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Posted by vlerk on September 10, 2006, 5:20 pm
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> I can't find any information on how to use cross-stitch graphs for
> latch hooking, so I thought I'd ask here! I've found that a lot of
> people said this can be done, but I'm not sure exactly how. I'm
> presuming it's not a simple one-for-one square.....but it may be once
> the cross-stitch graph is enlarged.
> Any hints/tips?
> Thanks!
> Kris
Hi Kris,
As long as your stitches are square, you can use a cross stitch chart for
any technique. The size of the chart should meet the number of latch
stitches in your project. I understand your chart is too small, right? You
can 'double the grid' and smooth lines (like Brenda says) or perhaps the
piles or loops will blur the 2x2 blocks enough. It all depends on the design
I think - enlarged colorblocks will give a more naive look, which is great
with some designs but not with all.
Grea van Vlerken
www.stitchpoint.com
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Posted by tegan57@gmail.com on September 11, 2006, 4:55 am
Great question, Kris! A coworker was just eyeing my recent Herrschner's
catalog and wishing some of the kits were latch hook and not cross
stitch. Of course, she was eyeing a wolf kit with about fifty different
shades of gray (okay, massive exageration there, but still... lots of
grays), but I was wondering if a charted needlepoint design wouldn't be
easier. So I'm grateful to you for asking! Now to uncross my eyes and
try and understand the replies... LOL
Tegan
kagjws wrote:
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> Hello,
> I can't find any information on how to use cross-stitch graphs for
> latch hooking, so I thought I'd ask here! I've found that a lot of
> people said this can be done, but I'm not sure exactly how. I'm
> presuming it's not a simple one-for-one square.....but it may be once
> the cross-stitch graph is enlarged.
>
> Any hints/tips?
>
> Thanks!
> Kris
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Posted by kagjws on September 11, 2006, 6:19 pm
Hi ! from the original poster....
I think we all finally got it straight -- I want to make a latch hook
rug from a cross stitch design/chart/graph (whatever you want to call
it). Actually, I don't have a particular cross-stitch pattern in mind,
but I have found relatively few latch hook rug patterns that I like. So
I wanted to look through some cross stitch patterns and see what I
could use. If I could. I haven't cross stitched in years and didn't do
much of it to begin with (my eyes crossed and blurred and gave me a
headache). So I was totally lost at "back stitch" and "fractionals" and
"x3" (oh, my!).
But I think I got it. I think? I know to avoid detail, etc. etc.
Actually, I was thinking of starting with an Amish quilt design or
something graphic vs. a picture.
Will take more tips/hints though!!!!!
Kris
kagjws wrote:
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> Hello,
> I can't find any information on how to use cross-stitch graphs for
> latch hooking, so I thought I'd ask here! I've found that a lot of
> people said this can be done, but I'm not sure exactly how. I'm
> presuming it's not a simple one-for-one square.....but it may be once
> the cross-stitch graph is enlarged.
>
> Any hints/tips?
>
> Thanks!
> Kris
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Posted by Brenda Lewis on September 11, 2006, 6:37 pm
Sorry about the confusion. As I said, I've thought about going the
other direction so had that etched into my brain. I think quilt designs
would be lovely in latch hook and shouldn't be too difficult to convert.
If you don't have any charts of quilt designs, you should be able to
take a drawing of the design and overlay a piece of graph paper to
produce your own. Even better is to have your local copy center
(assuming you have one) transfer the grid from graph paper to an acetate
page (overhead projection sheet) because then you can mark on it with
water soluble markers and reuse the sheet. Of course there's the higher
tech options of using charting software.
Since you haven't cross stitched in years, I would say if the chart
looks too complicated for you to cross stitch, it is probably too
complicated to use for latch hook. That should be a simple rule! :-)
Keep posting your ideas.
kagjws wrote:
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> Hi ! from the original poster....
>
> I think we all finally got it straight -- I want to make a latch hook
> rug from a cross stitch design/chart/graph (whatever you want to call
> it). Actually, I don't have a particular cross-stitch pattern in mind,
> but I have found relatively few latch hook rug patterns that I like. So
> I wanted to look through some cross stitch patterns and see what I
> could use. If I could. I haven't cross stitched in years and didn't do
> much of it to begin with (my eyes crossed and blurred and gave me a
> headache). So I was totally lost at "back stitch" and "fractionals" and
> "x3" (oh, my!).
>
> But I think I got it. I think? I know to avoid detail, etc. etc.
> Actually, I was thinking of starting with an Amish quilt design or
> something graphic vs. a picture.
>
> Will take more tips/hints though!!!!!
>
> Kris
--
Brenda
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http://www.pgdp.net/
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Posted by Dianne Lewandowski on September 11, 2006, 7:05 pm
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> kagjws wrote:
>> Hi ! from the original poster....
>> I think we all finally got it straight -- I want to make a latch hook
>> rug from a cross stitch design/chart/graph (whatever you want to call
>> it).
What about needlepoint charts/designs? A great many of them consist of
just tent stitch, so there'd be no fear of having fractionals in the
chart. Now, you'd have to be careful, since many needlepoint designs
use anything *but* tent stitch (half cross), but the same can be said of
cross stitch designs.
Have you looked at Herschnerr's kits? Every once in awhile they have
some lovely latch hook rug kits. Most don't appeal to me, but there's
that tiny 1% that, if I was into it, wouldn't mind working on it.
Dianne
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Embroidery Discussions at http://www.heritageshoppe.com/forum
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> latch hooking, so I thought I'd ask here! I've found that a lot of
> people said this can be done, but I'm not sure exactly how. I'm
> presuming it's not a simple one-for-one square.....but it may be once
> the cross-stitch graph is enlarged.
> Any hints/tips?
> Thanks!
> Kris