Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Built a Townhouse on Labor Day



Remember this?  I was in the mood to work on it over the long weekend.  I had to dig her out of storage.  I took this canvas to Amy's last year.  Since I am about to go to Amy's again soon,  I thought I had better get busy!  The canvas is by Susan Roberts and is called Townhouse Row.  I love it. 


Here I had some trouble with the band.  The bottom band wasn't two canvas threads tall like the top.  After stitching it like painted I didn't like it.  I tore out the wall stitch enough to add the double band.  Tedious but I am happy with the balanced look.  The wall stitch is Cobblestone stitch done vertically. The street stitch is an extended version of the Willow stitch.  I am wondering if I made it too big.



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  1. I am about to do something with a street - be interested in seeing yours with a couple of more rows

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    1. I probably won't continue with that stitch. It's cute but seems a bit large to me for that area.

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  2. Can you tell me what the thread is that you are using? thanks.

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    1. It's Threadworx #11141 for the walls of the brownstone.

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    2. How many strands? Do you think the whole piece will be done with Threadworx for also DMC floss? thanks for your help. I have this canvas as well and don't know where to start.

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    3. For the walls of the house at the far left, I am using two strands of Threadworx using the Cobblestone stitch vertically. The windows are outlined in two strands of gray silk or black silk depending on the color painted. Hope that helps you get started!

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    4. thank you so much for your help. I look forward to starting and also watching your progress.

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