Bar Stools and Dog Fur

I continued working on the largest dog's body last night while thinking about the dog in the background. Pat suggested stitching him with long and short stitches which I think will work. He's much smaller than Van Gogh is and is less central to the design.

I've started the bar stools, all in tent stitches in the various shades of brown I've used already. The legs are almost all done and I've started on the stool tops. I thought about using fancy stitches for Van Gogh's stool top at least but like so many other areas in this piece, tent stitches work best as all the details are packed into small areas.

I'll work tonight on the dog but I don't think I'll finish him until tomorrow night as the knotted stitch takes quite a while. After that, I'll move to the other dog and finish the wooden bar stools.

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