Decision Time

Last night I continued the Basketweave Marathon for a few rows, finished the little bits of Kreinik on the overskirt of the Golden Rabbit, and started thinking about the underskirt. I'm using three main threads on this piece -- the overdyed wool Lorikeet (from Gloriana), the overdyed silk (Gloriana) and the solid silk Silk Mori (Kreinik). I did a few stitches in the Lorikeet but it looks too dark. The Silk Mori is just a bit too light and regular in color. The Gloriana overdyed silk in Old Gold is the right color, so I started stitching the pairs of long stitches in rows that make up half of the pattern. I like how it looks so I've turned my attention to what thread to use for the little short stitches that separate the long pairs. In the photo I put one of my Toho beads in the bottom row, then in the top row I used a new thread -- Silk Lame Braid (Rainbow Gallery) in SL03, which is a pale wheat, similar in color to the Silk Mori except that Silk Lame Braid has a metallic woven into the silk perle. Silk Lame Braid is described as 4 strands of silk woven with 4 strands of metallic. Note that this perle-type thread comes in two sizes--the 18 (4 strands silk+4 strands metallic) and the 13 (8 strands silk+8 strands metallic). I have the 18 count smaller size. The color card is below.

http://www.rainbowgallery.com/detail.cfm?ID=1149

I compared the look of the two and decided I preferred the Silk Lame Braid. The bead is back in the tube and this morning I'll add a bit more of the Silk Lame Braid before I continue stitching this area. As usual, I'll do a little background basketweave. If I don't, there is just too much background at the end!

Tomorrow I'll have a special treat--I'll unveil one of two totally new pet guardian angels, stitched by the designer Kandace Merric for the ANG Auction.

Jane/Chilly Hollow
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