Still Working On The Cross Stitch Palm Tree

I am still working on the cross stitched palm tree that I designed by drawing an outline directly on aida cloth. This is not a counted cross stitch design, but a following the drawing design. In the photos and video you can see the progression I have made on this project.

Cross Stitching The Palm Tree

The other day I started the process of cross stitching the branches on the palm trees I drew on a piece of aida cloth. First, I cross stitched in the darker portions of the branches with a dark green color of coton thread.

Starting to cross stitch on the dark green portions of the branches.
Starting to cross stitch on the dark green portions of the branches.

 

Cross stitching on the dark portions of the branches.

 

Cross stitching on the light green portion of the palm branches.

This video illustrates how the dark and light portions of the branches looked as I continued cross stitching these on the aida cloth.

The photograph below illustrates what the cross stitched palm tree looked like after I have finished filling in all of the branches with the dark and light green colors.

Here I have finished cross stitching in the branches of the palm tree.
Cross stitching in the darker portions of the palm trunk.

Cross Stitching The Palm Tree Branches

Beginning to cross on the dark green portions of the palm branches.
Beginning to cross on the dark green portions of the palm branches.

Drawing a picture directly on the aida cloth was more interesting to me because I did not want to sit there and plot out a design on graph paper.

Continuing to cross stitch on the darker portions of the palm tree branches.
Continuing to cross stitch on the darker portions of the palm tree branches.

 

In the photo above I am continuing to cross stitch in the darker portions of the palm tree branches with green embroidery floss.

 

In the video above I show how I first cross stitched in the darker portions of the branches on the palm tree, and then how I went in to added the lighter portions.

Cross stitching on the light green portion of the branches.
Cross stitching on the light green portion of the branches.

The cross stitching of the branches begins to take shape as I add the lighter portions.

Here I have almost finished cross stitching in the branches, but there is still more work to do.
Here I have almost finished cross stitching in the branches, but there is still more work to do.
Here I have finished cross stitching on the branches of the palm tree.
Here I have finished cross stitching on the branches of the palm tree.
Here I am starting to cross stitch in the darker portions of the palm tree trunk with an outline stitch.
Here I am starting to cross stitch in the darker portions of the palm tree trunk with an outline stitch.