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Sometimes I’m honestly just too lazy to start a thread by tucking it under other stitches at the back. Usually I’ll loop start but if I’ve cut the thread and saved it to use again I’m starting it with a knot

Pattern is Cycle Race by Heritage Crafts from John Clayton Watercolour Collection.

My first time working on evenweave and I’m loving it!!! Will definitely be working on evenweave more now, I used to be so scared of it for some reason, was always convinced it was for seasoned stitchers or those who had 30+ years of stitching experience under their belts…… I bought the kit on eBay not knowing it was an evenweave kit, so 6 years since I first started stitching I have dipped my toes into the word of evenweave. Will be using evenweave again!!

Made this little guy in a two hour speed stitch session last night during the champions league match (which was boring), wanted something small so I had this old kit from a cross stitcher in 1993 I believe? Originally didn’t read right that they wanted it stitched in one strand so his hands and feet and the red bike are done in two, before I realised and did the rest in one.

Have framed him ready to give to my boyfriend for his birthday (I’ve shown him already and he hates birthday gifts but whatever my love language is gift giving so he has to suck it up). It’s small, my nickname for him is ‘Misiu’ which is Ted in Polish, and he’s into cycling.