Me: Clearly the only logical course of action is to create an embroidery pattern of Master Chief by hand on graph paper, cut up an old curtain, and use modified cross-stitch through two layers of fabric to put John Halo Himself on my otherwise crappy pair of jeans.
Bad photo of the pattern I made in case anyone else wants it (I might try to digitize it later, Idk):
THE TREVELYON MISCELLANY OF 1608 by Thomas Trevellian. (London: 1608)
‘Part 1. (Leaves 3-36) Historical and practical information, with a timeline, calendar, proverbs, computational tables, astronomical diagrams, a genealogy of the families of William the Conqueror, and geographical data
Part 2. (Leaves 37-126r) Biblical chronology and genealogy; lists of British kings and queens
Part 3. (Leaves 126v-213) Biblical and secular verses, parables, and lists, with illustrations
Part 4. (Leaves 215-307, 310v, 311v, 312v) Chiefly illustrated patterns for embroidery, needlework, woodwork, and other applied arts
Part 5. (Leaves 308-327) A list of sheriffs and mayors of London from 1190-1601
Many of the hand-drawn illustrations by Trevelyon were based on published woodcuts and engravings.
According to the Folgerpedia website, "The Miscellany is probably best known today for its embroidery patterns, which make up nearly one hundred pages of the volume."’ — Wikipedia
A ring of conifer tree silhouettes directing the viewer’s eye up to the sky above. This fabric print - sized for a 6-inch embroidery hoop - creates a design base for your creative project or as is for a hoop art print. Use the space for simple embroidery, stitching in a few knots for your own constellations, or fill in the trees for a 3D, textured effect and more involved project. My kofi backers got one of these with their April sticker rewards. I’ll be putting them up in the shop there soon!
I finally finished my skirt! It's taken me about 880 hours, and I'm so happy to be done. It's a double circle skirt with a hem circumference of 42 feet; needless to say, the embroidery took a long time, especially as I don't have an embroidery machine and did it all by hand instead.
It's insane to think about how much time this took; when I started, i thought it would take maybe two months at most. It's now been about ten months of work, at a rate of roughly 1.5 inches of embroidery per day on average.
This has been, by far, the biggest project I've ever taken on, and I just want everyone to know that if I can do this, so can you. So start that big project you're afraid of committing to. You can do it.