Can you guess my new favourite stitch?? It's that stacked cretan. I haven't gravitated toward cretan in the past. It is a stitch I have found difficult to master. Not the doing of it, but the spacing and uniformity of it...but now I love it!
Here are the current creations.
Blue
Jade
Olive
RaspberryThe August GIVEAWAY!! (before August is over...I can't even believe August has started let alone being half way over!) Anywho, leave a comment on this post, and say which colour you would like if you win. I will draw when I remember!!
These still need backing, so it will look a little tidier when it gets to your door.
Happy commenting.
ps Dana...great to see you back !
I love the Blues! It's gorgeous!! Hope you're having a great weekend!
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Wow - they are all very interesting to look at. I've not done Cretan stitch before, let along stacked Cretan. May be I should have a go after seeing these. If I am lucky enough to win the draw then please may I have the OLIVE one - the black stitching on the olive colours made that postcard really stand out.
ReplyDeleteJo I really like the look of the stacked Cretan stitch. I'll have to play around with it. I like them all! But if I had to choose one I guess it would be the blue one, no wait maybe the olive one. LOL too hard to choose just one!
ReplyDeleteLos bordados son preciosos.Saludos
ReplyDeleteThey are all nice, but I love the olive one!
ReplyDeletep.s. Thanks for putting my pincushion on the front page of the CQI newsletter! I finally had a chance to look at it last night!
Blessings,
Lisa/IvoryBlushRoses
I love the jade even if it's a hard choice: beautiful!
ReplyDeletePink for me. I HAVE to see those stitches up close!!! Fabulous Gerry K.
ReplyDeleteI love the olive one! I enjoy the cretan stitch but have never done a stacked one. I will have to try that. All the postcards are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteOh, the Aqua/Teal one - when first I began crazyquilting my friend Suzette and I called ourselves "The Teal Sisters" because we always gravitated to that color. And you should SEE my closet! Pick me! Pick me! LOL
ReplyDeleteJo, love them all, but I would pick the raspberry one! Love the stitching! Debbie (Maine) campmoxie@yahoo.com.au
ReplyDeleteJo Your cretan stitchings are great - what a variety!
ReplyDeleteI love cretan stitch, but can't say that I've done a stacked version. These are all beautiful, but, should I be lucky enough to win, I would have to pick the blue - simply because it's my favourite colour!
ReplyDeleteJade is my favorite. I love the cretan stitch but have problems with the height and spacing too.
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful work. I've done the cretan stitch but not the stacked version. I like the way the wrapped stitches look too. I would choose the raspberry as my favourite piece.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the giveaway, Jo. I would love either the blue and pink ones. Your blog inspired me to buy a book on creative crewel embroidery by Judy Jeroy.
ReplyDeleteThey are all beautiful, so pick just one..... Ok if I get lucky (grin) I would love the olive card.
ReplyDeleteI think that the minty green one has my name on it!!!???
ReplyDeleteI haven't done a stacked cretan before..thanks for sharing.
Gorgeous! I'm in love with the gray and white!
ReplyDeleteI love the Olive one!
ReplyDeleteWow, I really love the raspberry, to me you saved the best for last. Beautiful stitching!
ReplyDeleteThese are a work of art, just beautiful. The olive one is the one I would pick, that is my favorite color. Beautiful stitching.
ReplyDeleteI love the Olive - you can almost see the wind...
ReplyDeleteYour work is simply beautiful! I also had some problems with the cretan stitch but it is now my favorite. I have to try some of your combinations. If I had to pick it would be the black and white.
ReplyDeleteSimply beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThe color that I prefert is the green!
Hugs from Israel! Myriam
Jo your postcards are beautiful as always. Love the new cretan look :))
ReplyDeletebeautiful pieces of work.
ReplyDeleteI would be honoured to receive any of them, as they are all stunning
They are all beautiful and I love the vibrant colours, but in terms of design I love the olive one. It's a great pattern, and I wish I could produce such lovely things!
ReplyDeleteWow - they're all great. But the blues win my vote.
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm always looking for new ways to use embroidery, so I may have to borrow some of these ideas!
Linda
They are all beautiful -but the jade is just gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI love them all, but my lst choice would be blue. Love your blog. LindaSonia
ReplyDeleteThey are all wonderful Jo...the blue and jade are my favorite!
ReplyDeleteOoohh!! me encantan! nunca habia visto este tippo de bordado antes... Me gustan el blue y el olive. Congratulations!!!
ReplyDeleteYour work is beautiful and I love the olive colour work.
ReplyDeleteI love the olive one.
ReplyDeleteJo, If I win this giveaway I would like the olive colored postcard. They are all beautiful.
ReplyDeleteOh the OLIVE one is lovely!
ReplyDeleteThey are all very beautiful ... my favorite is the olive one
ReplyDeleteThey're all so beautiful! I guess I like... the blue best. I haven't tried the stacked cretan before... I'll have to test it out!
ReplyDeleteI love them all - but my favourite is the blue one!! Fabulous stitching!
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