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Heather :chickadee:<p>Slowly chipping away at the Turkey Rug Stitch on this wooloo/cosmog project! Those tassel-y bits will be trimmed short when it's done, hopefully making a nice fluffy carpet-effect for Wooloo's wool. :bob_ross: 🤞</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/embroidery" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>embroidery</span></a></span> <a href="https://comicscamp.club/tags/Embroidery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Embroidery</span></a> <a href="https://comicscamp.club/tags/Needlework" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Needlework</span></a> <a href="https://comicscamp.club/tags/Needlepoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Needlepoint</span></a> <a href="https://comicscamp.club/tags/FibreArts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FibreArts</span></a> <a href="https://comicscamp.club/tags/FiberArts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FiberArts</span></a> <a href="https://comicscamp.club/tags/TextileArts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TextileArts</span></a> <a href="https://comicscamp.club/tags/Crafting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Crafting</span></a> <a href="https://comicscamp.club/tags/Handmade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Handmade</span></a> <a href="https://comicscamp.club/tags/WIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WIP</span></a></p>
Heather :chickadee:<p>Started a new <a href="https://comicscamp.club/tags/Pokemon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pokemon</span></a> themed embroidery last night, my first time playing around with Turkey Rug Stitch. Still need a lot of practice with it… it's really uneven right now. Hopefully I get better at it as I go! :da_sweat: </p><p>The hoop is 6 inches in diameter, for scale.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/embroidery" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>embroidery</span></a></span> <a href="https://comicscamp.club/tags/Embroidery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Embroidery</span></a> <a href="https://comicscamp.club/tags/Needlework" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Needlework</span></a> <a href="https://comicscamp.club/tags/Needlepoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Needlepoint</span></a> <a href="https://comicscamp.club/tags/FibreArts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FibreArts</span></a> <a href="https://comicscamp.club/tags/FiberArts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FiberArts</span></a> <a href="https://comicscamp.club/tags/TextileArts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TextileArts</span></a> <a href="https://comicscamp.club/tags/Crafting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Crafting</span></a> <a href="https://comicscamp.club/tags/Handmade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Handmade</span></a> <a href="https://comicscamp.club/tags/WIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WIP</span></a> <a href="https://comicscamp.club/tags/Pkmn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pkmn</span></a> <a href="https://comicscamp.club/tags/Wooloo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wooloo</span></a> <a href="https://comicscamp.club/tags/Cosmog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cosmog</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Hubby has taken up a new hobby -- needlepoint! He describes it as both meditative and also challenging -- like putting together a puzzle. Here are a couple of his finished pieces! Also, an excellent used book I picked up last year, which covers embroidery stitches, patches and crocheting -- useful for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VisibleMending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VisibleMending</span></a> and fixing up some knitted and crocheted pieces!</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Crafting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Crafting</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FiberArts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FiberArts</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Needlepoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Needlepoint</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NatureArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NatureArt</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Crows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Crows</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sunflowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sunflowers</span></a></p>
Greys for Racial Ambiguity 🎹<p>Made this needlepoint over 20 years ago from a 16-color gif rendition using my partner's yarn remnants. I found it again while cleaning the garage and figured I may as well finally dust it off and give it a proper frame treatment. Should have used the non-glare glass though.</p><p>My neighbor remarked that a needlepoint of a Van Gogh seemed rather ironic, and of course that was the whole point in the first place.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/diy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/needlepoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>needlepoint</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/VanGogh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VanGogh</span></a></p>
Tiffany Blankenship :verified:<p>I’m quite proud of this one. First time embroidering an animal. </p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/embroidery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>embroidery</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/needlepoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>needlepoint</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/hobby" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hobby</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/swan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>swan</span></a></p>
Oana<p>/2 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wip</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/needlepoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>needlepoint</span></a></p><p>Moved the template so it is at hand for a long time. Checked the tools, the tread shades. I found a way to match DMC shades to the original and to highlight the area I'm going to sew with a certain shade.</p><p>Goal: not buy anything for this project, at least in the first half. I should have enough stuff in the house.</p><p>Two problems: 1) transfer highlighted area to fabric at points in time, 2) eyesight, not as good as it used to be. Gotta magnify now. And have good light.</p>
Oana<p>/1 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wip</span></a> on the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/needlepoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>needlepoint</span></a> project.</p><p>This was on the back burner because I could not find the masking tape.</p><p>But I found the masking tape and progressed: stitched the outline on a window and measured it against the fabric I'm gonna use. Discovered that my initial estimation was too big, scaled down, printed, stitched again on the window..</p><p>Had to move the template from the window; I moved onto a self-healing mat (quilting), and also supported that on a huge clipboard (drawing/painting)...</p>
Clevergirl42<p>It’s (tongue in cheek) sad to have to stay inside and needlepoint and knit my life away for two weeks while treating sun damaged skin. FTW! <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/needlepoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>needlepoint</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/fibercraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fibercraft</span></a></p>
Oana<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/needlepoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>needlepoint</span></a> project progress: I counted/measured the canvas and prepared a template. I'm gonna transfer the contours on the canvas and then wing it with the colors.</p><p>Soooo excited!!</p><p>While I was fussing with that my youngest had a friend over and they were busy drawing cards (after I relieved them of screens). </p><p>It was a nice feeling of beehive in the house..</p>
Oana<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/needlepoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>needlepoint</span></a> I was working on 30 years ago.. the painted one was done by my mother; it is not finished. Should have more layers of paint. The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/crochet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crochet</span></a> is also done by her.</p><p>She wanted to go to art university, painting. But did not pass the exam. Later in life she was painting these custom needlepoint patterns for her work colleagues. It was so nice to have her painting in the house in the afternoons...</p>
Oana<p>The piece that I want to start is a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/crossstitch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crossstitch</span></a>. I want to do a huge landscape. I say huge cause the backing I have and I'm going to use has a small pixel so it's going to be a big resolution.</p><p>I saw something last year that triggered this idea, also some mosaic, also the big piece of the Dutch artist last weekend..</p><p>I feel very inspired. Hope something materializes!</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/needlepoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>needlepoint</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/goblen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>goblen</span></a></p>
Steve Purcell<p>Just received this wonderful <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/needlepoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>needlepoint</span></a> gift from my daughter. Need to frame it for my office wall.</p>
keysaunt<p>Finishing off my short vacation by putting the final border around this little guy! <a href="https://kind.social/tags/handmade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>handmade</span></a> <a href="https://kind.social/tags/finalfantasy1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>finalfantasy1</span></a> <a href="https://kind.social/tags/BlackMage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlackMage</span></a> <a href="https://kind.social/tags/needlepoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>needlepoint</span></a> <a href="https://kind.social/tags/pixelart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pixelart</span></a> <a href="https://kind.social/tags/hobby" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hobby</span></a> <a href="https://kind.social/tags/fiberarts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fiberarts</span></a> <a href="https://kind.social/tags/mastoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mastoart</span></a> <a href="https://kind.social/tags/mastocraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mastocraft</span></a></p>
J.A. Pipes ✅<p>Yep 💯 <br /><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/badday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>badday</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/lifehack" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>lifehack</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/needlepoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>needlepoint</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>humor</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/meme" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>meme</span></a></p>
Eclectic Human<p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Autumn" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Autumn</span></a> colours seen partly through clear glass and partly through a screened window. <br />The fine grid of the screen slightly mutes the colours and softens the texture, creating the effect of <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/needlepoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>needlepoint</span></a>. <br /><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/FensterFreitag" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FensterFreitag</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/WindowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WindowFriday</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/maple" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>maple</span></a></p>
Sara<p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Needlepoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Needlepoint</span></a> Saturday. This is a gorgeous kit I ordered from Chile. I guess it is more properly <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/crossstitch" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>crossstitch</span></a>? Call it <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/tapestry" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>tapestry</span></a> maybe? <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/tapestryneedlepoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>tapestryneedlepoint</span></a> <a href="https://www.aleduringbordados.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">aleduringbordados.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>