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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by IoSapsai@lemm.ee to c/lemmy_stitch@sh.itjust.works

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Sorry for the late post. I had a busy 6th of September, one of our national holidays. There was some work to do at home and I almost died so I totally forgot about the weekly thread. Ah well, better late than never!

Have you progressed on your WIPs? How has your week been?

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[–] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was so busy yesterday I forgot to post here! Prince Vegeta is slowly coming together, however I ran out of black and the new black I got eneded up being a thicker thread that makes part of his hair look darker, so I'm not sure what to do about that lol

[–] IoSapsai@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I saw it after you mentioned it. When something like this happens to me I usually frog it 🐸. I just can't unsee it and it annoys me, ruining the experience. If that isn't you, leave it be. Otherwise, go with your gut and your inner 🐸. Also make sure you get the same batch of black if this skein isn't enough.

[–] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It irritates me for sure, but not enough to start all the way over lol

This was definitely bad management on my part, I did not realize just how much black I was going to need for this and ran out. The black I started with was part of a multipack that I really didn't need to buy again so I tried to match it as best I as I could. Since it's just the black section that is mismatched I may try to fix it with a sharpie once I'm done

[–] thegiddystitcher@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I love how casually you're just like "yeah imma draw on it". That's the kind of resourcefulness I both admire and also try and shamefully hide when I do it myself.

Another possibility might be that, assuming you stitched with two threads, maybe adding a third thread on the top leg of the less cover-y stitches might be enough to blend them in? Just a thought. I'm sure colouring it in with pen will also work 😂

[–] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

It's a habit I picked up in art school lol! Very often you would notice some small flaw and hour before a project was due so you use whatever is on hand to fix it quick!