Model Cross Stitching

Some people may find it amusing that I only managed to finish my travel blog 4 months after my holiday. That is because I procrastinate and was doing cross stitching for GeckoRouge besides going for my Japanese lessons.

GeckoRouge is a shop in Etsy. They convert art pieces into cross stitch patterns, kits, bookmark kits and even jigsaw puzzles. You can find them in Facebook.

I have never thought of cross stitching art pieces, but these are irresistible. I would never have a chance to stitch any of these art pieces as I don't have a place to put up all these completed cross stitch art pieces framed.

Saw someone mentioning about being a model stitcher so I decided to try my luck. I was lucky and I chose this piece Princess Mononoke by Jonas Joedicke . Am working on 14ct so the finished size would be 23.29 x 17.00 in.

This is a beautiful piece of art (that's is why I chose this). I love the wolf - he looks fierce, defensive and protective of Princess Mononoke. I was wondering why Princess Mononoke looked masculine which my sister explained that she had to be because she was raised by the wolf. Of course her looks is feminine with a hint of masculinity.

My current progress. This is after 241 hours of stitching. These hours are spent in changing threads, unpicking besides stitching. I count the hours because I want to know my average stitching speed. I started this piece just after Chinese New Year in February and I have another 8 more pages of chart to complete. Hope to finish this by mid Jul.

This stitching is a challenge to me. It's also a test of my patience. I know one thing for sure - I can sometimes forget that I'm hungry when I'm focused. So, for anyone who's wanting to quit a habit or lose weight, try stitching or any craft that interests you.