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Just a couple of pics because i am coming up to close to a week of doing this now. I'm pretty impressed with the back, but you don't look at that bit! 8)

I have done a bit more than that but, they are the most up to date photos i have on my phone.

some people may notice the loose thread at the ...

A quick question. What is a SAL?

I started this last night and i got really into it. I was thinking about posting weekly update picture to keep you informed (but mostly to keep me motivated).

I am greatful for all of the helpful advice evetyone has given to me, so thank you. The fabric came through today and i have found a local shop which sells all of the gubbins i need to get started.

I think i am going to start off with an "ignorance is bliss" mindset and try my very best to get ...

I think you're onto something there! Color quality wise, how many colors is the original image? Your chart looks pretty close to the original to me, but it's hard to tell for sure with all the gridlines in place.

The Original image had 8842 different colours, but i think that is greatly due to ...

Sorted, and I managed to get exactly what i wanted :)

just a couple of questions,

1. I reduced the number of threads down to about 24, does that sound like a good enough quantity?
2. Will I be able to find the threads if i give someone from a shop the RGB numbers? (i.e RGB: 247,247,135 etc.)
3 ...

Thanks for the replies guys. I didn't realise the scope of the project. 230 hours, really?

I will check those free programs out and see if the results are what i'm looking for.

If all else fails, his birthday is in may

Hello Everyone,

I'm new to this whole cross stitching thing, so please take me as someone who knows pretty much nothing.

Christmas is coming up (just over two months away) and I decided that I am going to make a picture for my brother as a present. Both my brother and I are really big into ...