HeyDays stitchings - ALTTP, PKM

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HeyDays stitchings - ALTTP, PKM

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Hey everyone! :link
I want to show you all my first big project and I also need some advice in finishing it.
As a huge Zelda-Fan, I decided to take the scene where Link gets the Master Sword in A Link to the Past and do a gobelin (I guess it's a half cross-stitch, but we call it gobelin where I come from =D)
I'm almost finished after a year of work and now I am asking myself: "What are the final steps?"
As you can see in the picture, my work is a little slope and there is a bend in the middle. I already found the tutorial for ironing but I didn't find anything about washing for the first time. Do you have any advice or tutorials for that?
And I also plan to attach my work to a pillowcase. Did anyone tried to do such a thing before?
I'm hoping for some answeres =)

edit: I changed the name of the topic 'cause I don't want to make a new thread for every single project
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Re: A Link to the Past - Mastersword-Scene

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Our very own Eliste has written a most excellent blog series on how to wash/block/iron/etc. finished pieces. I'll admit, I tend to read it every time I need to finish a project.

Can't say I'm any help on the pillow thing, though. I think some other people have successfully done that, though. :)
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Re: A Link to the Past - Mastersword-Scene

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Thanks for the link!
The how tos are really good and now I'm totally motivated to finish my work and start to clean it properly =D
I already have a plan for sewing the stitching to the pillowcase, but maybe there are more professional ways to do so?

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Re: A Link to the Past - Mastersword-Scene

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Wow, it looks great!

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Re: A Link to the Past - Mastersword-Scene

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I finished my stitching today =D
I already washed and blocked it, but I'm still not sure if I've done everything right. I did everything according to the tutorial but I still have this bend in the middle and it's still a little sloping, but better than before anyways =D
Should I try washing and blocking it a second time? Do you think it will be better after a second trial?

The colours on this particular picture are a little bit too dark. I will make a picture with more light as soon as I ironed it.
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Re: A Link to the Past - Mastersword-Scene

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I can never block it perfectly but when I "lace" it for framing all the creases seem to come out.
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Re: A Link to the Past - Mastersword-Scene

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What a great finish! Congratulations! :yahoo: :yahoo:

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Re: A Link to the Past - Mastersword-Scene

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Ironing is over!
It looks so smooth and even :D
I'm not completely satisfied thou :(
Nevertheless, it was my first big project and I guess I learned a lot!
Like "Never stretch the fabric to much" and "Don't divide the project into subsections unless you like to have a bend" D:

Do you think it would get better if I rewash and reblock it? (I also have to repair two or three spots, but that's done in a second!)

Now it's time to make plans for sewing it to the pillowcase! :D

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Thats the whole thing after Ironing
That's the whole thing after ironing
That's the whole thing after ironing
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The backside
The backside
The backside
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Close up
Close up
Close up
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The heart :D
The heart :D
The heart :D
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Re: A Link to the Past - Mastersword-Scene

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That is gorgeous! How do you keep the back looking so neat?! Mine looks like a shaggy rug! All in all great job!

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Re: A Link to the Past - Mastersword-Scene

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sawyerssnowflake wrote:That is gorgeous! How do you keep the back looking so neat?! Mine looks like a shaggy rug! All in all great job!
My thoughts exactly! This looks awesome front AND back! :good:
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