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thegiddystitcher

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Proud multicrafter, making cool stuff and all over the Fediverse like a rash. Find my various stuff at linksta.cc/

Gamedev alter ego: @TeaHands

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My friend, you are so easily enabled it’s unreal.

thegiddystitcher,
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Great progress! I can’t look at this map without getting the music stuck in my head so thanks for that I guess :D

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Probably more just that this was the 90s

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Thanks, need a bit more practise before I can really get speedy with it and stitch two-handed, but it’ll give me something to shoot for during 24hocs 😄

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So close! Have you got a specific plan for framing it or turning it into anything?

My WIP Wednesday progress was nonexistent these last few weeks but NO MORE! After setting up the new stand the other day I got nearly 400 stitches in on Errol over the weekend, which is a lot for me!

https://i.imgur.com/SVb5fUG.jpg

Pretty much everything below collar / wing level is new this week, it’s been very motivational and really helped get my stitchy bug back a bit.

Speaking of, it’s 24 hours of cross stitch this weekend (Friday-Sunday) and I think I may give it a go! Might even vlog it, assuming nothing gets in the way. So I need to decide whether to use the time on this project or switch to something else, or maybe a combo. Hmm decisions decisions.

Anyone else tempted to give it a whirl?

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Oh this is cool, I love stitching big blocks of colour like that they’re so satisfying!

thegiddystitcher,
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Best I can do is a little M next to your name and the ability to muck up the sidebar markdown and embarrass yourself.

thegiddystitcher,
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My eyes are watering just thinking about it. Maybe time to invest in a magnifying glass!

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I’m stitching 2 over 1 on 28ct for Autumn Stories:

https://i.imgur.com/N9Q1JIF.png

However, BIG caveat. I’m doing it all in tent stitch (half stitches), which I did a test square of before starting to make sure the coverage was good. Obviously the main difference is stitching over 1 you end up with a finished piece half the size of what the pattern probably says it should be, but as a bonus you get to use (and therefore buy) less floss. So swings and roundabouts!

I think 2 over 1 full cross stitch would’ve been a bit much for this fabric, I’d probably have tried swatching 1 over 1 to see what that looked like. But honestly just do whatever you want, no stitching police are gonna come knocking at the door :D

Personally I really love the look of stitching over 2 on evenweave because the relatively chonky stitches contrast with the finer fabric. But ymmv!

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One of us!

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Hah, that’s my approach with my current full coverage too. Oh, I made a small mistake or left an empty spot? These colours are all so similar I’ll just fill it with whatever 🤷‍♀️

It’s a great effect in this piece though, hopefully worth fiddling with all those blues!

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Fair enough! My other account is on .world lol, picked both of them at separate times as a “nice small server that seems competently run” and now look at us, two of the biggest Lemmy servers, well done me 🤦‍♀️

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As someone who is also suffering the lingering effects of our good friend covid, this is very relatable. Glad it all worked out in the end though, lucky you didn’t frog it before realising :D

Edit: Oh my god this was just a speculative comment that I didn’t really think would work but lemm.ee is federating again HOORAY!

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It’s a decent server, I’ve been happy with it. Couple of things you should know if you’re thinking of moving.

First is that our admin is a contributor to Lemmy core and quite enthusiastic about rolling out updates / doing his own experiments so we’re a bit of a guinea pig server sometimes. Usually a good thing, but not so much when it breaks federation for two weeks over Christmas 😅

Second, there’s a more relaxed approach to defederation than on .world and some people have strong feelings about that so just thought I’d let you know!

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Looks like a really nice addition! I’ll have to play around with it later :D

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Pretty much my strategy so far

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Curse seasonal colour analysis and all of its surprising accuracy! I don’t want to be a bright spring, I want to be goth!

You live your best life in that blue dress kid and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

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Ooh yes! With all the attachments and things you can get you’d be all set for future gifting possibilities too! 😄

Had my first proper session with this last night and it’s officially changed my life.

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Thanks! It was hard work, 8hrs a day doesn’t sound unmanageable until you remember you’re an adult who needs to do other things too! But at least I didn’t have to cheat and extend it into Monday this time which is my usual strat 😅

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Thanks! 300 daily is impressive, and so far out of my reach. Just have too many other craft projects on the go, which I suppose you could argue is my own fault.

Just thought to actually check how many stitches I did during this and it’s 2345, which yes that’s less than 100 an hour, but I had to do some frogging and also was very tired by the end lol.

Definitely a lot of fun though, maybe you should get the April edition in your calendar 😉

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I completely agree!

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Sybil is such an icon <3

When I was deciding on fabric for this I nearly went with a space theme because I imagined them flying out beyond the edge of the Disc and finding a new world. But ultimately the colours in that fabric would’ve been too close to Errol. On the bright side this slightly speckly yarn is a bit “isolated and rocky” vibes so I think it still works!

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