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After the success of my half-stitching gradient experiment (see my unicorn here: fav.me/d7xge4n ), I decided to try a new experiment.

For Christmas, one of my presents was DMC's Prism Tie-Dye thread set. It comes with both tie-dyed thread and regular bright colors. The only color I used that is NOT from the box set is the brown. I used the recommended DMC 433 color. You can tell it is different, though, because it is shiny, whereas the rest is matte colors.

Pattern curtasey of Makibird-Stitching , which you can download here: www.birdiestitching.com/?p=392… .

I figured with its bright colors, it would be a great way to test out the tie-dye thread for cross-stitching.

I simplified the pattern a lot, and used backstitching to define lines rather than different toned colors. To be honest, I like both versions of Pika. I can't decide which I like better...

I had to change my stitching habit slightly once I got to the balloons. I usually fill one line with half stitches and then go back across the line and so forth - it's the generally accepted way of cross stitching.
However, I found that if I did so, I would end up with small chuncks of colors rather than random colors, so I half-stitched the entire balloon area before going back across it.

My conclusion: It looked like color barf before I added the backstitching to separate the balloons. I found I liked the half stitching better.

I tried blackworking a border that was similar to the frame but not too much. I feel like I was successful there. I got the fill pattern from gatchacaz , which you can find here: gatchastitch.blogspot.com/p/us… .

The thread is soft but good quality, so I recommend it if you are interested. The box recommends it for friendship bracelets, and it feels like it would be good for that. You can find it here: www.amazon.com/DMC-PRISM-TIE-C… .

I was a bit off in my cutting of it to fit the frame, so it's not quite as centered as I wanted. I also stitched the border a bit too wide vertically, so it clips it off, which is not what I wanted either. I wanted it to be clipped off on the horizontal sides but still have space beneath, so it felt more like a border across. Eh, live and learn. I'll do better next time.

If you would like to see all the process images I took, and a full image of the borders, click on over to the Imgur album I made for them. You can see the balloon color barf while you're at it and a creepy Pika with no eyes. You can find it here: imgur.com/a/cYo1V .

Spring 2015

Description
After the success of my half-stitching gradient experiment (see my unicorn here: fav.me/d7xge4n ), I decided to try a new experiment.

For Christmas, one of my presents was DMC's Prism Tie-Dye thread set. It comes with both tie-dyed thread and regular bright colors. The only color I used that is NOT from the box set is the brown. I used the recommended DMC 433 color. You can tell it is different, though, because it is shiny, whereas the rest is matte colors.

Pattern curtasey of Makibird-Stitching , which you can download here: www.birdiestitching.com/?p=392… .

I figured with its bright colors, it would be a great way to test out the tie-dye thread for cross-stitching.

I simplified the pattern a lot, and used backstitching to define lines rather than different toned colors. To be honest, I like both versions of Pika. I can't decide which I like better...

I had to change my stitching habit slightly once I got to the balloons. I usually fill one line with half stitches and then go back across the line and so forth - it's the generally accepted way of cross stitching.
However, I found that if I did so, I would end up with small chuncks of colors rather than random colors, so I half-stitched the entire balloon area before going back across it.

My conclusion: It looked like color barf before I added the backstitching to separate the balloons. I found I liked the half stitching better.

I tried blackworking a border that was similar to the frame but not too much. I feel like I was successful there. I got the fill pattern from gatchacaz , which you can find here: gatchastitch.blogspot.com/p/us… .

The thread is soft but good quality, so I recommend it if you are interested. The box recommends it for friendship bracelets, and it feels like it would be good for that. You can find it here: www.amazon.com/DMC-PRISM-TIE-C… .

I was a bit off in my cutting of it to fit the frame, so it's not quite as centered as I wanted. I also stitched the border a bit too wide vertically, so it clips it off, which is not what I wanted either. I wanted it to be clipped off on the horizontal sides but still have space beneath, so it felt more like a border across. Eh, live and learn. I'll do better next time.

If you would like to see all the process images I took, and a full image of the borders, click on over to the Imgur album I made for them. You can see the balloon color barf while you're at it and a creepy Pika with no eyes. You can find it here: imgur.com/a/cYo1V .

Spring 2015