I Couldn't Stop Myself, Sorry
I couldn't stop myself, sorry
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“why would you write fics for small, unpopular fandoms? you’re not gonna reach that many hits in fandoms not many people know about” ?? because I’m not writing fics for hits or kudos, I’m writing them for me because these characters are my blorbos and I have so many ideas, so much thoughts about them that my brain might explode if I don’t write them out.
I have recently received another ask about my canvas pulling and since I've been thinking about making a serious tutorial for a while now, I took the opportunity to take some pics and vids while finishing the tree. Do please enjoy :3
1. Why pulling out canvas at all?
Primarily, this is a fantastic technique to apply cross stitch patterns directly to the item you want OR to make patches from old jeans, like this one:
With small patterns I usually don't bother to sew the canvas prior to embroidering, like with the pupper above. In case of the bigger patterns, I usually sew it lightly on the edges just to keep the canvas in one place. The more stretchy the material type is, the more important it's going to be to keep it in place.
2. Why not use a soluble canvas?
I'm sure you can and that they'll be as successful as the regular one 😁 However, as I mentioned in my previous posts here and here, I prefer to err on the side of cheaper, hence the tutorial.
3. Okay. I'm convinced - I even have a pattern embroidered on! What's next?
With small patterns (like the doggo earlier) it's going to be pretty easy. You just pull the threads one by one - preferably starting on the thinnest part of the pattern - and you may not even need the pliers. The fun (?) is with the large pieces, because the canvas has on average quite fragile threads and they like to break. Note - the canvas I'm using and I suppose most of the existing canvas types, will have four threads per one embroidery row. It's usually easier to pull one first and then the other three, bit that may vary when, for example, you managed to pierce the thread during stitching phase earlier 😉
If you were already careful during the stitching, you paid extra attention to embroider EXACTLY between the canvas threads and avoid piercing them at all. There are two benefits to that being extra careful: one, it's easier to pull it out later; two, the stitching gains an extra precision to it (and it looks great!). I recently discover that the round tip needle is making it much easier and if you're interested, there's a separate post about it as well!
On to the process! You can see from the pictures how I started with cutting out a piece of canvas that I can later reuse for something small (recycling is my hobby 🤷🏻♀️). I also pulled loose threads from around the tree:
Next part was to clean up the trunk and the grass on the right:
I then cut off the excess to avoid the threads tangling and slowly moved to the sides of the leaves on right and left:
You'll notice that the last photo has the thread pulled halfway through the pattern. That's because on this stage it's usually impossible to simply pull the thread out - even with the pliers it is just going to break off. I use a needle to pluck it from between the embroidery like this:
If you're more of the visual learner, I made this vid that I hope explains the process in more detail. You'll notice that I'm using my fingers and not the pliers here, because it's faster than to switch between tools.
And finally, when you're left with single direction threads like these, it's just a matter of pulling them out one by one.
And that's it! The final product looks clean and neat, AND you will notice that without the canvas beneath it's also getting a bit of volume that looks cool (and helps even out small mistakes you may have made along the way).
Thanks for reading this far! Let me know if there's something else I forgot to explain 😊
whump dialog prompt list
1. “Can you hear me? Do you know what day it is? Your name?”
2. “I- I can’t see! I can’t see anything!”
3. “No! Don’t leave me here alone!”
4. “I don’t know how much longer I can take this…”
5. “Don’t worry, this will only hurt a little bit. Maybe.”
6. “No no no no no! I can’t be here! I need to go!”
7. “You promised me- you promised!”
8. “I can’t live without you…”
9. “You can’t sleep yet, kid, I need you to stay awake.”
10. “If we don’t go now, we are all going to die.”
11. “We can’t just leave them here, they’ll never get out on their own!”
12. “Throwing up is one of the symptoms.”
13. “You’re all that I have left!”
14. “I trusted you to keep them safe, and you couldn’t even do that?!”
15. “You know, it took me a long time to decide on food poisoning.”
16. “She’s going into shock-”
17. “He’s hemorrhaging!”
18. “Maybe the ghosts will take you away.”
19. “You can’t tell me you didn’t care! Not after everything!”
20. “Maybe this will keep that big mouth of yours shut.”
21. “You were severely dehydrated and malnourished.”
22. “Apply pressure, i’ll be back soon.”
23. “I promise.”
24. “And if something were to happen to you… I don’t think I could take it.”
25. “You were missing for days!”
26. “You shouldn’t go alone, remember last time?”
27. “He’s seizing!”
28. “You’ve been out for a few months…”
29. “Because I couldn’t live with myself if you got hurt!”
30. “Just because I did it doesn’t mean you should too.”
31. “I told you I had a weak heart…”
32. “I have something I need to tell you, but, uh- maybe we should find a place a little more… Quiet.”
33. “Who are you again?”
34. “I thought you were smarter than that!”
35. “You really think that that is still an option?!”
36. “All we can do now is wait.”
37. “I wanted you to be better than me.”
38. “Couldn’t you do something?! We can’t just- just give up!”
39. “This is a matter of life and death, make the wrong move, the wrong choice, and they’re dead. You hear me?”
40. “It’s been 6 years!”
41. “Granted, this has never worked before, so really we’re just hanging onto hope with this one.”
42. “Go grab the first aid kit, and be quick!”
43. “Were did you get all these bruises from?”
44. “You’re just like your father!”
45. “If I die before I wake, I pray the lord my soul to take.”
46. “I don’t think she has much longer, you should say your goodbyes while she’s still with us.”
47. “Before you go, I have a little something I would like to share with you!”
48. “Fight like you mean it!”
49. “You’re just some drunken bastard that can’t do anything right!”
50. “If I never see you again, just know that I love you so, so much…”
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WEBSITES FOR WRITERS {masterpost}
E.A. Deverell - FREE worksheets (characters, world building, narrator, etc.) and paid courses;
Hiveword - Helps to research any topic to write about (has other resources, too);
BetaBooks - Share your draft with your beta reader (can be more than one), and see where they stopped reading, their comments, etc.;
Charlotte Dillon - Research links;
Writing realistic injuries - The title is pretty self-explanatory: while writing about an injury, take a look at this useful website;
One Stop for Writers - You guys... this website has literally everything we need: a) Description thesaurus collection, b) Character builder, c) Story maps, d) Scene maps & timelines, e) World building surveys, f) Worksheets, f) Tutorials, and much more! Although it has a paid plan ($90/year | $50/6 months | $9/month), you can still get a 2-week FREE trial;
One Stop for Writers Roadmap - It has many tips for you, divided into three different topics: a) How to plan a story, b) How to write a story, c) How to revise a story. The best thing about this? It's FREE!
Story Structure Database - The Story Structure Database is an archive of books and movies, recording all their major plot points;
National Centre for Writing - FREE worksheets and writing courses. Has also paid courses;
Penguin Random House - Has some writing contests and great opportunities;
Crime Reads - Get inspired before writing a crime scene;
The Creative Academy for Writers - "Writers helping writers along every step of the path to publication." It's FREE and has ZOOM writing rooms;
Reedsy - "A trusted place to learn how to successfully publish your book" It has many tips, and tools (generators), contests, prompts lists, etc. FREE;
QueryTracker - Find agents for your books (personally, I've never used this before, but I thought I should feature it here);
Pacemaker - Track your goals (example: Write 50K words - then, everytime you write, you track the number of the words, and it will make a graphic for you with your progress). It's FREE but has a paid plan;
Save the Cat! - The blog of the most known storytelling method. You can find posts, sheets, a software (student discount - 70%), and other things;
I hope this is helpful for you!
(Also, check my blog if you want to!)
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