The adoration of the kings - 9th Nov

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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. :applesauce: :applesauce:
How many hours did that take?
page 2 took me 17 hours
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I'm in awe..

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!
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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.
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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.
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Here is page 3
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:applesauce: :applesauce: :applesauce: I am awestruck by the beauty and the speed of your progress. Not surprised, but still in awe.

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Wow again... it's looking great!
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I too am in awe of your speed. I will love watching this come to life.
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rcperryls wrote::applesauce: :applesauce: :applesauce: I am awestruck by the beauty and the speed of your progress. Not surprised, but still in awe.

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Beautiful work Vanessa - it looks wonderful!
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When I saw you had updated again I thought, "No way!" But, yes you did!!!! It's looking beautiful and is so, so fun to watch! :applesauce:
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WOW :shock: 3 pages?! that's insane!!

Wonderful work so far!! Go get another page done! :D
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Unbelievable!! great job Vanessa :applesauce: :applesauce:
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That is incredible Vanessa. Not only really fast, but so neat!! :applesauce:
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. :faint:
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Really 4.8 years! That would be really good if I could. I will try my best :D
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You're amazing Vanessa :shock:
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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).
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Miss speedy fingers strikes again!! Amazing stitching Vanessa!! :applesauce: :applesauce: :applesauce:
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karen4bells wrote:Miss speedy fingers strikes again!! Amazing stitching Vanessa!! :applesauce: :applesauce: :applesauce:

I sooo agree! Your stitching speed never ceases to amaze me! :applesauce: :applesauce: And this is already showing detail, I am going to love watching this one grow. :D
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Wow your update is looking amazing so much detail already :applesauce:
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