Of Mice and Men - Redesign
My next type heavy project is an Of Mice and Men book redesign. I’ll be sure to start uploading photos soon because I want to get it done for my portfolio. So be on the lookout!
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2012 Mantra - Complete
My recently finished project is my 2012 Mantra, a phrase to remember and live by in this year. My mantra is ‘You will succeed because they are lazy’. The concept behind the poster is in the execution. I hand drew the type, corrected it on the computer, printed out a template, and hand embroidered the typography. The embroidery part of the project totaled around 40 hours. The letter D in succeed took 4-5 hours. I learned a great lesson pertaining to my mantra. The extra hours and work definitely made for a product that stands out and make people take a second look. The poster in real life is 30 inches long and you can see each threaded detail. It has a lot more presence than just a digital piece. This is a work that is going up on my wall and I will always remember the difficult process of going the extra mile and reaping the reward.
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I move the hoop to where I am concentrating on the stitching to keep the fabric taught.
I decided to stock up on my blue thread, since I ran out of the first one without even outlining the whole thing!
I can iron on this transfer paper so it sticks to the fabric but it can also peel off easily for when I am done outlining my letters.
Progress of around six or so hours of work.
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Transferring the pattern.
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This is the template I am going to trace, and a size comparison.
For hand embroidery, this is a sizable feat.
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Some sketches of the layout, which I will finalize on the computer.
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