First Finish of 2020! - Saint Nicholas by Tralala



I did complete one finish already and I am super excited by it. It puts me on the road to finishing so many more projects in 2020.

This is Saint Nicholas by Tralala.
Started on Dec. 24, 2018 and finished on Jan. 1, 2020.

I did sub out some of the threads. I used at Etolie thread for the light blue and I had to use my beeswax in order to make it easier to stitch with. Then the overcoat of Nick is done in a DMC color. DMC 3838, I think. I was basically working from stash threads. Even the greenery was done in different DMC colors in the lower 500's.

I think it turned out super cute!

Hope your day is full of happy stitches today!

Toni

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  1. KatieJanuary 2, 2020 at 5:52 PM

    Gorgeous work! Congrats on the finish. Only the 2nd day of 2020 too!

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