Picking colors for cross-stitch

Ok, all I wanted to say is that cross-stitchers are the most patient and dedicated people on this planet. Because when I want to cross-stitch - I buy a kit with floss and canvas already there. But when I drool over the wonderful, beautifu, amazing patterns here, I never realized how much work and time and patience one need to select all the floss colors before starting to actually cross-stitch.

I fancied a nice book mark with Mona Lisass eyes, there are only 7 colors - I got tired right away in the shop selecting the colors, lol
I cannot even fathom how people manage to collect a dozen shades of brown or blue or red.

Cross-stitchers are wizards non the less.

Caro1970

http://www.pindiy.com//forum.php ... posttime=1685715876

What do you think of this one? ;-))

I am working on this one right now.
999 x 714 stitches and 110 colours.

C8H11NO2

                               
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Caro1970

                               
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2023-6-2 22:27
http://www.pindiy.com//forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=302112&fxuid=281171&diytg=281171&posttime=168571 ...

OH. MY. GAWD!!11 :funk:
My jaw dropped so hard I think the downstairs neighbours can hear it cracking
I am only able to piece the puzzles with as much details.

Caro1970

@celiamerula

It is a big project, but it is not a very difficult pattern.
Not much confettie and no backstitches.
Sometimes larger spots with the same colour, so easy stitching.
When i saw the pattern here on pindiy i was afraid the details wont come out.
But i saw a picture of someone who was working on it on facebook and i was sold.
I downloaded the pattern and looked at it and saw it was easy,so i started it.
Unfortanetly the last few weeks i havent much time to work on it.
When i reach the top of the second vertical raw i will post a picture of it on the forum.

Claire T

Picking the colors is my favorite part, more fun than the stitching sometimes.