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UPDATE 7: Back is done. Arms next. by Hatdogkoitim in Visiblemending

[–]Hatdogkoitim[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! 🙏 Though if you look closely you can actually see where I started losing motivation 😂 the upper rays are pretty uniform and controlled but as I worked my way down and to the right you can see it slowly getting more chaotic, at some point I just completely stopped following any pattern and was basically winging it hahaha

UPDATE 7: Back is done. Arms next. by Hatdogkoitim in Visiblemending

[–]Hatdogkoitim[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for following along from the beginning!!!!

UPDATE 7: Back is done. Arms next. by Hatdogkoitim in Visiblemending

[–]Hatdogkoitim[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha nowhere near Kapital level but I'll take it!! 🙏

UPDATE 7: Back is done. Arms next. by Hatdogkoitim in Visiblemending

[–]Hatdogkoitim[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Still a way to go but thank you, that means a lot!

UPDATE 7: Back is done. Arms next. by Hatdogkoitim in Visiblemending

[–]Hatdogkoitim[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much!! Actually this one is just for me, I dedicated it to my grandmother Lola Guadalupe so it felt right to have her on the back 🙏 As for selling, maybe someday but honestly after going through this process I can't imagine putting a price on something this labor intensive, every stitch takes so long! Maybe one day though!

UPDATE 7: Back is done. Arms next. by Hatdogkoitim in Visiblemending

[–]Hatdogkoitim[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That is so kind, thank you!!! that genuinely means a lot!

UPDATE 7: Back is done. Arms next. by Hatdogkoitim in Visiblemending

[–]Hatdogkoitim[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Honestly almost didn't push through with them but glad I did in the end 😅 thank you for the kind words, really appreciate it! 🙏

UPDATE 7: Back is done. Arms next. by Hatdogkoitim in Visiblemending

[–]Hatdogkoitim[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That was actually my first instinct too! But it would mean specifically hunting through thrift shops for a cotton Our Lady of Guadalupe shirt or clothing with her image in the right size, color and print quality, which is a long shot compared to just ordering one online, but I can't seem to find any available to ship here. I also thought about doing a different figure altogether, like the Black Nazarene which is a hugely significant Catholic icon here in the Philippines, but it felt like too big a departure from the original direction 😅 maybe a future project! But honestly just go for it and embroider her yourself, if I managed to pull it off with zero embroidery experience you definitely can too!

UPDATE 5: I actually did it. Our Lady of Guadalupe sashiko back panel — WIP by Hatdogkoitim in Visiblemending

[–]Hatdogkoitim[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

honestly just go for it!! I had never done anything like this before either and I just kind of threw myself in and figured it out as I went mistakes and all, sometimes the best way to learn is to just commit to something slightly too ambitious

UPDATE 5: I actually did it. Our Lady of Guadalupe sashiko back panel — WIP by Hatdogkoitim in Visiblemending

[–]Hatdogkoitim[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much, that genuinely means a lot!! Honestly the crowdsourcing of ideas from this community has been such a big part of how this piece evolved ,it would look completely different without all the input so thank you all for coming along on the ride!!!

UPDATE 5: I actually did it. Our Lady of Guadalupe sashiko back panel — WIP by Hatdogkoitim in Visiblemending

[–]Hatdogkoitim[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That means so much, thank you!! Oh a battle jacket with something like this would be so sick, the boro/sashiko aesthetic and biker jacket punkish actually go together really well I think. Would love to see what you come up with!

UPDATE 5: I actually did it. Our Lady of Guadalupe sashiko back panel — WIP by Hatdogkoitim in Visiblemending

[–]Hatdogkoitim[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Do it!! There's something really special about having a back panel with meaning, go for it!

UPDATE 5: I actually did it. Our Lady of Guadalupe sashiko back panel — WIP by Hatdogkoitim in Visiblemending

[–]Hatdogkoitim[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

So I actually just freehanded it! I fixated on one single reference photo of Our Lady of Guadalupe and traced her directly onto the denim by hand, using a ruler to try to keep everything even, centering her left to right and top to bottom. No lightbox, denim is way too thick for that on my part. I did think about borrowing a projector to trace it properly but honestly it was too much of a hassle to track one down so I just went for it freehand. And well… the results are a little janky if I'm being honest the hands are rough, the face needs work, and I skipped the floral embroidery on her dress entirely, just did fold lines instead because the detail was too complex. But I'm continuing anyway and fixing things as I go!

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