving forward.

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  7. rutigtMay 24, 2021 at 12:58 AM

    This is such a beautiful project and you are doing great!

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  8. K ReevesMay 24, 2021 at 6:33 PM

    This is such an incredible piece and the stitches really show the subtle changes. Gorgeous!

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