Here's the first of the giraffes I plan on stitching this year. I chose this kit so I could try a new finishing technique.

After the crosses were stitched, I sewed a piece of muslin onto the back of the stitchery while backstitching around the edge of the giraffe. Batting was stuffed into the "pocket" between the stitchery and the muslin. Then the backstitching that forms the details of the legs are stitched. This is what causes the puffy 3-D effect.

I hope to finish/frame all the giraffes in a similar way — with a gold frame and a black mat or black detail. The giraffes grace the hallway that leads to my studio.

Stitched January 21 - January 27, 2005

Pattern name:	Puffi Giraffe
Designer:	Lois Thompson for Designs for the Needle
Stitch Count:	33 x 50
Fabric:	14ct white aida
Floss:	DMC cotton
Original Cost:	approx. $4.00
Copyright year:	1981

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Used. Excellent condition. Chart left over from kit plus leftover threads.
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