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WIP Wednesday!
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Finishing up my second Lebowski piece! I just need to make a border for it now!
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Started a new project. This will take more than a year for sure. Full coverage of a Rembrandt painting done in needlepoint. Wanted to start the new thread but I had some federation issues from Mastodon.
That sounds fun! Which Rembrandt painting will it be?
Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem.
I'm not religious or the type of person to do this type of projects but I really liked the kit when I saw it in my local sewing shop so I had to buy it. It's not going to look as good as the painting but I wanted a big project. The materials are locally produced and the company is also local and rather small (the quality is rather shoddy but it's not too bad). The purchase also supports the small shop, which I adore.
Wow! That will look amazing when it's done! Does the shop do online orders? I might get a kit too if they have other ones that nice!
Sadly they only do phonecall orders and the closest I could find to an online store is a facebook page. I'm fairly certain they've been doing this since Soviet times when needlepoint was a very popular pastime (still is among older people, young people would rather cross stitch or crochet). I wouldn't be surprised if the people doing this are past retirement age and not the most tech savvy. Also judging by the price tags on the mouline it might have been manufactured last century as I can't see any way for a skein to be sold for 0.05$ in today's money. It's also thinner than DMC so I work in 2 strands even though the aida is about 24-26ct.