After stitching the doorway the same as the Blue Arch, what horizontal stitch would best for the stones? Out came the scratch scrim to start playing. There were several experiments tried and they each had issues:
The two stitches with their variations considered were the Reversed Continental and a Horizontal Interlocking Gobelin. The Reversed Continental was rejected because it was cumbersome to stitch with the Flair and didn't provide enough texture. The enlarged Reversed Continetal would have too much open space and need too much fill. Now let's see if the interlocking gobelin is better. The sample over 2 threads size had a scale that was too small for the area to be stitched. But it probably could be used for the top of the building. The 3 thread version had appeared too uneven. The 4 thread version seems to be the right scale.
Now which fiber to use: Flair, Neon Rays, or Splendor? The Flair looks nice, so far. The Neon Rays seems to snag for this stitch and is too shiny. Fortunately I was doing this testing at my local shop, the Rose Cottage, during the Thursday night stitch-in and was able to get some feedback. The winning choice? Splendor! Rationale being we need an area to rest our eyes from all of the busyness of the piece. Here is the start of this area in 6-ply Splendor and 6-ply Gumnuts:
Since the block areas seem to be blending into one another, some black backstitching as an outline may be needed. To be continued in the next post...
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