Frogging....

When a stitcher makes a mistake,
then she must do some frogging.....
Rip-it, Rip-it, Rip-it!

What's wrong with this picture?

This is actually the 2nd attempt....the 1st attempt I stitched
it over 2 threads until I realized my fabric piece was too small!
When all else fails read the instructions!
Yup, it was suppose to be stitched over 1 thread.
Heavy sigh....so I frogged it!
2nd attempt seemed to be good to go until I started stitching
with the 2nd color and discovered that I had screwed up
yet again... I missed a row & the tail wasn't lined up
correctly with the top of the peacock.
Dang it and frogged it!!
Where was my Quality Control Guy when I needed him?

For the non-stitchers: I almost always stitch over 2 threads with
2 strands of floss. What this means is the each x is stitched over
2 threads of the linen. Stitching over 1 thread makes a very tiny x and
uses only 1 strand of floss. It's tough to remove those tiny little x's.

Yesterday I remove every one of those little tiny x's in
the Peacock's tail. I'm almost done re-stitching it.

Here's what the finished Peacock Sampler will look like.
It's called "Keep a Little Secret" by Just Nan

This is called a Needle Slide tin, the stitched piece
will fit inside of the tin. The Peacock Sampler will be
backed with wool to hold needles. A magnet holds
the needle sampler in place inside the slide tin.

Remember this year's theme for my Needlework Guild's
annual retreat is "Peacocks and other Fine Feathered Friends"