Well... the goal was to finish this by Christmas 2009...
a goal that I didn't QUITE meet - but I did FINISH - and that's the main thing!
Now that it's done, I will need to give it a gentle wash to remove any dirty marks and oils from my grubby little fingers... and then it's off to the framing shop.
The framing is always a really expensive process, and I've often thought that I should just learn to do it myself. But the results are so professional looking, that I've finally given in to just paying the price. Given the hundreds of hours (could it even be thousands of hours???) that I put into each embroidery, it's just not worth taking the risk.
If you're a local, and looking for a framer here in Sunbury... I can absolutely recommend the 'Art House Picture Framing and Gallery' here in town. The ladies there have such a keen eye for detail, and really focus on bringing your artwork to life - rather than just sticking with the latest trends, or the obvious choice. I've been using them for years and years, and would be reluctant to go anywhere else.
Congrats on finishing, Sharon. It came out beautiful and does deserve a nice frame!
ReplyDeleteOh, it's so beautiful! Please post photos of the framed work.
ReplyDeleteIt looks stunning! Well done for finishing :-)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful needle work, so much detail, so fun to look at!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Thousands of hours sounds about right. Congrats on finishing it.
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful, Sharon! I'm glad to hear that you have it framed professionally. I work in the custom framing department of a big box craft store here in the USA and the training has now convinced me that things like this should be done professionally. I cringe when I think about things that I've framed myself in the past and the mistakes I made.
ReplyDeletethanks everyone for the lovely feedback...
ReplyDeleteI will DEFINITELY be posting photos after I have it framed :)