Category Archives: RSN Canvas work

Canvas – happy dance!

Posted on January 17, 2020 by

Yay, I am pleased to announce that I have finally finished my canvas work piece for the RSN certificate. I had hoped to finish 3 lessons ago, but snagging took a week and I am very slow when it comes … Continue reading →

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The Final push….

Posted on October 27, 2019 by

I finally got back into my canvas work this weekend after a long summer break. Following a trip to the RSN I managed to finalise the stitches for the last elements on the canvas to be sewn. Last time you … Continue reading →

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Halo, halo….

Posted on June 21, 2019 by

Another trip to Hampton Court and a little nearer to finishing (I hope!). I have been working on the halo towards the top of the picture. My tutor has suggested a uneven satin stitch effect. I am not sure if … Continue reading →

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Face off!

Posted on June 2, 2019 by

Finally felt ready to tackle the problem with the stitching on my canvas work piece and so spent over an hour carefully removing the stitching that had taken me a whole day to put in! It is always at this … Continue reading →

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Canvas work – hole in one!

Posted on May 11, 2019 by

Another trip to Hampton Court which was a little bit of a mixed bag. During the morning I thought that things were progressing nicely until that is I realised that I had miscounted my stitches. I was feeling rather cross … Continue reading →

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Canvas work – the eyes have it!

Posted on May 4, 2019 by

I have been pondering over the horses eye for some time as the colour just isn’t right – so this weekend I decided to take it out and try again. Here is what it did look like…. Here is the … Continue reading →

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Canvas coverup…

Posted on March 30, 2019 by

Another beautiful weekend and another Saturday spent catching up on my canvas piece at Hampton Court. Here is what it looked like last time you saw it….. Today I made a real effort to finish the horses head, although could … Continue reading →

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Catching up on the canvas work..

Posted on February 8, 2019 by

It seems like a very long time since I have put any work into my canvas work piece – so this weekend, as I was a little house bound due to having slipped a disc in my back, I decided … Continue reading →

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Spot the difference…

Posted on November 3, 2018 by

Back to a little bit of canvas work – and following a day at the RSN it is really a case of spot the difference. Here is my piece at the start of the day…. And after a days work….. … Continue reading →

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Canvas…..reverse stitiching

Posted on October 3, 2018 by

Following a day at the RSN, Hampton Court, last Saturday I can show how much I have progressed with my canvas work piece. Or rather, I can show the lack of progress! I spent most of the day trying to … Continue reading →

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