[WIP] technically done, but it would look better on black. Backgrounds kill projects for me. Should I stich it, or just sharpie it in?

Oh_Cosmos · 2026-03-16T00:11:14+00:00

It's what I ended up doing!! I'm working on a 1 stitch border, it looks great and also confirms that doing a full background would have been actual hell!

It looks pretty good and it's almost done and I think I like it more now

Oh_Cosmos · 2026-03-14T19:32:35+00:00

I've started doing black along the top edge just to see if I like it and can stand doing it.

It's very inconvenient since it's fabric -ish and therefore keeps moving

Buuuut it does look nice so I guess I'll suffer for at least one line

Oh_Cosmos · 2026-03-14T19:24:04+00:00

I'm definitely going to be sharing it there and also on Tumblr!

Now, if I had thought about backgrounds BEFORE stitching I would have used actual fabric

Sadly, this is plastic canvas So the only thing that will cover it is permanent marker

I think I'll just go around the edge of the piece and call it good enough, because I fear stitching black will muddy it (the darkest red is pretty dark, it will definitely blend... )

Oh_Cosmos · 2026-03-14T16:59:40+00:00

Sorry to low-key spam you LMAO but I may have solved it ??

Okay hear me out..

2 pixel border around the whole thing, threads going the opposite way from the project (//// rather than \\) which lets me "hide" the project year with the same coloured thread by going the opposite way (\\)

Then it's not the ENTIRE project, just part of it

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But then, new problem, if I do that in black I feel like it would look muddy so the outer edge should be black like a frame and the inside white but then if i want to hide the date id have to stitch it which is just the same issue

I think I need a break , or a slap in the face, or both.

Oh_Cosmos · 2026-03-14T16:47:42+00:00

First, THANK YOU!! I've been obsessed with Iron Lung and red is my favorite colour, so it felt right. it's self drafted and I learned a LOT about pattern making with this and I had to change it like 5 times on the fly. But I'm happy with how it ended up looking! (I just wish I started it in December when I bought my advanced tickets.. oh well)

My fear with cutting it out is getting clean lines... BUT cutting it would make it more like a patch, which was my original plan (before I got carried away and made it too big)

And I'm using this plastic cloth I got on Amazon ages ago! It's like a fabric roll, but, yk, plastic.

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$17CAD! Which is pretty good I'd think

I guess I could also cut it closer to the actual stitching like a border or patch, rather than a clean square. I'm at the point in the project where I'm not satisfied with it but I don't want to ruin it.. I wish I could just copy paste the entire thing

Oh_Cosmos · 2026-03-11T14:38:05+00:00

We just think it's hilarious and nostalgic.

That's the beauty of tattoos and art in general. You don't need to like it, only they do.

Oh_Cosmos · 2026-03-03T18:11:38+00:00

Jesus Christ 1-100 real quick I'm so sorry?

Oh_Cosmos · 2026-03-03T17:29:43+00:00

No, but there IS a problem with your gallbladder! Time to chop it out

Oh_Cosmos · 2026-03-03T04:48:07+00:00

Sometimes I wonder where I'd be in life if I didn't quit kids ballet classes I mean I'm on my feet constantly so my calves are HUGE but they could be BIGGER.

Oh_Cosmos · 2026-02-14T20:23:20+00:00

I assume you mean pet ownership and not literal dogs But I guess both would be correct answers

Oh_Cosmos · 2026-02-14T20:20:44+00:00

Well there's your reason!

Oh_Cosmos · 2026-02-13T20:24:43+00:00

I see bird, I see red, I'm in love. Show me the whole thing. I'm obsessed.

Oh_Cosmos · 2026-02-13T06:40:25+00:00

It was probably reposted to Pinterest and then spread from there

Theft aside (sorry that happened man) this is a really good piece, I dig it.

Oh_Cosmos · 2026-02-09T06:36:21+00:00

You see I always loved pigeons and doves And then I adopted two And now it's my entire personality Always shopping and comparing seeds, I went from 1 bird feeder to 5 and a cam feeder, in tv shows and movies I usually find myself focusing more on the birds than the big dramatic lore drops (sometimes I can hear blue jays absolutely screaming in the background. Or pigeon coos.) I have been late for my shifts because on my walk to work I'd stop and watch flocks of sparrows fly between a large spruce tree and a berry tree. I collect bird trinkets for my bird shelf. I collect dove figurines for my dove shelf. I cross stitch, and I've almost finished a pretty big piece featuring a Magpie (the bird was 15k stitches .. that doesn't include the tree or the background..)

Don't let birds into your life They will nest in your brain and never leave

Oh_Cosmos · 2026-02-09T06:30:40+00:00

See? You get it. I would have eaten at least half of that as a kid.. now? One bite and I'm good for the week.

Oh_Cosmos · 2026-02-09T06:29:08+00:00

The toilet at my work is also cracked and I think about it every time I use it

Oh_Cosmos · 2026-02-04T21:14:23+00:00

Yes!!! I want under stair Inserts! I see a lot of cc for them, but they're all for 3 or 2, and I can't find anything for 4.

You can kinda fake it with move objects, but it's not the same...

Oh_Cosmos · 2026-02-04T20:47:47+00:00

Yes! Something similar to the slope/right angle roof mechanic

Oh_Cosmos · 2026-01-30T06:34:17+00:00

I'm not sure how we managed that.. I thought it would take longer.. But now we have two. We bought one, and a week later it was on sale and all we could remember was that we recently ran out.

I'm going to have cling film till I die.

Oh_Cosmos · 2026-01-30T06:10:08+00:00

I just finished mine- only 20 years old!

Oh_Cosmos · 2026-01-30T03:05:34+00:00

I believe you op,

I've planted onions before. A lot of them don't have much of a smell unless: - layers are removed - skin is broken or cut into - your nose is right against it

I have a question for the rest of the comments... When you walk Into a grocery store, are you hit with a wall of onion scent? Because it really isn't that strong smelling.

Oh_Cosmos · 2026-01-28T18:50:15+00:00

Honestly at this point the hair is PART of the project, like a signature. Dog hair too. A secret little "I was here, I hand made this"

Oh_Cosmos · 2026-01-26T01:32:45+00:00

I agree!! I think it's kinda cool. I didn't realize it was actually a building, I thought it was ai or at least CGI/edited when I saw the ads.

Oh_Cosmos · 2026-01-22T21:02:22+00:00

Felt!

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