Sprite Stitch Board!

I wish there was some orange aida for me to stitch Ages on, but I couldn't find any anywhere so I thought maybe pink would be fine.

If you want to go for a challenge, you can always stitch the orange part :p

If I ever finish my stitches I'm working on at the moment,I'm going to give the title screens a go :p

I went out earlier today and bought some Rit orange fabric dye and it worked perfectly.

Before:
After:

The orange looks great.
I have a lot of ironing to do to it to get the crazy amount of wrinkles out.

Anyways, back to stitching!

New update!
I didn't get much of it done today, I would've stitched a lot more than this if I didn't get caught up doing others things.
lol.



My back is killing me for hunching over for the past few hours.
; n ;

I need to remember to take a small break and lay down for a bit now and then.

yep I have bad wrists so i have to take breaks too...go have some tea thatll help for sure!

heliumkidd wrote:wow, this makes me think of how cool it would be to have a hallway lined with classic video game title screens

That would be amazing!!

The pattern looks awesome and your progress looks great!!

I can't wait to see the finished project. And the zelda too!!

HardcoreEskimoKisses wrote:I went out earlier today and bought some Rit orange fabric dye and it worked perfectly.

The orange looks great.
I have a lot of ironing to do to it to get the crazy amount of wrinkles out.

Anyways, back to stitching!

Glad to see someone tried dying Aida and it worked out well. I'm going to dye some blue for my next big project.

Any tips?

The stitching looks fabulous so far, I know it will have color added, but so far I am digging the black and white ^_^ Keep up the good work!
The orange aida came out so pretty too, I love the color.


***I love dying my aida ^_^

Biggest tips I have, makes sure to use hot hot hot water and make sure to use salt!

Also stir the fabric, when I haven't been careful and let it sit i've gotten patchy results.

Another big tip is to wear gloves and be sure to cover your work area.
I have some small orange blotches on the counter from the dye.
Though, it did come off with bleach, I would still cover your area up.
Wear an apron too!
C:

...I wish someone had told me I could dye my aida years ago.

I'm working on a massive Super Mario Bros 3 piece, and I definitely stitched the background because I couldn't find a dark enough cream coloured cloth.