lsalati Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Elga asked for a picture of the very large blue and gold carpet that I had in my roombox. It took me awhile to find a picture and actually this one is from before it was stitched finished on the edge. This is a chart by Joseph Boria and its biggest claim to fame is that it is huge. It measures 11 by 14 inches when stitched on 40 ct silk gauze - that is 246,400 stitches. It took me 14 months to complete. I was a novice at the time and I guess I had no idea what I was getting into having only stitched a handful of things prior to this. That was probably good as otherwise I never would have done this. Enjoy, Lisa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonni.b Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Oh my, Lisa, that's wonderful! I hope you didn't do the math beforehand and just kept stitching. I learned from my first (and abandoned) rug to start in the center, a mis-count in the border is deadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Althea Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Gorgeous!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Hudson Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 That is special. I like the colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeekendMiniaturist Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Lisa has many masterpieces of PP that she has stitched for her collection. I cannot believe this took only 14 months! It is so beautiful and thin, and really large... I do not have any rooms that are large enough to stitch this on 40 count, so this one would have to be wall art in my office! Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lsalati Posted May 13, 2014 Author Share Posted May 13, 2014 Thanks everyone. I am bringing some more pieces to Castine. I have only begun to dabble in design and hope to work more on that in the future. Lisa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corky Anderson Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 I've had the pleasure to see some of Lisa's masterpieces in person…. they are fantastic and as wonderful as photography can be there is nothing like seeing the nuances of color and texture in person. I'm getting excited about seeing the exhibit in Castine this year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elly Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 My own favourite enemy !!!For those of you who are not in the position to know: I did stitch that selfsame BIG thing myself some time ago, although not as fast as Lisa did ,and the stitchers arond mere will remember my whining and boy, was I happy when it was ready !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElgaKoster Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Oh, yes, I certainly remember your fight with the Boria, but finish you did and I guess I was one of the few people who saw it for real while you were working on it and it is a gorgeous rug but not for the fainthearted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elly Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 ( I was not able to post the pic I have and cannot find how to.... , the pic I gave seemsed not to be allowed. Sigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator 2 Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Here is Elly's Boria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elly Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Thank you Elga!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeekendMiniaturist Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 11"x14" is Thorne Room Size - Has anyone else stitched the Boria? Did we see this rug at the Maysville Museum? I have seen Lisa's rug in person, it is beautiful and so thin, and how many colors are used in the rug? Is this a hard rug to stitch? The floral rugs seem to offer a lot of complexity. I still have a rose to frog out of my Nicola Mascall Design footstool to change the colors of the rose... If I could only make myself frog the rose out; then I would be 2 weeks of work from a finished project for 2014.... hahahah... I do not think I'm up to a 3-4 year stitching project, it could turn into a 10 year project for me, so I probably won't ever start this one. I know that Elly and Lisa didn't take this long to stitch this rug, but I am one slow - as- a turtle miniaturist. Tamra/Indiana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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