Last night, I did week 14 of the botanical #blackwork #embroidery #TheSteadyThreadSAL 2023.

I considered changing the accent thread, because I wasn't sure that it was coming out enough compared to the background, but I decided to keep it. Spending my days furiously doing a cross-stitch project on Aida, whenever I return to this single-stranded linen, it feels so delicate and sensitive. I need to remind myself to not pull too tight and distort the fabric.

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It's Friday, so Week 13 of #TheSteadyThreadSAL 2023 was released yesterday and I completed this week's hex while wrapping up the first major plot arc for "The Irregular at Magic High School" (after the opening Enrollment arc).

This week's #blackwork #embroidery hexagon stitched up pretty quickly. I am not a fan of the leaves, but the flowers are very pretty and give me a steampunk/gears vibe. This is the first time I'm using a pink accent colour and it looks so good!

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The last release of the year-long #blackwork #embroidery #TheSteadyThreadSAL is week 12, so this should bring us up to date. Releases are on Thursdays, and my Thursday evenings are often relaxing stitching/anime/YouTube/AoE4 ones with @MauveAlert, so expect regular Thursday updates on the latest hexagon. 😁

Perhaps, even some "glamour shots". 😆

(To be fair, Mauve also has better lighting in their apartment, so photos taken there will be better than in mine.)

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The next four weeks of my #blackwork #embroidery #TheSteadyThreadSAL!

Once I got into the rhythm of it, I quickly finished all of the hexagons over the course of a weekend and one weeknight evening. Since my accent colour selections have blues that equal the pinks and purples combined, I decided to alternate between blue and another accent colour on a weekly basis. Variety! 😆

I may use the greens I used in the wreath for the accents in the seven inner most hexes. 🤔

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I can't believe how quickly I managed to catch up with my 2023 year-long #blackwork #embroidery #TheSteadyThreadSAL!

When I originally conceived of the colours, I thought I would outline them in this light brown gradient, but the vegetative components of each weekly release would be in the greens I choose for the outer wreath.

On a whim, I decided to try using the light brown gradient floss for the vegetative components and absolutely fell in love.

The first four weeks!

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A quick update on the year-long beast that is #TheSteadyThreadSAL 2023!

I've been working on this #blackwork #embroidery project, off and on, since my last update on February 7th. On March 7th, a month later, I finally finished the shell! I took photos to celebrate this accomplishment, but because I don't sew in the ends of the hexagons, it looks like quite a mess. 😅

A photo of the back does a better job in conveying what it looks like. I also selected accent colours!

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