Parterre – no, these are the final stages!
So you may recall that, when last seen, I was working the Surrey Stitch boss for the centre of the Parterre. This is something else that uses a lot of thread, so I had a nervous time wondering whether I would run out of the wool I wanted to use before I finished it. And because the stitches were pushed down for quite a while as I was working it, I tied some thread around the finished stitches for a few days to help them stand up to be trimmed.
Then I realised that some of those stitches were still loops and might not be standing up to where they should.
So the semi-final trim took a bit longer than I perhaps hoped, and is maybe not quite as short and trim as it should be. That’s because I don’t have enough wool to do it again, and I am absolutely terrified of trimming it too short!
However, any further trim can wait – it’s something that can be done off the frame, and I wanted to see how the whole Parterre had turned out.
Pretty well, I think. It is squarer than it looks, I just need to block it a bit to take the frame-kinks out of the canvas!
I love the central bush as is. Of course pictures lie and you are the best judge, but from where I sit, it’s perfect. Congratulations.
Looks pretty fabulous to me! I love this piece, it turned out beautifully and the bush in the centre is wonderful just as it is. Well done!
I bet you felt like a garden apprentice when you started trimming the bush but you have proven to be an excellent topiarian!
It’s lovely to see how all those different sections have come together so beautifully. Great finish, congratulations.
Love it. A big tick for that one.
A fine Parterre. Edmund Henry Palmer would be proud!
Love it! It’s gorgeous and the central bush, to me, is just the right length.