Cross-stitch behold the field...

[nanila]

During half-term, I made a lot of progress on my cross-stitch, and reminded myself why we backstitch...

Before backstitching


After backstitching


And because I find it interesting, the back.


Those who are familiar with the "Behold the field..." pattern may also notice that I've deliberately changed the design in a particular way.

Comments

[alexseanchai]

they weren't PoC before, were they? if it's not that then I'm not sure what

[nanila]

Correct! 😄

[pbristow]

"Backstitching" = outlining? =:oo

[nanila]

Yes, except a lot more tedious. 😆

[shirebound]

I don't know anything about cross-stitch, but back-stitching certainly does make a difference!

[nanila]

Yes, for some reason it's a thing a lot of cross-stitchers (including me) dread, even though it generally goes more quickly than the usual stitching. Once you've started, though, you can quickly see the difference it makes to the clarity of the design.

[silveradept]

It is a glorious field, without fvcks to be seen in any direction.

[nanila]

Thank you. :D

[lorigami]

oh that is really quite a difference, wow!

[ankaret]

Excellent!