msufly wrote:Fantastic achievement! Are you setting little goals within the piece (i.e. # of pages in a month) or just keeping the end goal in your sights?
not really. I just feel a sense of satisfaction every time i finish a page.
annamarie23 wrote:That's some super speedy stitching you've done there! Well done on such amazing progress in such a short period of time.
How many hours did that take?
page 2 took me 17 hours
Vanessa
A little progress every day adds up to big results
WIP
The adoration of the kings- Golden kite completed
Actually, I'd love to hear about your workflow - how you organize yourself so that you're getting so much done so fast. Do you pre-thread needles? How do you organize your floss? do you park or cross country? I'm finding that all these little details really add up when it comes to speed of stitching and I'm forever trying to refine my methods to do better.
Even then.. 17 hours of stitching for a page? Wow. That's just amazing!
Yes I pre thread my needles. It saves so much time. I use the pako needle organiser and the pako thread organiser. I am a cross country stitcher. I hope that helps.
Vanessa
A little progress every day adds up to big results
WIP
The adoration of the kings- Golden kite completed
Well if cross country stitching is what it takes to stitch that speedy, I'll never come even close! I tried it on my 28 count fabric and it was an absolute nightmare filling in the gaps!
I have found that pre-threading needles makes a huge difference.. I'm working on a home made needle organizer right now that's in the planning/trial stages.. I'll start a post about it after I've been using it a couple of days.
I am awestruck by the beauty and the speed of your progress. Not surprised, but still in awe.
Carole
WIPs
Star Wars Afghan:Chewbaca
HAEDs:
O Kitten Tree
Dancing with the Cat
Everything else "on hold"
2022 Finished: Star Wars Afghan: Princess Leia, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda, Finn, Rey, Poe, Han Solo,Darth Vader, BB8,Luke Skywalker
That is incredible Vanessa. Not only really fast, but so neat!!
I've just worked it out that if you stitch a page per week (page three took 5 days) you should be done in 4.8 years.
I'm just as impressed by your speedy stitching. This is great so far! (And it must feel good to already be able to identify different parts of the final picture).
Finished 2014
Nothing yet
WIP
Beauty and the Beast Fall in Love (Kinkade, SAL)
Disney Afghan (SAL)
The Little Mermaid (Kinkade, SAL)
Convent's Herb Garden (Chatelaine, SAL)