Current stitching project

[XRogue]

Just uploading a pic of the sampler I'm working on, plus another of what (I hope)
it will look like when I'm done.

[Ghryphen]

Nice :D My Mom would always get my brother and I little cross stitching kits when we were at my Grandparents, kinda fun.

/me touches up his lipstick

[Stang]

That is nice. How much time have you put into it so far?

I still have one that I started in a drawer that she gave me that I need to work on.

[XRogue]

About 80 hours, I guess. Advanced ones are a pain. :D

Bright red lipstick, Gryph?

[Raiyven]

those are awesome! i look forward to seeing the finished product.
have you ever considered doing contract work? or is it a straight from the heart sort of art? :)

[Ghryphen]

more pink than red

[Cerberus]

crap i do not have the patience for that.

[XRogue]

Nope. Contract work of this sort doesn't pay terribly well. Designing patterns for other people to do is more profitable, and that I have considered.

[Raiyven]

the bookstore i work in carries no fewer than fifty-odd needlepoint/cross-stitch magazines and the like. You could probably sell patterns to them if you wanted

[XRogue]

Very true. It's not a bad living, once you get started. Of course, you end up giving a nice chunk to the publisher, but still.

[XRogue]

Another update. More later.

[Stang]

Wow you got alot done. Looking great! :D

[XRogue]

I've gotten a good bit more done since, too. Hang in there.

[XRogue]

New update below. Almost there!

[Stang]

Dang that is awesome work Rogue!

[XRogue]

Thanks. :D

I think my next project will be easier tho, :lol

[Stang]

hehe

Any idea what your next project is going to be?

[XRogue]

I have one about this big which I trade off working with this one. It's about half done. I rotate between 2-3 projects. So I'll be working on that one, and swap it out with a project Gambit asked me to do, and probably a sign or 2 for the kitchen.

[XRogue]

Hey, I'm back, cuz I'm done. :D

[Raiyven]

that is awesome! very, very nice :D

[XRogue]

Danke, Raiyven. :D

[Ghryphen]

That is nice Rogue :D Reminds me of the old Kings Quest games :D

[XRogue]

Huh, it reminded me of the Ultima ones. A little.

[Stang]

Sorry for the delay but dang thats awesome work Rogue! That came out really good :D.

Whats the next project? :)

[XRogue]

It's a triptych picture, I'll get one of it up soon. It's the one I was talking about above that is half done.

[XRogue]

I'm done with the other big one too....pant, pant, gasp. Huzzah!

[XRogue]

:bounce:

[Stang]

Just awesome. How long did that take you to do? Great work Rogue! :D

Ill have to post about my little project I did during the summer.

[XRogue]

On and off, about 3 years. If I'd done it straight thru, more like 11 months. Can't focus that good tho. (Mental focus, no I haven't *actually* screwed up my eyes yet. :D

[Ghryphen]

Very nice rogue :D

[XRogue]

Thanks, Gryph. :D Where do you guys think I should put it once I get it framed? In our room, or in a more 'public' area of the house?

[Ghryphen]

Public of course! Do you give tours?

[XRogue]

Nah, but us hermits DO occasionally have visitors. And people are always wanting to know if I have done something recently.

Fact is I give away most of the stuff I stitch, because I'm so sick of looking at it by the time I'm done. ;)

And I think I'll be entering the King Arthur sampler in the state fair. Tell ya if I do.

[Stang]

Public place show your great work off :).

[XRogue]

Thanks, I got a nice spot picked out in the main room, now. :)

[Cerberus]

holy crap! get a job!
who has that kind of time?
Seriously those are fantastic you could get some money for those babies, or if you were to do family crests fro people... big bux

[Aluscia]

I love your work, as always, Rogue... You're so talented

[XRogue]

Thanks, Alu. :) I'm thinking of starting a design business. I know a lady who paints, and I can do the design ideas, have her paint 'em, and work 'em up into designs.

I'm thinkin' some Tolkien patterns would be good too, but I'd have to persuade certain persons (Aluscia knows who I mean ;)) to license me. Wish me luck, everybody.

[Aluscia]

Yeah, good luck with that -_-

[XRogue]

I can stitch you a LOTR thing as a gift anyway, honey. :) Would that be ok?