The whole lockdown thing did wonders for the current cross-stitching project I've been working on:
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I'm so glad to see another stitcher here, and how talented you are!!
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Looks really good! You said you started this on June 14th, that's a huge progress for one month! Hopefully you can keep at it despite the working hours coming back.
Talented is a strong word as I'm only following the pattern the designer laid out for me but hey, I'll take it
With the lockdown over I also have way less time to do this, but I still try to squeeze in a thread or two each day. Obligatory progress pic:
That's pretty cool, I definitely don't have the patience of doing stitching
I won't speak for anyone else, but how it works for me is:
- Set up the table and the hoop (or w/e this square thing is called. I know that the hoop is a circular thing)
- Consult the design and pick out the strands to begin stitching, get the thread assembled. The trick for me is to switch colors often to keep it exciting
(the two steps above take like 5-10 minutes but that's because the design I'm doing is pretty difficult. for easier designs it would be like 2-3 minutes tops)
- Put on the music I was looking for to check out, be that something from DTF or anything else really. Sometimes I just play something I would like to listen to. It's a great way to listen to music while still doing something
- Everything is set up and now the good times begin
It definitely requires a lot of patience (especially if you've got a knot in your thread somehow, screw that), and it definitely helps with anxiety. The thing is, I'm constantly driven by desire to create something; but as I'm creating helicopter designs for my paycheck and as most of you know I'm also constantly creating a homebrew fantasy D&D campaign from scratch for my friends to play in; stitching is a fantastic way to still create while following someone else's instructions for a change. It's a great way to be productive while your brain is in sleeping mode.