New crafts (nålbinding/cross stitch)

[ghoti_mhic_uait]

My New Year's Resolutions included learning to nålbind and cross stitch. I've done cross stitch before, but not a lot of counted and never anything big. So I'm starting out with an alphabet sampler.

It starts out the same as a small piece. Started in the top left, with A.


I'm really pleased with how neat my back looks. You can see it getting neater as I go on, I hope that continues.


Nålbinding. It's an ancient craft that doesn't need a lot of equipment, and it's been intriguing me for a while. Today was my first try, and this is the start. Oslo stitch, or something as closely approximating Oslo stitch as I can manage.

I'm using a combination of tutorials: this one and this one and maybe more as I go on. I might even go so far as to buy a book or patterns, there aren't a lot of free ones.

Comments

[ptc24.livejournal.com]

Oooh, exciting!

[ghoti.livejournal.com]

Thank you :) And thank you for your facebook help.

I think it's all going well so far. The nålbinding is growing fast, although it's a bit messy and I need to sort out joins as it uses all small pieces of yarn. But I think I'll get there eventually.