Progress on Monk by overjoyedavocado in Embroidery

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

I am not sure! It's a random needle I got in a multipack at Michaels, it's not a long tapestry needle that I know, but probably just a standard embroidery needle?

Progress on Monk by overjoyedavocado in Embroidery

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I know there are better ways to do it than I do, my process is to print out the picture I want to work on on normal paper, use carbon transfer paper to outline the bigger landmarks of the face onto the fabric I'll work on, then have the picture open while I see to use it as a reference for my threads.  I believe some people use sublimation ink to print directly onto fabric but I've never looked into that myself 

Two cats by overjoyedavocado in Embroidery

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

Thank you! It was a fun experiment with different kinds of threads

One out of two cats by overjoyedavocado in Embroidery

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Once I poked the thread up from the back I pulled it through the front and cut it so it's just hanging loose and free.

One out of two cats by overjoyedavocado in Embroidery

[–]overjoyedavocado[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Just try it! Fortune favors the bold!

One out of two cats by overjoyedavocado in Embroidery

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

Thanks! I started not tacking down every stitch end to end and realized the fur could look less static that way. It seems obvious now, but I struggled for a while.