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SofaraStarfyre
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Question about a picture

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(Sorry if this isn't the right place for this but since I gave specs if anyone wanted to try it, I figured I should put it here)

I found this picture this evening and I would love to try to cross stitch it, but when I tried to load it up in KG Chart and make a pattern it came out looking weird and not at all like what I would like. My question is, would this picture make a good pattern or am I out of luck on this one?

Here is the image:

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If anyone feels like giving this a go, I have no qualms about the amount of colors even if it's a lot, and I am thinking around 20 cm by 30 or 35 cm for size. If there is a small loss of some of the detail like the lace on the bottom of the dress and the arms and the umbrella that's not a huge deal for me either. I would prefer 14 ct Aida but can go a bit smaller if that would make it easier.

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Re: Question about a picture

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I had a go at this - someone with more experience might have more luck, but I found that a lot of detail was lost very quickly.

The best I could manage is ~27.5cm by 34.5cm on 18ct, with 56 (!) colours - but even then I think it's a bit too blurry to do the original image justice, so I won't be at all offended if it's no good to you! (If you do want to use it, please check the colours first - I'm not very good at judging KG Chart's choices :hmm:)
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Re: Question about a picture

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Thank you for trying No_need. What you got looks like what I got out of KG chart too. It looks terrible like that and I have a feeling that image may be a lost cause for stitching... It's very detailed and there would be loss of detail in the lace, the castle, and the forest that are in the background, as well as the majority of the rain drops, but I am not totally worried about those things. The loss of detail for the rest of the picture concerns me.

If anyone with more experience with KG Chart has an opion on this or wants to give it a go, I would be glad to hear it!

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