I must be crazy...Both LTTP maps WIP

[amneufeld]

Wooooow I've had a request to make something like this from a friend, but it'll have to wait until next year. Once I start I will definitely post WIPs.

[vtfitzc]

Ok...So I kinda went on an OCD-inspired stitching binge the past few days.

Here's the first completed page (of 35) Which makes me now 2.89% complete, and it'll take just under two years averaging 165 stitches a day. I really need to stop doing this myself

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[predawn]

Ok...So I kinda went on an OCD-inspired stitching binge the past few days.

Here's the first completed page (of 35) Which makes me now 2.89% complete, and it'll take just under two years averaging 165 stitches a day. I really need to stop doing this myself

But it's oh so beautiful! You're doing great!

[vtfitzc]

Ok...I think I really need to stop with the OCD stitching...lol. Granted, I have been looking for jobs, so stitching is not the only thing I've been doing. Page 2 is complete!! Granted it was a measily 2199 stitches but still! I've now completed about 4.8% complete, and have done 5,656 stitches, most of them in the past two weeks. The next page I'm doing is only 736 stitches (it's just the bottom-right corner of light world and the top-right corner of dark world), so I should have that done in a couple days.

Here's my WIP:

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Also, just as a disclaimer, I really am having a blast working on it, but it's kinda a vent for lack of hearing back from potential employers and other stresses right now...and I tend to kinda go off the deep-end when the stress starts getting to me...Trust me, this is by far the most productive nervous break-down I've ever had!!! My progress will probably grind virtually to a halt whenever I start working, but my goal is still to finish this by Christmas time next year (which I'm currently on pace for).

[spinuntilyoufall]

This is looking absolutely amazing!! Totally feel you on the stress relief - there are some days where xstitch is the only thing that got me through.

[vtfitzc]

Looking at lots of other people's work, which is all amazing, by the way, I noticed that the majority of large projects are stitched in a more free-form method than working one page at a time. Is there a reason for this? For all I know it's just a matter of preference, and I don't really see any 'seams' where the pages meet. If it's just a matter of preference, I'll just keep going page by page because I'm so worried that I'll start missing stitches as I go.

But I do admit it's annoying to only stitch 3 stitches on a single page, knowing that the page above has eleventy million stitches in that color.

[spinuntilyoufall]

But I do admit it's annoying to only stitch 3 stitches on a single page, knowing that the page above has eleventy million stitches in that color.

That's exactly why I move around I have had to unpick stitches because they're in the wrong spot, but only every once and awhile, and then I can do big chunks of color.

[carand88]

this looks truly epic!! i hope you keep up with it and am looking forward to more updates!!

[amneufeld]

Personal preference. I tend to do my patterns top left corner to bottom right, though I'll stick to big fill areas and do detailed / smaller stitches later. I know a lot of people do the opposite (bottom right to upper left), while others start in the middle -- I'm too paranoid to do that.
Also found a big piece of fabric to do this on pre-cut and on sale, woohoo!

[Yurtle]

I always start from the middle and work my way out. I don't want to start in a corner and work my way over to find out that I didn't leave enough space along the edge or too much spac and I'm way to lazy to count! Basically I'll start with the biggest chunk of colour I can closest to the exact middle. I usually stitch colour by colour until it's a very very large project and then I would probably concentrate more on specific areas while I work my way out.