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Edit 6/11: Thank you so much for the DD, Talty, and for all the wonderful support and feedback from you all. I really needed the extra boost lately, and on a day where I wasn't really feeling like getting out of bed I'm now really glad that I did.

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Okay so you guys have been following along with this project for about a year now. I'm pleased to be able to say that now it is entirely finished! ...And now that I'm here I find myself out of things to say! Posting WIP shots as I go seems to drain the information dump that I usually leave on my final posts, ahaha. Let's see...

This isn't the first of my own patterns that I've done and it won't be the last, but it is by far the most complicated. (I haven't done Hannah-Alexander's Mucha princesses myself yet, but those patterns will be their own pile of crazy.) I wish I could infodump on you guys about this but it's just not coming as easily, perhaps because I planned out these challenges a year ago when I made the pattern? There's all sorts going on: full stitches, partial stitches, squares with four different colors going into their centers, metallics mixed with cottons, backstitching that follows no regular backstitching law, beads that go on quarter stitch lines instead of full squares, on and on.

There's a lot of complicated stuff in comparison to, say, a normal cross-stitching piece, but as far as actually stitching this? I was already ready for it! I made it! Nothing caught me by unawares, it was just a matter of patience, especially for the diamonds all over Midna's cloak. Goodness gracious, those diamonds... so sorry to all of you who pick this up hahaha but I did my best to stick to the original artwork and all those diamonds were part of the deal.

I don't know what else to say...

DMC cottons and metallics with a line of golden Kreinik #4 braid for the edge frame. Mill hill beads. 18 count white Aida. Four different needles.

Magical525, Mattsma, SpitfireFae, Fusainne, Katjakay, and GraniteFire helped a great deal with color, pattern, and quality control. My thanks out to DukeWaxeye for cheering me on and putting up with constant progress photos.

Color Total: 68
Bead Sizes: 2
Bead Color Total: 5
Bead Total: 278
Size: ~9 x 12 inches
Time Total: 262 Hours
18 count white Aida
This is a custom pattern by me based on Glasmond's art.

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