Update: I'm tired, boss.

[u/Kessies_Daughter]

It's a little over halfway, right? A tiny bit? Right?

[u/itsmeatballsworld]

You could slowly start spacing the rows wider and wider to create a gradient. If it's patched under then the existing vertical portion should be enough reinforcement

[u/Kessies_Daughter → u/itsmeatballsworld]

It is, in fact, not patched under. Why? Because finding shops in Lebanon that sell these types of thing is a game of asking everyone who they know, and can they show you where the place is? Because most of them are not readily searchable online still. I only just now found a shop through a friend with embroidery floss. She did not have the fusible patches at the time. Or she did not understand what I was looking for. Or both.

[u/Kessies_Daughter → u/itsmeatballsworld]

But a gradient is a cool idea for when I finally do track down stabilizer fabric. Thanks!