My Stitchings (Zelda Title Screen and Pokemon) (32K Warning)

[Blink190]

Your projects look amazing! Congratulations!

I suggest http://www.abcstitch.com for canvas. Look under fabrics. I think its called Mono-canvas. Not affiliated with the store, just a happy customer.

Thank you! I'll definitely take a look at that site, it'll make my work a lot easier

Beautiful work!!!

Thanks! : )

Oh wow. I'm glad to see someone finally finished a Zelda title screen. The half stitch seems to work just fine. I'm assuming you're still using DMC thread? How many strands do you use?

I absolutely love Cross Stitch Ninja's massive Mario and Zelda maps that you reference. I'd love to tackle one of those some day myself. I think they're on 18-count Aida fabric. I'm unfamiliar with this mono canvas but intrigued.

Yeah, I'm still using DMC, it's the only one that I can easily find every color for at Michael's. Is there something else better or easier to use? And I use all 6 strands at once, I'm not too fond of splitting every thread. That, and I don't know many specific ways of stitching and different variations and such.

[rgcainmd]

I, too, use all 6 strands (DMC floss) on plastic canvas for everything that I intend to frame to hang on a wall. As far as floss goes, I'm pretty sure DMC is the gold standard.

Does anyone know where I can get (either at a store or on-line, preferably on-line) LARGE pieces of plastic canvas, as I'd like to stitch something larger than the approximately 8.5" x 11" sheets they sell at Michael's?

Thanks in advance!!!

[benjibot]

When I asked if you used DMC floss what I meant was "Are you using an embroidery floss that can be easily divided into 6 individual threads?" DMC floss is a bit quicker to type. In cross stitch one typically uses between 1 and 3 threads depending on the count of the fabric and I thought that might not provide sufficient coverage for a continental (or tent) stitch like this.

But yeah, it looks great! I've been seeing more and more Pokémon stitching lately and I really want to make some and I just keep putting it off for no reason. Well, the sheer number of monsters available is a bit intimidating. Also the number of different iterations of the series. Each set of games had different art and I guess there's some horrible OCD part of my brain that insists that I examine, say, the Magikarp art from each different one before starting. I have issues.

I don't think plastic canvas comes in different sizes. I'm sure there are other manufacturers, but the only one I've ever found is from Darice and they seem to make only letter-sized pages. You could always stitch two sheets together. I've never tried, and it's probably more trouble than it's worth, but it's possible.

[Blink190]

When I asked if you used DMC floss what I meant was "Are you using an embroidery floss that can be easily divided into 6 individual threads?" DMC floss is a bit quicker to type. In cross stitch one typically uses between 1 and 3 threads depending on the count of the fabric and I thought that might not provide sufficient coverage for a continental (or tent) stitch like this.

But yeah, it looks great! I've been seeing more and more Pokémon stitching lately and I really want to make some and I just keep putting it off for no reason. Well, the sheer number of monsters available is a bit intimidating. Also the number of different iterations of the series. Each set of games had different art and I guess there's some horrible OCD part of my brain that insists that I examine, say, the Magikarp art from each different one before starting. I have issues.

I don't think plastic canvas comes in different sizes. I'm sure there are other manufacturers, but the only one I've ever found is from Darice and they seem to make only letter-sized pages. You could always stitch two sheets together. I've never tried, and it's probably more trouble than it's worth, but it's possible.

Ahh yeah, I understand. I've done small cross-stitchings years ago and had to split the threads, but the last couple of years I just stick with all 6 strands.

You should definitely go for the Pokemon ones, the website posted a few weeks back has the Diamond/Pearl sprites, and they're easily some of the better looking ones out there. And some of the Pokemon just look really good.

And stitching two sheets together is definitely more trouble than it's worth. I only did it because there was no way I was starting over on the Zelda one. I definitely plan on buying bigger canvas for my next big work.

[johloh]

awesome project! I've seen like 20 half finished zelda title screens...nice to see it done!

I would have thought half stitch would look bad and incomplete, but this looks good! I think it must be the 6 strands youre using that are providing the same coverage as 2 strands in cross stitch.

anyways, great work! cant wait to see the zelda map done.

[Blink190]

awesome project! I've seen like 20 half finished zelda title screens...nice to see it done!

I would have thought half stitch would look bad and incomplete, but this looks good! I think it must be the 6 strands youre using that are providing the same coverage as 2 strands in cross stitch.

anyways, great work! cant wait to see the zelda map done.

Thank you very much!

I had seen the other half-completed ones on the forums too, and it kind of spurred me on to finish it instead of do other smaller stuff.

As for the Zelda map, I think I'm going to post a new thread for that one soon, it's moving along at a pretty quick pace.

[Dragoniron7]

and where are these updates on that map? or at least a pattern

[Blink190]

and where are these updates on that map? or at least a pattern

This was actually from December. I finished the Oracle of Ages map in this thread: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=228&p=1610#p1631

[Dragoniron7]

i seen that you said you would start a new post, its just hard sometimes sifting through old threads to find stuff. Thanks for the link.....where did you get the pattern from?

[Blink190]

i seen that you said you would start a new post, its just hard sometimes sifting through old threads to find stuff. Thanks for the link.....where did you get the pattern from?

I made it myself from a picture of the map I found online