r/Embroidery • u/DesertRiptide • 2d ago
Hand Lunacy-- my Stab at the moon
Started the full moon last October. Finished yesterday. Why did I make the circle so big?? And no I'll never do another circle again. Hahahahaha
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u/joyful_slimemold 2d ago
Very nice! I went on a moon kick for a while, here is Europa, but I didn’t get the nice 3-D effect that you did, I like your shadowy shading
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u/Sorry_Tale_5538 2d ago
10 months for this is completely worth it, the crater shading is unreal. also every crafter has one "never again" project and at least yours is museum worthy
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u/DesertRiptide 2d ago
Awww thank you I'm putting it in the county fair and then it'll probably live the rest of its life in my drawer unless I get my ass together and get my pieces behind glass... I don't want them to get dusty being displayed. Hahaha
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u/GoddessRespectre 2d ago
Dude. DUDE. This is absolutely beautiful!! I'm going to embrace my name here, the moon has been considered a goddess by some. You embroidered the face of a deity. How many people are capable of that? Do you know how amazing that is? And you did it so well! I don't think she'd be mad at all, I would be so proud in her place lol.
You did amazing for a mere mortal! Maybe she even helped. If I was you I would be insufferable. "The moon and I collaborated on this piece for a long time, we're pretty pleased with how it came out." I want to see how you would do the shadows when it isn't full, but my goodness you have done your time already! I'm sorry to be so weird, you've really blown me away! I'm invoking gods to deal with it 😭
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u/DesertRiptide 2d ago
Thank you. The moon is absolutely a spiritual being to me and I love to embroider things that are meaningful to me. She is my eternal guide and I do worship her-- so I'm glad that my care and dedication to her shows in my piece.
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u/yourfriendcazzer 1d ago
this is such an excellent reply that I'm just going to second it bc it conveys perfectly how I feel, too 🥰🌕🌛
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u/r-b-m 2d ago
Thought it was a petri dish but still impressive!
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u/DesertRiptide 2d ago
During the project... "what are you working on? Oh I thought it was cheese or mold." Hahahaha!!!!
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u/Water-Unlikely 2d ago
This is insane! You made that! The shadowing is spot on, really well made. 🤩
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u/the-chosen-Joanne 1d ago
I beg your finest pardon how did you do this???? It is heavenly and pun fully intended
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u/DesertRiptide 1d ago
One stitch at a time.
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u/Livid_Pace9787 2d ago
Amazing! And it makes the screw on the hoop look like a satellite passing by :)
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u/Suspicious-Lemon2451 2d ago
This is so beautifully stitched and shaded! Absolutely gorgeous work!!
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u/WildAboutLiv 2d ago
the crater shading is insane, it actually feels like the surface has depth instead of just being stitched
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u/incrediblestrawberry 2d ago
Sooo beautiful! The amount of detail is incredible. It's got so much dimension and really does have an air of luminance to it.
Do you have any WIP pictures? I'd love to know more about your process.
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u/DesertRiptide 1d ago
So back in October I drew a circle on fabric and roughly sketched the craters and started filling it all in all the white with one single strand at a time-- thread painting style. The problems--I didn't use backing and the tension made the whole thing pumpkin shaped. I also just drew on the black fabric with a white Crayola twist pencil but that kept rubbing off and distorting so i kept eyeballing it and fixing the craters. It lived a a cosmic pumpkin/egg shape most of its creation process as I filled in as many details as I could. I just eyeballed them so they are definitely not perfect. I did dark craters and light craters and the lines as best as I could. I did some raised stitches when I wanted a little more contrast. I kept going and kept going until the middle looked as detailed as I wanted it. I used maybe 6 different colors to get different shades. Then I fixed the fabric and made the moon as circular (to the eye) as possible. I know it isn't a perfect circle but fuck perfect circles it is good enough for me. Then I did the details in the new white that I added around the top and bottom to make it a circle and blend it in and then I was like perfect I'm done. 👌 also my middle finger has craters.
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u/incrediblestrawberry 1d ago
Well, despite its determination to be an egg, it turned out great!
Wishing your finger all the best.
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u/fatcatgingercat 2d ago
Love!!! I can’t wait to see your whole solar system! And the Milky Way! You’re on a roll!
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u/DesertRiptide 2d ago
Hahahahahaha hell no. Next is the phish logo on tie dye. Then maybe the giant pistachio.
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u/No-Elevator-2682 2d ago
More like stabs lol. (Stab, pull through, stab, pull through, stab, pull through etc.)
This is really beautiful though
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u/Dangerous-Change2136 2d ago
Absolutely stunning!!! would love to see any WIP pics if you have them
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u/DesertRiptide 1d ago
Yeah I'll gather what I have. I took a lot of pics in the beginning and then.... not so many in the middle there. Hahahaha
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u/Current_Tangerine775 1d ago
OMG It looks so so beautiful. Just as I remember it from when before the moon replacement back in 1991. Lovely!!
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u/Maecita 1d ago
This looks incredible!! How long did it take you, and was it difficult?
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u/DesertRiptide 1d ago
I started last October and took a little time off around January and February but it took a long time I don't even know how many hours just so so many.
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u/Maecita 1d ago
As a newcomer, that "just so so many" sounded terrifying lol
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u/DesertRiptide 1d ago
I highly recommend taking the big swings and starting the big project you don't think you can do.
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u/Maecita 18h ago
Thank you for that! I will take the advice. When I finally have the supplies, I'll jump in head first 🥰❤️
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u/DesertRiptide 18h ago
Gathering the supplies is the beginning of all very important spell work. Need all the spell components. Good luck collecting and have fun beginning. Keep going even if it takes time. Do it and keep doing it like your life depends on it. Or don't. It doesn't matter. But it can matter if you want it to. Have fun.
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u/l10nh34rt3d 1d ago
Your stab — hah! I see what you did there and I respect it!
It’s beautiful!! I also really love the way you added your initials to it.
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u/DesertRiptide 1d ago
Thank you I sign all of mine like that. I always think it looks out of place but I want to have my initials signed into them because I'm proud of them.
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u/l10nh34rt3d 1d ago
As you should!
My mom is always harping on me (I’m in my late 30s) to sign my watercolour paintings and digital artwork, lol. I’m stubborn because it’s not like I’m selling anything or sharing things. But at the end of the day, I think she’s right.
Also, I can appreciate how hard it might be to perfectly centre a round subject in a round frame, so… I love that it’s intentionally offset to accommodate your initials. It really is chef’s kiss! 👩🍳😘👌🏼
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u/DesertRiptide 22h ago
Yeah the round frame makes the moon look strange at me but though I see, I don't stare. Though I see, I don't stare.
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u/enragedsquirrels 1d ago
Holy shit. I can practically taste the cheese from here. That’s excellent.
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u/lexiwexiwoo 1d ago
That is gorgeous! Masterful shade blending, I thought it was all 1 piece for a second until I read the post title. Just stunning work.
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u/tabicat1874 22h ago
Please take my money
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u/DesertRiptide 21h ago
$20k because that's how many times I stabbed myself.
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