Part 3 done!

I have finally finished part 3 of Konstantinople Hamam mandala. Phew! I took me so long to finish this part but the sparkle in it is fabulous. I am looking forward to start a new part in this design :)

One corner to go!

The bottom right of part 3 of Konstantinople is completed. The end is in sight for this part, it is taking me so long to finish it!

Top right

Another corner of part 3 of Konstantinople is completed!

Top left

A corner of part 3 is completed without the beads. I am not sure if I will keep stitching on this part or start part 4 on the top of the design. I just have to wait and decide when I'll stitch on it again.

Springtime

As the days are getting warmer, I can feel my mojo fading. In these last two weeks, I've barely picked a needle. To make matters worse, I've decided to start a new project, which I managed to start in the wrong place and it is off centre by only one stitch but I have to rip it all out as it is bugging me. 

Anyway, I've started on part 3 of Konstantinople. This part is very sparkly!

Konstantinople Hamam

Part two is completed minus the beads.

Part 2

Currently, I am working on the second part of Konstantinople Hamam Mandala. This little triangle is so gorgeous! I can't stop looking at it and it stitches up quite quickly.

The second triangle is almost done. It is so hard to take a decent picture on black. This is the best one I've managed to take.

Finally

Part 1 of Konstantinople is done. No beads yet. There is no chance that I'll catch up with the group, I'm way too slow, so I am going to give some attention to my other projects before I start part 2. 

Some pictures

Still stitching on part 1. I love how this is coming along :)

Started on Konstantinople

Here is a couple of hours worth of stitching. The first night I've stitched on this was very frustrating, but now I think I am getting used to stitch on black.

Another Chatelaine

Finally the kit of Konstantinople Hamam Mandala has arrived!! The colours of the silks are gorgeous and they look very good on the black fabric.

Still, I think that I am getting a bit of cold feet. I never stitched on black and this design has some black and dark blues mostly DMC that I am worrying that they will not show up well on the fabric. I spent the afternoon contemplating whether I should keep the black fabric or else stitch on a lighter fabric. I totally love the preview on black and until now I did not even consider a lighter fabric.  I think if I change now I might regret it later. If I decide to stitch on black I will start next weekend.