Radical Cross Stitch

I’m proud to be finally posting this one up!  This has been one of my ‘leisure’ stitches, ie a stitch I’ve not done for any particular purpose, just for the fun of it.  And it’s next in my series of Tapysteria Hacks (see the previous piece for a backgrounder on the series).

This doiley was found in a Salvation Army store (can’t remember where, it was a long time ago!) and had a price tag of 20 cents.

*sigh*

That’s cheaper than a second hand McDonalds toy.

*sigh*

So I decided that it should be added to and brought back to a state of appreciation.  I’d been wanting to stitch this slogan for a while as it’s one of my faves.  I don’t care if it’s a bit cliché.  There’s still too many bombs and not enough bikes!

I used a varieagated thread for this piece and I reckon it came out really well.  I used a thread to match the border as the outline.  What was quite tricky about this piece was that the fabric weave is really, really loose.  So I had to be quite careful with the tension to ensure that the fabric didn’t warp.

The problem I have now is that I really don’t know what to do with it.  There’s a few options:

1. frame it

2. use it as  doily

3. sew a backing on it and turn it into a bike flag

4. sell it as is

5. something else?

I have no idea.  Have you got any thoughts?

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