Well, here it is! My biggest project so far is in the shops now, so finally I can show you what it is (I`ve been bursting for months!). It`s a Parisian street scene by my favourite designer, Maria Diaz, and as it happens, it`s been selected as the chart of this month - which meant I had to send in a more-or-less presentable mugshot, eek! I managed to find a pre-double chin piccie of myself, and as a bonus, I`m stitching in it, so that was fine...well, I`m saying `fine` - you decide for yourselves:
I spent practically the whole of January stitching this stunning, 180x180 (32.5x32.5 cm on 28 ct evenweave) picture and I absolutely loved every minute of it, even the 7 or 8 hours` worth of backstitch and the 320 French knots - when you`re working on a picture of Paris, you tend to say c`est la vie more readily. ;)
When working on a magazine project, I have to time myself (as well as take notes of the lengths of thread I use of every colour), so with this one, I started to stop and take a photo after every 5 hours. Little did I know at the beginning that it`d take me 122 hours to finish - thus I ended up with so many photos that this blog wouldn`t be big enough for all of them! :) So for the first time ever, I tried to turn them into some sort of a montage, a very basic mini-video with no sound or special effects... or even proper lighting, lol. I`ve seen more professional ones on YouTube but this one`s special to me; I love watching how the picture grows, and I hope you`ll like it too! Happy stitching! :)
What an amazing project! Your stitching is lovely!
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You have a very professional look on that "mugshot" - and your stitching is superb. Congratulations on being the stitcher of the month! How does it feel to be famous? :)
ReplyDeleteThank you very much, ladies! I`m glad you like it and hope a lot of people will stitch it, it`s a fabulous project. :) Haha, famous! *waves, as if dismissing the idea, then starts to autograph enlarged copies of mugshot*
ReplyDeleteGreat stitching and I liked your video.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Minnie - it`s nowhere near as professional looking as the ones e.g. `Eponases` makes on YouTube, but a) my lighting is rubbish and b) my fabric looks more `jumpy` because I don`t use a frame or hoop. Still, it`s interesting to see how a picture is born, isn`t it? Have you seen these epic Pokemon and Evening Fairies stitches? They`re gobsmacking! :)
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Congratulations on being the featured stitcher! I do like that they appreciate the model stitcher. Usually they don't even get a name-check.
ReplyDeleteYour photo montage was great too, it was so interesting to see the project grow. Consistent lighting would improve the next one but other than that it was great.
Thanks, Jo - I`m working on another biggie just now and I`m trying to take the pictures always in the same corner, under the same light, away from the window, so hopefully the changing natural light (or lack thereof) shouldn`t come in the picture (haha). Well, so far they seem uniformally dark, rofl!
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