What I get for thinking I could get away with long satin stitches

Ive experienced this as well. So is the solution to use long and short stitch? Because when I tried that, I ended up with small gaps everywhere, it didn’t look “smooth”. I probably need to work on my long & short technique, but I also wonder if there’s a better filler stitch to use.

i think doing a clean border around the plant/each colour block in the background (in either a similar or contrasting colour) would look really cool! but it still looks great as is, your stitches are really neat 🙂

This is cool. Very mid-century modern! I dig it.

I really like what you did here. It looks like a kind of abstract interpretation, sort of Picasso meets Matisse or something. It may not have come out as you had imagined it should, but it came out looking as you see the world and it is very beautiful. A painting with thread.

For what it’s worth, I like it. Sure, it’s ‘imperfect’ by the standards of classic satin stitch. But who cares? I don’t think the Satin Stitch Patrol is gonna arrive and cart you away for a stint in Embroidery Lockup. 😄

I think the little gaps give it a nice sense of movement, gives your eye something to roam around on in the piece. The colors are nice, the composition is pleasing. You should hang it up with pride and own it as part of your learning journey.

❤️

i would’ve thought it was a deliberate choice if i hadn’t read your description. 

I saw a quote once that said “sure, a bad technique may look bad. But do it again and again in different pieces of art and it becomes its own style.” I think a few pieces in this style would look very chic together

Funky! I love it

It reads well from a distance. Very chunky style, I like it. You could even weave between those stitches and add beads if you wanted to experiment

I loveeeee this!!!!