Working with linen

I have a new cross-stitch to do, this one also being an Isabelle Haccourt Vautier, entitled "Sampler des 4 Saisons".

Gathering the supplies

All the cross-stitches I have previously completed have been done on Aida, so this will be my first cross-stitch worked on linen. I have a piece of 32 count Belfast Linen -colour Dirty- to work this design on, and hope that it will go well.

So far, the cross-stitch seems to be going well, although I am finding that I am working slower than I did on the previous project.

Finishing up with the mountains

Just as it's starting to get into spring seems an appropriate time to have finished the 'Un Jour à la Montagne' cross-stitch I've been working on for the last three weeks. 

It was stitched on DMC 6/cm aida in Ecru and ended up using 5 skeins of embroidery thread, DMC 815. 

Here's how it looked a week ago:

And after adding the border:

Now it's been masking-taped to the wall, as we've not been able to find it a frame despite looking everywhere here we can think of!

I know, it still needs a good iron!

Off to the mountains

Time to get on with the next project, this time a cross-stitch.

This cross-stitch is Isabelle Haccourt Vautier's 'Un Jour à la Montagne', which is pretty appropriate as a representation of our time in the Alps.

We bought the chart in a sale at the very end of last year with money given to us as a wedding present :)

I've assembled my materials ...

... and already made a start