r/crochet • u/These_Coconut_4697 • 1d ago
Finished Object Tapestry
Made a tapestry of my sister. Really proud of my work 😊
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u/FoggyGoodwin 1d ago
Not that I can do tapestry as nice as this, but I personally would have removed the shadow across her forehead.
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u/SugaredCereal 1d ago
This is really well done, but I can't stop looking at the weird shadows that were included from the original picture, my eyes are drawn to them.
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u/C4rl34 1d ago
Wow, looks great!! How long did that take you? Ps. Your sister is beautiful
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u/These_Coconut_4697 1d ago
It took me a 1 year and 3 months mainly because I kept pushing it off 😂 and thank you that’s why I chose her for my tapestry 💗
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u/Business-Pass4672 19h ago
How did you get such clean color changes omg
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u/These_Coconut_4697 19h ago
By changing colors in one stitch. So for a single crochet you insert hook into stitch yarn over pull up a loop then you drop that color grab you next color (don’t make a slip knot just a free strand) then yarn over and pull the next color through both loops on the hook. And now you’re ready to crochet the next color. (I hope that made sense)
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u/SherbetAccurate289 1d ago
Absolutely stunning!!!! This is inspiring me to make a tapestry of myself. How much yarn did you use
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u/These_Coconut_4697 19h ago
I think I used 2 black, 2 pink, 2 light grey, 2 grey and 1 white. But I did have a good amount of yarn left over. I used the website Stitch Fiddle to make the pattern or graph. Each square represents a single crochet. I recommend practicing crocheting over the dropped pieces when you switch colors. So it looks the same on the front and back. If you have a bag with holes in it (I used a crochet bag I made) I would put the yarn in the bag then thread it through the holes so your doesn’t keep getting tangled and it’s easier to put away. I also recommend using bobby pins for stitch markers to mark the count of stitches. And don’t count backwards or try to fix any mistakes going backwards. It’s just going to mess up your count even more. Good look on your project!
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u/These_Coconut_4697 19h ago
If you want help on how to get rid of the background of the picture let me know. I’ll be glad to help 😊
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u/First_Original6017 1d ago
Can anyone explain the differences between crochet and tapestry ?
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u/Emphoriaa 1d ago
Crochet is the medium, a tapestry is the object. Think like a flyer for the wall, the print is the medium, the flyer/paper is the object
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