|
Posted by on May 12, 2009, 8:03 am
wrote:
show/hide quoted text
>Yes, you do need the black to make the design *pop*. I'm doing one of
>the others (Fractal # 38 - see further down on the page below yours),
>and it too is on black - it does make a difference. Stitching on
>black is a challange - I have to use a very strong light, and since
>it's over 1 on 25-count, I also have to use a magnifier!
>If you don't want to stitch on black, I would suggest you stitch on a
>med-dark grey and fill in the black.
Helps if you are stitching on black to have a white towel or cloth on
your lap and shine a light on to it. That way the holes in the black
fabric are far more obvious. The reverse is also true with black
cloth when using white.
That was a tip from Linda Lachance, she did a couple of courses here.
She is a lover of dark backgrounds lol
http://www.northernpinedesigns.com/
show/hide quoted text
>On Thu, 7 May 2009 14:35:18 -0700 (PDT), Janet
>>I just purchased a Fractal chart (Fractal 53). Do I really need to
>>stitch it on black for it to look it's best and pop??
>>http://tinyurl.com/dkpcwp
>>Janet
| 
Yahoo! 
Google 
Windows Live 
del.icio.us 
digg 
Netscape 
XML Sitemap
>stitch it on black for it to look it's best and pop??
>http://tinyurl.com/dkpcwp
>Janet