OhSewCrafty Blog

• Pattern: Mermaids of the Deep Blue by Mirabilia
• Fabric: Silkweaver Oceantide Belfast linen (32 ct)
• Time to stitch: 18 months, mostly in UFO status 

I’m happy dancing- my first Mirabilia is finally finished!  This took forever, not because of the stitching, but there are a gazillion beads on this piece.  Must find a way to make beading go faster, or simply make myself stick with it.  The fabric was wonderful, with a nice hand and perfect variegation.  I didn’t make any real changes to the chart, except changing the colors in a few places where it seemed the chart had errors.  My closeups below attempt to catch the sparkle of the many beads, without much success… but trust me, this thing is twice as heavy as you might expect, due to the beads, and is seriously sparkly.  

I’ll probably wait a bit before framing this, as I just framed 3 pieces… all of which are now in the gallery, so check it out if you wish!