I ordered the kit for this and, when it came, my husband claimed it for himself. So I used some 28 ct linen and flosses I had in my stash and we shared the chart. He let me know that he wanted the one I was stitching for his night table. We watched your video and he loved your story about the tablecloth you spent months stitching only to have a spot, and he said "I like that and I want spots too!" Fast forward to this week, when I finished this piece. I put it on his night table and he said loudly "You can't put that there! I might get it dirty!" Made me laugh. But he smiled when he woke up and told me he really likes it there and it makes him happy.
This was my first try at stitching a drawn thread hem, and it was fun. I'm definitely going to do more of this. I've already started the Etruscan Diamonds Square because I'm in love with the design. It stitches up quite neatly and it's very relaxing to work. I'm attaching a photo of the back (so geeks like me can see how nice the design stitches up) and a photo of the piece on my husband's night table. Because I stitched this on 28 ct linen, I elected to use a single strand of floss for the backstitching. If you're using the ground cloth that comes with the kit, you will definitely want to consider using 2 strands for the backstitching as suggested.
Neat stitching; a traditional design with a modern feel.
For those of us who keep a water glass by the bed, it's a nice way to prevent damage to wood furniture. Omigosh, if I could clone him I would totally do that! I can't wait to get back to the table square, it's so lovely.
This is gorgeous on linen! And, I love your husband's enthusiasm for this design and stitching in general (can we clone him?!). I love putting little cloths like this on our nightstands--it's nice to wake up with a little bit of beauty first thing. I haven't thought of mentioning that in a FlossTube, but am making a note right now :)