Thursday, November 13, 2008

Mouse with Teddy Cat

Very bad headaches. Not much relief time for stitching. But here's the sweetest little mouse that I did manage to stitch up. This is from a 1993 issue of Cross Stitch and Country Crafts. Part of a family of mice dressed in sort of Dickens era clothes. I was browsing old issues in search of something else entirely when she caught my eye. I'll figure out how to finish her later.

It's rainy today and I didn't have quite enough light. I also did this with the macro setting on my camera. I just read about that. If I felt better, I would have tried more options, but I think you can see her. The macro setting really shows up the poor coverage with 2 strands of floss on this 14 count Aida. It doesn't look so sparse in person. This Aida is so soft. It's another of Miek's hand-dyed samples. I'm not sure what brand it is, but it's lovely to stitch with.

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11 comments:

  1. MyleneNovember 13, 2008 at 1:42 PM

    Sorry to hear about your headaches. Hope it will be over soon.

    That's a cute finish!

    I've tagged you. Have a look on my blog.

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  2. JaneNovember 13, 2008 at 2:27 PM

    She is beautiful. Hope the headache improves so you can get stitching again

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  3. NetamirNovember 13, 2008 at 4:40 PM

    Hi annie it is so nice to meet you and little mouse, she is so cute and I love the bear she carry in her hand.
    Get well soon.
    :)
    Neta

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  4. DaffycatNovember 13, 2008 at 6:37 PM

    Oh, poor Annie! I hope the headaches go away fast.

    I love your little Christmas mousie!

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  5. JanNovember 13, 2008 at 6:51 PM

    Hope the headache goes away soon. I love the little mouse. I occasionally go thru my old copies of CS&CC. Don't you just love them?

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  6. patternnutsNovember 13, 2008 at 7:52 PM

    Scat! Scat, bad headaches!

    The mouse is adorable. :)

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  7. mainely stitchingNovember 14, 2008 at 3:19 AM

    A very sweet finish - and I hope that by the time you read this, your headache is only a bad memory.

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  8. staciNovember 14, 2008 at 11:13 AM

    I hope you're feeling better. I know how rough life can be with headaches (I'm constantly battling sinus headaches.) Take care, {{hugs}}

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  9. PumpkinNovember 14, 2008 at 12:57 PM

    She's adorable Annie! Great finish :o)

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  10. UnknownNovember 14, 2008 at 1:15 PM

    I have tagged you. The instructions are on my blog. I have a huge headache as well. I suffer from Migraines.

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  11. OlgaNovember 16, 2008 at 1:37 PM

    Hope you feel better.
    That mouse is so cute!

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