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| London Routemaster bus, image from Wikimedia. |
In 1998, we enjoyed a week-long family vacation in London. We mostly rode the Tube, rather than buses, as it was just easier to figure out the routes.
After drooling over the Tana lawn at Liberty I also purchased this small souvenir - a cross-stitch kit from Textile Heritage. Well, twenty years later, I finished it!
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| Small kit by Textile Heritage. |
The kit came with a small square of 18-count Ada cloth, embroidery thread, a needle, a stitching diagram and brief instructions. As suggested, I cut small lengths of each color and taped these next to the color key, to clarify which color went in which stitch. I also drew the center axes of the design in red pen, to center the design on the small square of cloth. As I stitched each section, I colored it in with a yellow marker. The fine mesh of the 18-count was challenging, and I don't think I'll tackle it again, although I do appreciate the detail.
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| Progress image. |
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| Finished - ready to mount and frame. |