Autumn biscornu - Syksyinen biscornu

Fleur de Boo (Just Cross Stitch Halloween issue, September/October 2010)

Pomme de Pin Courtisane thread

Thanks for your lovely comments on my Christmas ornament! I have a huge dilemma, because I don't know whether to stitch Christmas ornaments or autumn designs at the moment :) Maybe I'll alternate...

Berit, the biscornu in the blog header is not stitched on Floba, but on a "normal" linen fabric. You can see the original post with better photos here. I think I didn't have Floba at that time for sale in Violarium, as I've stitched the biscornu in 2008. It's true that I now often stitch on Floba, because it's 25 count and that way it's perfect for stitching over one. It's such a smooth fabric and the stitches somehow take their place very nicely on it. Besides, the rustic look of the fabric is great for Christmas ornaments in my opinion.

The autumn biscornu design above is from the JCS Halloween issue 2010. The colour world is different as in the original model and I finished it differently, because I really wanted to make a biscornu. I wanted to try the new thread colour and fabric (you can read more about the fabric at Violarium's blog). I love the result! I think I might keep this myself, as I want to have a huge basket filled with biscornus one day :) And cats love to play with biscornus, I don't know why, but they always roll them down from baskets :)

At the moment I'm stitching at least ten designs at the same time and I mean really stitching, I haven't counted WIPs lying in the corner :) I just love this time of the year, busy stitching (and knitting) Christmas gifts, Christmas ornaments, autumn designs and models for the big autumn craft fairs. Even the sun is shining, we had 25F this morning, freezing!

Have a wonderful new week and happy stitches!

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Kiitos joulukoristekommenteista! Kamalan vaikeaa päättää, että pistelisikö joulukoristeita vai syksyjuttuja, kun molemmat ovat ajankohtaisia. Ehkä vuorottelen... :)

Syksyinen biscornumalli on Just Cross Stitch -lehden syys-/lokakuun numerosta. Se oli lehdessä hyvin erivärinen ja eri tavalla viimeistelty. Halusin kuitenkin tehdä siitä biscornun ja kokeilla tuota uutta lankaväriä ja kangasta myös (kankaasta lisää Violariumin blogissa). Tykkään kovasti lopputuloksesta! Taidan pitää tämän ihan itse, koska haluan kerätä korillisen biscornuja :) Sitä paitsi kissojen mielestä biscornut ovat parhaita leluja, en tiedä miksi, mutta ne aina pudotellaan korista lattialle :)

Pistelen tällä hetkellä varmaan kymmentä mallia, eikä tähän ole laskettu nurkissa lojuvia keskeneräisiä vaan ne joita oikeasti pistelen... Tämä on ihanaa aikaa, pistelen (ja kudon) joululahjoja, joulukoristeita, syksyjuttuja ja malleja syksyn messuja varten Violariumille. Aurinkokin paistaa! Tänä aamuna meillä oli pari astetta pakkasta :)

Ihanaa syksyistä viikkoa ja ihania pistoja!