Saturday, April 11, 2009

Venetian Opulence Finished!!

After about 3 1/2 months VO is finished. I'm having issues with the pictures. I used my dad's camera and I'm not too skilled with it, it's one of those uber professional things and I'm used to like a throw away kind. I did actually iron it, but I took the pictures outside on a towel and the towel wouldn't lay flat. It's stitched on 32 ct. Rock Quarry opalescent linen from Silkweaver which is unfortunately kind of washed out in these pictures.






I found that I needed approximately 4 skeins of 3771...like 3 1/2 at least. 2 skeins 869 and 680. I also used exactly a full skein of 814 so if you're a floss waster or stitching on 28 ct. fabric you might need two of those. I got away with one pack of the 3037 beads but there were exactly 2 beads leftover. I'm really pleased with how it turned out. Now I need to get it framed!

22 comments:

  1. Wow, I like it. You've done a very nice thing with that one.

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  2. Gorgeous finish, Autumn! Conratulations!

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  3. Anonymous4:07 PM

    Wow, I am so impressed! I love seeing this. Great job. I will have to consider stitching this one someday.

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  4. Anonymous5:18 PM

    Just Gorgeous! Congratulations, she is lovely!

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  5. She looks awesome Autumn! Congrats on your finish. :)

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  6. WOW, she is georgeous! Great finish, I love the colours

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  7. That is so pretty! Congrats on the finish!!

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  8. Fabulous job Autumn! She's a stunner.

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  9. Autumn, she really is beautiful. Love the beadwork, too. Congratulations!!

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  10. It is just beautiful, Autumn!

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  11. That is beautiful! The colors in her are awesome! Congrats!

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  12. She is absolutely stunning!! Congrats on your finish!

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  13. Beautiful job...and only a few days off your deadline! Definitely a beautiful lady...and she could easily be a Louisiana lady, not just a Venetian one!

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  14. WOW! you did it! she is stunning!

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  15. She's beautiful!! I am very impressed. She looks lovely on this fabric too, she really pops!!!

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  16. She's beautiful! Lovely colours and the beads add to the opulence, very aptly named. Congratulations!

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  17. Love it!! Those colors are just brilliant!!

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  18. Anonymous12:29 PM

    oh she looks fabulous... congratulations on a fabulous HD

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  19. GOR-GEE-OUS!!!! Congrats! What will you start next??

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  20. Gorgeous, it's absolutely luscious. The colors are divine!

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  21. Anonymous6:10 PM

    Beautiful as always! You have so much patience! Email me! I miss you:)

    ~tracy~
    (yes, THAT tracy...lol)

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  22. Really Beautiful !

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