gingersnapwolves:

so my dad has just about finished his newest crewel work, and people had asked me some about how he does it, so this time I took some in-progress pictures!

step one is that he finds a photograph that he likes

step two is that he kind of sketches that photograph, lightly, in pencil, onto his base fabric

then it’s just a matter of adding the yarn

and then adding more yarn

and then adding a zillion French knots because he’s a glutton for punishment!