I have never seen a project this big, and all done without computer software......an amazing piece of work....such dedication.
SISTINE CHAPEL CEILING.
After 628,296 stitches, 1,809 color combinations, 45 patterns and almost ten years (six longer than Michelangelo took to paint it), Lopianowski-Roberts has finally finished her masterpiece. Believe it or not, it gets more impressive: there are only 1/4, 3/4 and full cross stitches in the piece; no special stitches allowed.
You can find patterns for the entire project in Lopianowski-Roberts’ book, “In The Footsteps of Michelangeloâ€.
I have never seen a project this big, and all done without computer software......an amazing piece of work....such dedication.
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Wonder how she managed it along the way, all that fabric getting in the way as she stitched. Love to know the statistics, length of thread used, number of needles worn out etc.
I feel inadequate .....It takes me two years just to finish a Mirabilia..........she is amazing and dedicated.
I just calculated it and it comes out to on average only one hour of stitching a day, give or take. Towards the end she was moving at more like two to three hours per day. That's really not so bad, it's just the sheer size. What I don't understand is she said most was stitched in hotel rooms since she travels for work. She must have had a special suitcase just for the materials and stand, not to mention light. I've rarely been in a hotel room with adequate lighting for reading let alone stitching.
LOL....so true.... I must admit I felt a bit inadequate myself when I saw it.......but then I thought if I stitched it, think of all the projects that would remain unfinished or not even started.
But it is lovely to see an amzing project, it's the largest I have ever seen.
'Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful'
Yeah if you read through her website she said that the project size was dictated by the size of the fabric. I think the widest she could get ws 50 inches, she had calculated the dimensions and ratio of the ceiling and from there calculated she needed 2.5 yards. ....yeah, she works in the computer field....only an engineer or a computer programmer could go through those logical steps.
pretty cool! but, this is not the first person to have cross stitched such a large design,i'm positive there are are at least two more people I've read about, on the internet, who have done something similar. Nonetheless, I admire her discipline and constancy (sp?).
BTW, she did use computer software to help in the designing of the chart.
It is an amazing project and the dedication to finish is great but personally I would rather do the small 14X18 projects and have so many happy dances with the projects completed. I guess that is why this is such a wonderful craft. We are all so different and yet we all get such satisfation from our projects no matter the size.
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.....It takes me two years just to finish a Mirabilia..........she is amazing and dedicated. 
