As I've been taking a break from quilting for the month, I've been catching up on my needlepoint! It always takes me a little while to get in the swing of it because it's such an intimidating canvas, but once I get on a role it goes by quickly.
See some progress update photos below. If you click on the photos it will show them in high res for a more detailed look.
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remember this guy? |
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I redid him in pink. I definitely thinks it looks better, although ripping out the black thread was a MASSIVE pain! After doing this guy I learned that it's better to do more and more as top stitches than to try to incorporate small details into the main color stitching. |
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before shot of all the central corals |
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all stitched...as is the little yellow and black fish. He's still not perfect compared to the painting but I think I'm improving. All of his stripes were added second. The curves on his dorsal fins aren't as perfectly curved as they could be. |
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