Cross stitch design
As much as we hate to be seen as just regional costumes and wooden shoes, as well as Delft blue,tulips and windmills, we embrace it as soon as tourism is concerned. Even the postal office issued a stamp 2 years ago.
So here is my rendition of a tourist's souvenir.
I must have hit the embroidery arm when I changed a bobbin half way through the marine blue. The final light blue outlines that followed are misplaced too. So 'have to do better next time' is the message. And my picture misses a tulip on the right.
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145302what a sweet design ,I also love Delft ware I have a plate and wind mill among my treasures
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54619Martine I do love it. I have some tiny Delft salt and pepper shakers in my shadowbox and love them/Lillian
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by mops
23 Sep 2016
My daughter in Norway has a number of treasured items - she always laughed at my collection of Delftware plates, some inherited from my grandma, but now that she lives abroad ..
145791Well, I for one love to see the maintenance and promotion of national tradition be that costume, industry, countryside or whatever and your rendition of several of those notions is a credit to you Mrs. M., and to your country. As Sue also commented, the touch of the red tulip sets the whole image off a treat.
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by mops
23 Sep 2016
Thank yu, Mr. D., I treasure my grandma's regional costume, from Scheveningen to be precise, but never wore it myself.
11929Your cross-stitch design is absolutely delightful, love it!
The cross-stitch designs I have stitched out years ago had too many jump stitches for my liking but the result was wonderful.
Hugs, Lidia
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by mops
23 Sep 2016
Thanks, Lidia. I agree about the jumps. You just cannot hide a connecting stitch, so I try to let different blocks of the same colour touch each other whenever possible - like the marine coloured parts in the skirt.
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27358Martine, this is beautiful......my dad was in the Netherlands (when he was in the Navy) and he brought me a pair of those suede greenish color shorts and some wooden shoes.......I wore those around the house for the longest time.......was about 5 yrs old, I think.........this pic brings back those fond memories......
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by mops
23 Sep 2016
Glad it brought back some memories. And your story brought back one of mine.
I had wooden clogs once, when I was about 4 yrs old. I remember sitting on a small child's sledge, my father pulling it. I loved to let my feet slide over the snow, which built up in thick layers underneath the clogs. Dad kept removing the snow, telling me to keep my feet up, but I just loved it. I had forgotten all about it, but can hear his words now and even remember where it happened. Thanks!
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7528Stunning, Martine. That little touch of red is inspired!
140717oh dear, I think maybe you are being very hard on yourself. I love the result of your stitch out. Love ME cross stitch. I think you have done a great job.
11700You have "fleshed out" the idea of the stamp outline. It is precious, even if it is customary! Reminds me of the beautiful cross stitch design books DMC had out in the 1960's and 1970's - but for hand cross stitch This way is so much more fun! Oh, also, I love the color palette.
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by mops
22 Sep 2016
Thank you. I used to embroider a lot of cross stitch by hand, but playing with the cross stitch module of embroidery software is far less time consuming and stitching it out is a joy to watch - so fast in comparison, although the stitch count is faitly high, some 18,000.
I have quite a collection of those DMC booklets, covering all sorts of techniques, cross stitch, Hardanger work, Assissi, and loads of alphabets.
As for the colour, I just could not resist adding that touch of red.
66907and you would think there are ample designs in all the flavors you described. I think they are lacking. I love your rendition!
1736912199Lovely work - would not have noticed that there was anything wrong with the work if you had not highlighted it and I am a fuss-pot.
1941Ooh! Martine, this is just gorgeous. I love cross-stitch and love it more watching it sew out! You are too hard on yourself, no-one would notice this little hiccup. It still is gorgeous, well done. Love Chris
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by mops
22 Sep 2016
I like to watch it stitch out too. It is amazing to see what path the software choose, by hand you would have worked quite differently.
234494Tourist-y or not, I am impressed with your interpretation of the stamp. You filled the design with many details that give it the beloved Dutch look that the rest of the world understands. Very nicely done.
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