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Hibernating Bear
Here is my sleepy bear, another Follow the White Bunny pattern! Nicole was right: the woodgrain is relaxing and fun to stitch!
For the bear's filling, I tried "French filling", that is, l. to r., long stem stitch , done outline-style, i.e. thread above, and then back, from r. to l., running stitch.
To allow his eyes to show better, I stitched them in white, though they are closed, and made part of the face more solid. His outline all around was strengthened with split stitch, and then, in addition, I went off course, in doing his circle, and veered off along his back : )
I left it though, as a highlight- haha (Too sad to remove it...)
Also, because of the fairly flat colour scheme, when it was still all in browns and beiges, I did the chain stitch frame in a deep red, and also left him the colourful berry bunch for when he awakes!
Hibernating Bear
Here is my sleepy bear, another Follow the White Bunny pattern! Nicole was right: the woodgrain is relaxing and fun to stitch!
For the bear's filling, I tried "French filling", that is, l. to r., long stem stitch , done outline-style, i.e. thread above, and then back, from r. to l., running stitch.
To allow his eyes to show better, I stitched them in white, though they are closed, and made part of the face more solid. His outline all around was strengthened with split stitch, and then, in addition, I went off course, in doing his circle, and veered off along his back : )
I left it though, as a highlight- haha (Too sad to remove it...)
Also, because of the fairly flat colour scheme, when it was still all in browns and beiges, I did the chain stitch frame in a deep red, and also left him the colourful berry bunch for when he awakes!