His towel is a nice ecru color. I did my favorite chain stitches with 2 strands of embroidery floss. I used a coloring book image, (I think.. clown fish images were easy to find) and just started stitching the outline in black really late at night. About halfway around, I realized that doing the outline that way meant that I would have to fill-in a lot. I have a phobia about fill-in stitching. I don't know why, because I think these rows and swirls of chain stitches look cool.
Something else I noticed is that DMC embroidery floss is really nice and silky. The black I had was something I've had in my stash for a while, maybe Coats and Clark or something and it was just noticeably not as easy to work with.
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Love the clown fish... the fill in looks great. I recently finished four fish blocks for a baby quilt... they were fun.
Lovely!! I was of the assumption that DMC and Anchor cotton floss have the same look and feel.
Your stitches are perfect. You made wonderful patterns instead of simply filling. You, my dear, are an artist!
Deepa- The black I used came from my grandma's stash, so there is no telling how old it was. It was just a subtle difference, but it definitely doesn't have the sheen of the orange.
Thanks Mom Wald and Pen Pen! I can't tell you how I dread filling in!
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Hey Susie,
I thought I would mention that black floss because of the dye content is always less smooth and more likely to tangle than it's lighter counterparts.
That being said DMC floss is always smoother than Anchor but as a trade off it has a sheen that sometimes is undesirable whereas Anchor is very matte. I like the sheen and use almost exclusively DMC.
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rectangel- Interesting about the black dye content... DMC is definitely my favorite brand. I love the sheen too.
I love my fish! Thanks again for stitching this for me. I can't wait to see my finished towel. : )
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