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Is Cross Stitch My New Knitting?
Last week I finally finished the cross-stitch that I started over Thanksgiving!
It was very exciting to complete it, but the photo isn’t so exciting because it just looks like a wrinkled version of the photo that the pattern came with. But I still like it and it was surprisingly very fun to make.
Almost immediately after finishing the little children and flowers, I got out some graph paper and colored pencils that I bought a couple weeks ago and started sketching out gridded versions of my Stackable Cats.
I very rarely sit down and work on drawing something, and after a few hours, I realized that the process was extremely relaxing and enjoyable. Then, because I’ve just started taking a class in Illustrator, I fiddled around with grids in Illustrator and started making a real-live chart. I like the way it looks on screen, but I’ll have to get supplies and actually stitch it up to see if I like it as cross-stitch. That’ll probably take a long time, but I’m eager to get started.
If I like how it turns out, I’m totally going to make a bunch of designs with my characters!
By the way, since I’m getting into this new medium right at the very time that we’re opening an embroidery show at gallery hanahou, I have no illusions about the skill level I’m at with needle and thread. But that’s OK, I’ll just be happy if I can make simple cute things that make me smile.
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about 3 years ago
You are so amazing!! I love the idea of stitching your characters. A whole new world awaits!
about 3 years ago
hehe, i already can see the finished stitching now!
about 3 years ago
wow! :D
about 3 years ago
Your characters are PERFECT for cross stitch. There is a real shortage of cute and fun cross stitch patterns, so yours would be very popular if you ever wished to share them.
about 3 years ago
That’s awesome! I love counted cross-stitch; I haven’t done any in a while. Honestly, your post back in November about the piece you just finished inspired me… I’ve been looking around for the perfect piece to do myself! :) I can’t wait to see what you do with that medium!
about 3 years ago
It’s so cute!! And you have to make the ones with your toys.
Maybe we can get together and you can teach me to cross stitch? I haven’t done it since I was a kid and that was only a few times with half finished projects.
about 3 years ago
I love embroidery and should do some more cross stitching, esp when i see how pretty your project looks!
About the embroidery show at hanahou, i read about it online and i must say i’m a bit sad i didn’t know about it earlier! I would have loved to enter a pretty embroidery project to be part of the show!
about 3 years ago
Wow! That’s so amazing! I love the one with 4 Stackable Cats! I don’t cross stitch, but I do hand embroider. I want to make a knitting pattern soon, (wish me luck!) maybe I should embroider it too!!
That’s so cool!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D :) :D :) :D :) :D :) :D :) :D :) :D
about 3 years ago
I love cross stitch and actually took a short break from knitting myself in the past couple of months to work on a project. I alternated it with knitting and it’s really kind of a nice break. But I love the idea of stitched versions of some of your designs!
about 3 years ago
The finished xstitch looks adorable! I LOVE cross stitch. I’m constantly making patterns and I feel lost if there isn’t something in my embroidery hoop to work on. Coming up with your own patterns for xstitch is so much more fun. I can’t wait to see what you come up with!
about 3 years ago
Man, I love doing those little cross stitch ornaments. Not quite the same, but still cross stitch. It is a nice break from knitting sometimes.
about 3 years ago
Very cute! I’ve never tried drawing my own cross stitch.
about 3 years ago
Wow! these look great… I used to cross stitch when I was younger and I found it really relaxing, but the designs were never very cool. If you’re ever looking for test-stitchers ……..;)
about 3 years ago
Love it!!! I love pretty much everything cross stitch. I second Kate’s “If you’re ever looking for test-stitchers…”