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Wednesday, 22nd of November, 2006 12:24 [cross_stitch, happy_dances, rants, stitchy_pictures]
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I've been smoking my needle since 21:00 yesterday until noon today (excluding coffee breaks) and I can proudly announce a happy dance. Panda is now stitched!
Admittedly I am in little pieces, but those pieces are very proud of themselves. Though, even it may just be that I've been awake last 19 hours but, I am not pleased with the outcome. However I am happy to get rid of this.
So, let me introduce you: Panda and momma's little helper (that wooden thingy is my frame as you may guess *grin*) who slept on my lap while I was stitching...

      

Info:

  • Design: Panda in Bamboo
  • Designer: Maria Diaz
  • Published in: Cross Stitch Collection, issue 127 (February 2006)
  • Fabric: 28 count Desert Sky Lugana by Silkweaver
  • Floss: DMC
  • Other: Backstitches done with 3799 instead of 844.
I need to wash it and block it, as it's a bit wonky, thanks to my frame...

Anyway, if you ask from me, as a person who has stitched this, I'd say that here we have wonderful example of good looking original gone terribly wrong. In other words it's not tweaked at all/ correctly/ enough when importing it from image to a pattern.

  1. It has dots, unnecessary confetti, which doesn't improve the look, but rather weakens the quality.
  2. Colours haven't been checked properly. Panda's head has two big areas of white, which, unfortunately, are disturbing. Those should have been stitched with some light cream, or by blending white with cream, not as it is charted.
  3. And sorry to say, it looks a bit like a zombie...
You can see how it has looked like as original artwork, but do I want my stitched piece be exact replica of that?
My dear designers... learn to tweak!

Monthly goal count: six goals accomplished, one to go.

  • Mood:cranky, achy, tired
  • Sounds:Sarah McLachlan – Trust
Comments 
Wednesday, 22nd of November, 2006 13:05 (UTC)
Anonymous
It turned out great. Happy Dancing with you now :) I do see what you wmean by him being like a zombie

Selina (www.linabear.com/blog)
Wednesday, 22nd of November, 2006 15:32 (UTC)
[info]snowprincipessa
Those white circles around its irises... :P
Wednesday, 22nd of November, 2006 14:31 (UTC)
[info]ternezia
I've been watching all the time your tortures with it but reserved speaking up my comments for after you finish with it ;)

You definitely put a *lot* of work into this project. Seems we have the same feeling about it because I too am a kind of "split" in my opinion about it. It looks like an advanced design and the colors are very good (seen from the photo and my monitor, so can't say anything about what you mention of them not being good, because I can't see the "live" stitched thing).

Panda's eyes could have been charted better, they are a bit hidden.
Don't know why there's so little backstitching in this design, I'd also add backstitch to the bamboos in the frame.
There's some unfinished color arrangement (IMO), as there's no "composition" - in the bamboos colors should be something from Panda's colors, or at least something to not make so big contrast between the center of design and the border.
But still this work is very much worth to commend. Considering the patience you had with it and not just put it away. Bravos to you.
Wednesday, 22nd of November, 2006 15:34 (UTC)
[info]snowprincipessa
*bows*

Well, the reason to tackle with it until the end was that my mom had paid the supplies. :P
Thursday, 23rd of November, 2006 23:18 (UTC)
Anonymous
Wonderful work, Outi! I know you worked long and hard on this one and you must be terribly happy to see it finished so that you can work on something more rewarding. :) Congratulations!

- Jenna (http://www.jennamagee.com/weblog)
Friday, 24th of November, 2006 4:31 (UTC)
[info]snowprincipessa
Thanks. :)
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