45 Hours on Celtic Spring

I have reached the possible half way mark now at 45 hours, Celtic Christmas (Noel) took me 90 hours to stitch.

I have now put this beauty up on my main large floor frame and I plan to do an hour a day this coming week as I have a work commission from the magazine on the go on my lapframe.

Hopefully she won't take me that long to complete now as most of the beads are done.

37 hours on Celtic Spring

I have done more on Celtic Spring since I took this photo at tea time yesterday.  But this was taken when I reached 37 hours.  I am now on the top rows, I will soon be half way and doing the dress section.

Keep watching, but I will slow down next week as I have some commission stitching coming in the post today.

34 Hours on Celtic Spring

Here is today's progress. I'm up to 34 hours now, I must be getting near half way now, I think once I reach the top I will be.

 

 

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29 Hours on Celtic Spring and a Beading Mat

I have just received a beading mat today, a sticky one and it's brilliant, no more messing about picking up a pot of beads to throw them across the sofa, every time I want a bead.  This mat is great on my working fabric.  I have left the backing plastic on the mat and held it in place with 2 strong magnets, then when I'm going to work on a section with loads of beads, I just get the beads I need on the  mat and job done, just bring the needle over to the mat and pick them up.  Quick and easy.

Today's update on Celtic Spring WIP

I've just thrown a pot of beads across the sofa so it's time to call it a night I think.

Here she is, I just wish I could take a decent photo to show it off properly.

Here is my Celtic Spring after more stitching and beading.  Total of 9 hours stitching.

Celtic Spring - New WIP

I have been missing beading a lot this week, strangely so I have decided to stitch another Celtic Lady, with just finishing Celtic Christmas.

So we have chosen Celtic Spring.  I ordered what I needed yesterday with Sew and So and as normal they have not let me down, by 11am this morning my goodies arrived.  So I just had to get started.

Here is my progress today.....

After 1 hour of stitching (above) with some beads on already.

After 2 hours of stitching (above)

After 3 hours of stitching (above)

I have now done another hour but the light isn't good enough for a picture tonight.  These lovely ladies are sooooo easy to stitch, the bit that takes the time is the beading.

I might just try another hour tonight and I plan to keep going this weekend too.

Happy Stitching 

Shazie