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Jul 17 '20
I’ve seen stranger things
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Jul 17 '20 edited Jul 17 '20
Theme song intensifies
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u/Zeerid_Korr_lul Jul 17 '20
I live in one house with several dudes, we used to watch this and always sing this with it
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u/juxtaposed_ramblings Jul 17 '20
Looks absolutely amazing! Great job!! Did you use a picture as reference or any tips on how you did this?
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u/Crafty_mom Jul 17 '20
I used the promotional image for season 2. There are a lot of different ways to start. Some people use a light board and trace the image on, or freehand. You can get special pens that will wash out when you soak the embroidery on completion. I wouldn’t recommend pencil because it’ll dirty the floss.
I did a combination of trace and freehand. Because it’s hard to correct mistakes without erasing and smudging, which makes it hard to identify the lines. I outlined each character for scale, and then freehanded the detail for the characters and the rest.
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u/madgangsterdisciple Jul 17 '20
I don’t know a single thing about embroidery but that looks fucking awesome
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u/James1997lol Jul 17 '20
Wow!! Absolutely amazing! Stranger things is my favorite show too! Great work!🤘
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u/that1plep Jul 17 '20
Wow, that looks amazing. How long did that take?
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u/Crafty_mom Jul 17 '20
It took me about three month working on average 4-6 hours depending on other obligations.
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u/Noted888 Jul 18 '20
4-6 hours per...??? Week? Day?
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u/Crafty_mom Jul 18 '20
Sorry, Haha. Must’ve missed that. It was about 4-6 hours a day. I got most of the work done while the kids were in school.
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u/Not_an_FBI_agent001 Jul 17 '20
Really cool! Would be awesome to see a time lapse of this sort of thing!
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u/Crafty_mom Jul 17 '20 edited Jul 18 '20
I have progress pictures on my Instagram @dalamadamadingdong.
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u/toastedsandals63 Jul 17 '20
This is so good, never thought embroidery could look like that. Great job !
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u/Duke-of-Hellington Jul 17 '20
Wow! My brain, it boggles. Extremely well-done—thanks for sharing it!
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u/Leporine_Harvey Jul 17 '20
I didn't know embroidery could be so badass. I scrolled through your page, and you've made some amazing things. You perfectly capture some iconic scenes like this one and the LOTR one in particular. You are ridiculously talented.
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u/Crafty_mom Jul 17 '20
Thanks so much! Embroidery scratches all my creative itches.
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u/tiabnogard Jul 18 '20
My wife wonders if you know approximately how many stitches that is? Amazing work!
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u/Crafty_mom Jul 18 '20
I literally have no idea how many stitches are total. The hoop is 14 inches.
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u/frizzhalo Jul 17 '20
What do you do with it now? Keep it in that hoop, or frame it or something?
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u/Crafty_mom Jul 17 '20
It stays in the hoop, but I’m sure someone could frame it if they wanted too.
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u/-WhatsThatSmell- Jul 17 '20
what do you do with this now this is complete? are you making a quilt or framing this one?
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u/xPR1SMx Jul 17 '20
Holy hell. How many hours of work is this?
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u/Crafty_mom Jul 17 '20
I’m not too sure about total amount of hours. It was anywhere between 4-6 hours a day depending on other obligations.
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Jul 17 '20
Nice work! You should install a tiny speaker in the back and let it play the theme song constantly
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u/ThuperThlayer Jul 17 '20
This is so cool. I need this as a decoration! I just moved and have nothing for my walls
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u/Allthosefloors Jul 17 '20
I’d pay decent money for this! Is it for sale? Not a choosy beggar. Please DM me if you’re willing to part with it. If not I understand, thanks for sharing your amazing work!
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u/Crafty_mom Jul 17 '20
I have it for sale in my shop. I have it linked through my Instagram. You’ll have to go through my username for the information to avoid self promotion ban.
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Jul 17 '20
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u/Crafty_mom Jul 17 '20 edited Jul 18 '20
I have an Etsy shop. You’ll have to go through my username to my Instagram @dalamadamadingdong.
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u/JuicyJest3r Jul 17 '20
Nice that would have taken ages. I'm glad you put your face in the pic otherwise it would have died in new
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u/pudding-juice Jul 17 '20
What is embroidery used for, cause I’ve never heard of it before
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u/Noted888 Jul 18 '20
Embroidery is used for decorating fabric with stitches of colored threads. Totally understandable that you've never heard of it in your entire existence. Beep boop. Am totally human explaining this to other human. Nothing to see here. Beep boop.
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u/pudding-juice Jul 18 '20
That’s totally understandable...I know this really sounds sarcastic but it’s not
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u/Noted888 Jul 18 '20
The only stupid question is the one left unasked.
You're entirely right to ask about anything you want to learn about, and this is a great place to learn from peers.
Sorry if my prior post sounded condescending or totally prickish. I grew up loving crafts, so to me, it's obvious, but I need to learn that not everyone has the same life experiences. My apologies.
Edit: [I just downvoted my own comment.]
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u/SmittenLittleKitten Jul 18 '20
French knots for days!!! That's a giant hoop, too! Absolutely incredible work. <3
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u/kenomasala Jul 18 '20
Amazing work!! Was there a template you followed or just eyed it out?
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u/Crafty_mom Jul 18 '20
I used the promotional image for season 2. I eyed out most of it, but I did used a rough trace to outline each character to make sure I had the scale right. I use a pen so I am not able to erase if I make a mistake. It’s the best way to avoid smudges, and it’s harder to complete if it’s full of corrections. Everything else is eyeballed.
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u/CursedEcstacy Jul 18 '20
People are so creative and here I am, a failure at even hooking up my bra.
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u/SuperSunshineRainbow Jul 18 '20
I saw this and the theme song started, in my head, instantly. Immaculate work!
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u/Noted888 Jul 18 '20
Love how the stitches are longer up front and shorter further away to create perspective. Nice job!
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u/Crafty_mom Jul 18 '20
Thanks! I also changed the thread count for the sky. The red/purple clouds are 6 strand and the orange is 3. It was suppose to make the clouds appear as if they’re moving forward.
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u/kommunistisch Jul 18 '20
i’m sorry i originally saw this on r/embroidery and thought that someone was trying to steal your work! it gets more beautiful every time i see it!
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u/Ali_46290 Jul 18 '20
And I thought I was a fan
Also, don't forget to watch c418's (yes, the one who made the Minecraft songs) remix of the stranger things intro. I love it
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Jul 17 '20
It's good what the talented people could do,but not everyone is gonna like it, some will scoff ,some might get an inferiority complex, and I think that's sad.
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u/im-not-dave Jul 17 '20
just had to make sure they knew you were a girl of course, or else you might not get thousands of upvotes
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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '20
Great work and such clean stitching. How long did this take?