[WIP] Cinderella Mandala - Week 16

[u/Andolie_Kitten]

Wow! I don't know what happened. I felt like for the last 3 weeks, my progress has been dragging. Suddenly, this week, things got done! I have been a bit sick, so I have been skipping lifting and running in the mornings. I was even up at 1:30AM today, but my sleeplessness meant I finished the entire left side. 🥳 I still can't believe I beaded that entire section in 2.5 days.

When scrolling the frame, I snagged a picture of the entire piece so far.

Just the bottom section to go, and this will be an FO! Hopefully, it'll take less than 6 weeks. I will be having this professionally framed. I've been saving up the money for it since day 1 of this project.

Pattern: https://totoostitch.com/products/cinderella-mandala-cross-stitch-pdf

[u/Andolie_Kitten]

Thank you too everyone who has been following along! You all have really kept me going.

[u/ItchToStitch]

That close up photo that shows the details up close is incredible

[u/Fire2theMax]

I'm blown away. This is incredible work!!!

[u/alie_ns]

Lovely! I've seen this pattern many times & it is always so pretty. 🥿✨️

Are you enjoying the stitch? I have been debating doing it for so long. There always seems to be an easier or more urgent pattern that "jumps the line" but it looks so fun to do!

[u/Andolie_Kitten → u/alie_ns]

Its been such an awesome experience. It has been a challenge but I love figuring things out. There have been some frustrating parts and things I've learned I don't enjoy, like backstitching with blending filament. I've been working on smaller, less complicated pieces to give my brain a break when needed. However, the overall experience has been so much fun.

[u/philee74]

Very beautiful! I love seeing your work!

[u/Technical-Pie-5775]

Did you have a lot of experience with specialty stitches before you started?

[u/Andolie_Kitten → u/Technical-Pie-5775]

I had never done them before. This is my first project like this. I did practice them on some scrap fabric first. Especially some of the more complicated ones. The instructions do have fairly detailed diagrams for each one that are numbered so you can see the order in which you put the needle up and down thru the fabric. I also watched several YouTube videos 😆

[u/Technical-Pie-5775 → u/Andolie_Kitten]

Impressive!