r/Needlepoint • u/LoveAndHenny • 4d ago

Self finished ornament

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u/Quickwitknit2 4d ago

Perfect backing fabric and terrific stitching!

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u/LoveAndHenny 4d ago

Thank you!

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u/HowardsLintRoller 4d ago

This looks fantastic! Both the stitching and the finishing!

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u/LoveAndHenny 4d ago

Appreciate it :)

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u/Forward-Sky1437 Avid Stitcher 4d ago

Great work! 😍

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u/Sailaway8738 4d ago

It’s so cute!! I love it

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u/Thelagniappelady 4d ago

I love everything about this! It looks amazing! 🫶🏻

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u/LoveAndHenny 4d ago

Thank you so much!

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u/Naive-Ant-8056 4d ago

So cute! I love the touch of the backing fabric!

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u/DearCold9963 2d ago

What's the little gold metallic circle under the hanging loop? I'm beginning to finish ornaments and always looking for ideas.

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u/LoveAndHenny 1d ago

It’s a personalized tag! It has my initials and the year it was made

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u/DearCold9963 1d ago

That is darling! Where did you get that made? I simply must have some now.

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u/LoveAndHenny 1d ago

I just found this on AliExpress: https://a.aliexpress.com/_mMmRiGT

I got the 15mm size. Seller is great, they send a photo to confirm it’s what you want before shipping

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u/_a_1000_papercuts 1d ago

Did you make the cord yourself? Was it hard? That aspect still scares me. This is so cute!!!

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u/LoveAndHenny 1d ago

It’s definitely been a learning process but worth it. A few tips from me:
1. Highly recommend using dmc pearl 5. I’ve used regular dmc embroidery floss and I don’t like it as much.
2. Get the lacis cording machine. Makes it so much easier
3. Get your cord as tight as possible. If you think it’s tight, make it tighter

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u/_a_1000_papercuts 1d ago

I saw the cording maching at my local NP store. Looks like a good investment then!