Wolf's Craftstravaganza - Page 4

wolf · 06-06-2004, 11:15 PM

If I can find the charts, I'll post pictures of the artist's model ... that's as close as I'll get right now.

I have to finish the cross stitch for my sister's birthday 8 years ago first.

wolf · 06-08-2004, 01:20 AM

Needlepoint for people who find needlepoint to be too complex ... the "difficult" part of the design, in this case, the horsehead, is completed for you. All you have to do is fill in the background.

I made this during a hospital stay when I was in the 7th grade.

wolf · 06-08-2004, 09:14 AM

I, myself, wouldn't rather be cycling, but this was made for a very dear, and now deceased friend.

His son returned this to me

wolf · 06-09-2004, 09:47 AM

A little do-it-yourself needlepoint project here.

This was not a kit.

When I was in college, this was my favorite Broadway Show. It still is.

One of my friends in the theater department and I spent a LOT of time in a practice room in the Music Building singing tunes from Evita. We were pretty good ...

xoxoxoBruce · 06-09-2004, 05:11 PM

Is that metallic thread? It really seems to sparkle.

wolf · 06-10-2004, 01:04 AM

Yes, the silver thread is a metallic. Pain in the butt to work with. You have to use shorter pieces of it because it frays as it pulls through the scrim.

wolf · 06-10-2004, 12:53 PM

Yet another technique ... this is "longstitch" which is done on the same type of fabric as needlepoint, but instead of stitching diagonally across stepwise holes, you make (duh) a long stitch from top to bottom of the color area.

melidasaur · 06-10-2004, 12:55 PM

that looks like it has some texture to it - very cool!

Beestie · 06-10-2004, 01:06 PM

I like the Evita the best so far.

Keep 'em comin'.

wolf · 06-10-2004, 01:06 PM

that's one of the things that I do like about longstitch. the puffiness becomes part of the design.

melidasaur · 06-10-2004, 01:31 PM

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Originally posted by wolf
that's one of the things that I do like about longstitch. the puffiness becomes part of the design.

It looks especially good with scene from the air, like the one you posted, because it is actually very realistic because fields would have that sort of textured look in real life.

wolf · 06-12-2004, 01:54 AM

This is the last one that I had ready to post ... there will be a bit of a lag as I have to discover other hidden caches of craft items. Also, I have a gun show to attend this weekend.

It's my favorite. The chart is called "Native American Angel." Well ... I don't do angels, so I left the wings and halo off. She didn't mind.

Also, as presented here, the design was so much more "me."

It's stitched on 28 count linen, over two threads. As you can (sort of, the flash reflection off the glass was a pain) see, the fabric doesn't have those clearly defined squares that the aida fabric did. This was my first piece on linen. Actually, I guess I should say only piece on linen so far.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-12-2004, 04:41 AM

Excellent! Nice mat job, too.

wolf · 06-12-2004, 09:30 AM

That matting is why I do more stitching than framing.

Cost of kit: $19.95

Cost of actual stitching: Unable to calculate because I don't keep track of my time spent doing something like that.

Cost to frame completed kit: $199.95

There are a few projects that are pictured here where I got the kit on sale ... Charlie Brown and Snoopy were from a sale bin, $2 each, the Bicyclist, $1.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-12-2004, 03:33 PM

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Cost to frame completed kit: $199.95

Amen.

06-06-2004, 11:15 PM	#46
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	If I can find the charts, I'll post pictures of the artist's model ... that's as close as I'll get right now. I have to finish the cross stitch for my sister's birthday 8 years ago first. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

06-08-2004, 01:20 AM	#47
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Needlepoint for people who find needlepoint to be too complex ... the "difficult" part of the design, in this case, the horsehead, is completed for you. All you have to do is fill in the background. I made this during a hospital stay when I was in the 7th grade. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

06-08-2004, 09:14 AM	#48
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I, myself, wouldn't rather be cycling, but this was made for a very dear, and now deceased friend. His son returned this to me __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

06-09-2004, 09:47 AM	#49
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	A little do-it-yourself needlepoint project here. This was not a kit. When I was in college, this was my favorite Broadway Show. It still is. One of my friends in the theater department and I spent a LOT of time in a practice room in the Music Building singing tunes from Evita. We were pretty good ... __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

06-09-2004, 05:11 PM	#50
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Is that metallic thread? It really seems to sparkle. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-10-2004, 01:04 AM	#51
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Yes, the silver thread is a metallic. Pain in the butt to work with. You have to use shorter pieces of it because it frays as it pulls through the scrim. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

06-10-2004, 12:53 PM	#52
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Yet another technique ... this is "longstitch" which is done on the same type of fabric as needlepoint, but instead of stitching diagonally across stepwise holes, you make (duh) a long stitch from top to bottom of the color area. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

06-10-2004, 12:55 PM	#53
melidasaur Traded your soul for pogs. Join Date: May 2004 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 646	that looks like it has some texture to it - very cool! __________________ I love England, what can I say?

06-10-2004, 01:06 PM	#54
Beestie -◊\|≡·∙■·∙≡\|◊- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 4,081	I like the Evita the best so far. Keep 'em comin'. __________________ ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦

06-12-2004, 01:54 AM	#57
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	This is the last one that I had ready to post ... there will be a bit of a lag as I have to discover other hidden caches of craft items. Also, I have a gun show to attend this weekend. It's my favorite. The chart is called "Native American Angel." Well ... I don't do angels, so I left the wings and halo off. She didn't mind. Also, as presented here, the design was so much more "me." It's stitched on 28 count linen, over two threads. As you can (sort of, the flash reflection off the glass was a pain) see, the fabric doesn't have those clearly defined squares that the aida fabric did. This was my first piece on linen. Actually, I guess I should say only piece on linen so far. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

06-12-2004, 04:41 AM	#58
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Excellent! Nice mat job, too. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-12-2004, 09:30 AM	#59
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	That matting is why I do more stitching than framing. Cost of kit: $19.95 Cost of actual stitching: Unable to calculate because I don't keep track of my time spent doing something like that. Cost to frame completed kit: $199.95 There are a few projects that are pictured here where I got the kit on sale ... Charlie Brown and Snoopy were from a sale bin, $2 each, the Bicyclist, $1. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

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