My second "magazine" project came once again from CrossStitcher Magazine. It was the very cute funky felt owl keyring. I have a real thing about owls since they became fashionable and am now banned from purchasing any further owl cushions!
The kit from the magazine included pre cut felt, soluable canvas, threads, needle, keyring and ribbon which basically is everything you need. To get going I had to pin the soluable canvas in place on one of the owl shaped pieces of felt and get stiching!
Once again just like the previous kit, I did not have enough purple thread to finish the owl. I managed to grab some from my stash and finish it off without it looking too weird. I did learn a couple of new stitches in completing this project, the first being the backstitch which I must admit I didn't do perfectly but I have now got the hang of.
Once the cross stitching was complete, it was time to finish off the owl and learn my second new stitch which was the blanket stitch. I got on OK apart from when I reached the wings. I saw on the CrossStitcher Facebook page that others were equally as confused! I finally managed to figure it out and complete the project not before buying some toy stuffing and making my owl really fat!
The kit from the magazine included pre cut felt, soluable canvas, threads, needle, keyring and ribbon which basically is everything you need. To get going I had to pin the soluable canvas in place on one of the owl shaped pieces of felt and get stiching!
Once again just like the previous kit, I did not have enough purple thread to finish the owl. I managed to grab some from my stash and finish it off without it looking too weird. I did learn a couple of new stitches in completing this project, the first being the backstitch which I must admit I didn't do perfectly but I have now got the hang of.
Once the cross stitching was complete, it was time to finish off the owl and learn my second new stitch which was the blanket stitch. I got on OK apart from when I reached the wings. I saw on the CrossStitcher Facebook page that others were equally as confused! I finally managed to figure it out and complete the project not before buying some toy stuffing and making my owl really fat!
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