Cross Stitching A Heart Design On Plastic Canvas Mesh

Over the last two months I have been creating a heart design on plastic canvas mesh, which is a very time consuming process. The photographs below will take you on a journey of creating my heart design from start to finish.

Draw a heart shape in the center of the plastic canvas mesh.
Draw a heart shape in the center of the plastic canvas mesh.
Cross stitch in the little red heart with red yarn.
Cross stitch in the little pink heart with red yarn.
The multicolored and red yarn is added to the next two rows of the pattern.
The multicolored and red yarn is added to the next two rows of the pattern.
Here I am cross stitching on the white layer of the heart pattern.
Here I am cross stitching on the white layer of the heart pattern.
Here I am cross stitching on the pink layer of the pattern.
Here I am cross stitching on the pink layer of the pattern.
Here I am cross stitching on another multicolored layer.
Here I am cross stitching on another multicolored layer.
Here I am adding another white layer to the design.
Here I am adding another white layer to the design.
Here I am finish off the white layer of the pattern.
Here I am finish off the white layer of the pattern.
Here I am adding another pink layer to the pattern.
Here I am adding another pink layer to the pattern.
Here I am adding another pink layer to the pattern.
Here I am adding another pink layer to the pattern.
Here I added another pink layer to the design, and then I began cross stitching in the red yarn background.
Continuing the labor intensive process of cross stitching in the red yarn around the heart.
Continuing the labor intensive process of cross stitching in the red yarn around the heart.
Here I am continuing to cross stitch on the red background.
Here I am continuing to cross stitch on the red background.

Come back for the next post to see how the cross stitched heart design looks once it is completed.

Cross Stitching A Heart Design On Plastic Canvas Mesh Is Time Consuming

Continuing To Work On The Cross Stitch Project

In the age of the computer and digital art people forget how time consuming, yet rewarding, things like drawing by hand and cross stitching can be. Here I am holding the cross stitched piece I designed, which I have been working on for a few weeks now. I have not started any new drawing projects because I hate abandoning my crafting projects in progress, but if I really wanted to get this done I could just sit in a chair and count the stitching as I go. Perhaps that would be the best way to finish this expeditiously, but I find that after a few continuous minutes of stitching my mind needs a break. I love the way that cross stitching looks, but this is not a project I can work at non-stop.

Cross Stitching The Heart Design