X-Stitch Sunday

[kikotei]

Update for this week. A fair amount done, but I've felt less than stellar the last few days. Some one had asked for some close-ups, so I did a few.


Original artwork by Kitsune.


Last week


This week. This section isn't a complete page, so I should be done with this part before the end of March

Now for some close ups!

Comments

[amalnahurriyeh]

I am trying to come up with a word to describe this project and your brilliant work on it. Something between "horrified" and "impressed." "Horrimpressed." Something like that. (I am a VERY VERY LAZY STITCHER.) Gorgeous art, and meticulous sewing!

[kikotei]

hehe, I am totally using that from now on. "Horripressed". ^_________^

Thanks! I got the raised eyebrow from my mom when I told her what I was doing, you know the one that silently asks if you've ingested something you shouldn't have. It's been crazy, but worth the challenge.

[elfy]

I am curious, because I work in a very different way (but my pieces are usually smaller ...): How do you actually do that with so many threads to work only as far as the sheet goes? I ask, because I usually work my way from one color to another, so I never ever have such clean borders ...

That aside: Damn, that is an impressive piece! It looks fantastic!

[kikotei]

Thanks!

I've got my pattern set up on 8.5x11 sheets of paper with built in overlaps, which helps with the clean borders. Early reference photo, complete page to stitched area.

From there it all depends on what I'm actually stitching. Right now the section I'm in lends itself to stitching one color straight through. Other sections I'll stitch as much as possible in one color, then if the jump to pick it up elsewhere is too big I'll switch colors.

[elekdragon]

Gorgeous! Thank you for the close ups. The stitching looks amazing. Beautiful, detailed, wonderful!

[kikotei]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the close ups.