Help please

Posted by Donna D. on July 1, 2009, 6:17 am

I don't think there is anything I can do but I thought I would ask.
I am working on woodland enchantress which is 14x16. I stitch everywhere.
First one corner than the other.

Saturday was a beautiful day I sat and stitched for 4 hours in my garden.
1000 stitches. Last night I found a mistake I made ages ago. I went over 3
instead of 2. So that whole part is over 1 too many.
Can I split over2 into 11/2 split a thread so everything would match except
for 1 space? Would you be able to tell? Is there anything I can try
besides ripping out everything. I did that on magical nights after corners
didn't match.
What would you do? What could you do? It throws a lot off?
Thanks
Donna

Posted by MargW on July 1, 2009, 8:25 am

Donna D. wrote:

> I don't think there is anything I can do but I thought I would ask.

> I am working on woodland enchantress which is 14x16. I stitch everywhere.

> First one corner than the other.

> Saturday was a beautiful day I sat and stitched for 4 hours in my garden.

> 1000 stitches. Last night I found a mistake I made ages ago. I went over 3

> instead of 2. So that whole part is over 1 too many.

> Can I split over2 into 11/2 split a thread so everything would match except

> for 1 space? Would you be able to tell? Is there anything I can try

> besides ripping out everything. I did that on magical nights after corners

> didn't match.

> What would you do? What could you do? It throws a lot off?

> Thanks

> Donna

It will depend (sorry, for not being more precise). I did a piece quite
a few years ago, where I did the same thing. I had to fudge around the
section, and today when I look at the framed piece on the wall, I
actually have to search for the mistake.

I would see if there is a section along side where it is mostly one
colour and do over-one stitching to compensate.

Alternatively, can you stitch overtop of the error? This will only work
if the colour underneath is a lighter colour.

MargW

Posted by J. H. T./B.D.P. on July 6, 2009, 3:13 am

If you can wait till the end, then it would be easier to figure
out what method to use to fix and hide the error.

If it is very noticeable, then you could fix it with one of the
special stitches since it is not seen it makes it a little hard to
judge which is best.

1) There is the long-legged cross stitch [also called long-armed
Slav or Portuguese stitch] to adjust the area affected since it
also is used to join 2 pieces together when the material is
short and you don't want it to be noticeable easily.

2) Vertical Double cross stitch [Smyrna or Leviathan stitch], a
normal cross stitch done after a longer vertical cross stitch.

Else a standard double cross stitch where you reverse which
is longer above, such as completing a longer cross stitch
first and then the shorter vertical stitch.

3) One of the various Rhodes stitch, except none the have a bar
for a final stitch.

For all of them, you could use the main colours from the stitch
area missed and the area next to it while completing one of the
three given stitch types. This way the blend is not as hard to
hide when done.

Note for readers not having problem, these are just a start for
stitches to try to help fix the problem and not all final adjustments
possible. If really bad, more than one method may be required to
fix it. If after everything, removing some stitches at the start might
be the only method that actually fixes and hides the problem.

> Donna D. wrote:

>> I don't think there is anything I can do but I thought I would ask.

>> I am working on woodland enchantress which is 14x16. I stitch everywhere.

>> First one corner than the other.

>> Saturday was a beautiful day I sat and stitched for 4 hours in my garden.

>> 1000 stitches. Last night I found a mistake I made ages ago. I went over

>> 3 instead of 2. So that whole part is over 1 too many.

>> Can I split over2 into 11/2 split a thread so everything would match

>> except for 1 space? Would you be able to tell? Is there anything I can

>> try besides ripping out everything. I did that on magical nights after

>> corners didn't match.

>> What would you do? What could you do? It throws a lot off?

>> Thanks

>> Donna

> It will depend (sorry, for not being more precise). I did a piece quite a

> few years ago, where I did the same thing. I had to fudge around the

> section, and today when I look at the framed piece on the wall, I actually

> have to search for the mistake.

> I would see if there is a section along side where it is mostly one colour

> and do over-one stitching to compensate.

> Alternatively, can you stitch overtop of the error? This will only work

> if the colour underneath is a lighter colour.

> MargW

Posted by Donna D. on July 6, 2009, 5:49 pm

Thank you for the suggestions. I am trying to hide the problem by not having
it run right down the middle of the project. Enough colors are used so I am
trying to stitch till a color changes then stitch 2 spaces into one. It
worked a few rows but its really a large problem. I hate making mistakes
like this. I check every stitch with a magnifier now.
This is why it takes me years to finish a project. Ripping out over 50 rows
and 1000 stitches isn't something I want to do. I cant believe its n the
first row. That sucks.

Thanks
Donna

> If you can wait till the end, then it would be easier to figure

> out what method to use to fix and hide the error.

> If it is very noticeable, then you could fix it with one of the

> special stitches since it is not seen it makes it a little hard to

> judge which is best.

> 1) There is the long-legged cross stitch [also called long-armed

> Slav or Portuguese stitch] to adjust the area affected since it

> also is used to join 2 pieces together when the material is

> short and you don't want it to be noticeable easily.

> 2) Vertical Double cross stitch [Smyrna or Leviathan stitch], a

> normal cross stitch done after a longer vertical cross stitch.

> Else a standard double cross stitch where you reverse which

> is longer above, such as completing a longer cross stitch

> first and then the shorter vertical stitch.

> 3) One of the various Rhodes stitch, except none the have a bar

> for a final stitch.

> For all of them, you could use the main colours from the stitch

> area missed and the area next to it while completing one of the

> three given stitch types. This way the blend is not as hard to

> hide when done.

> Note for readers not having problem, these are just a start for

> stitches to try to help fix the problem and not all final adjustments

> possible. If really bad, more than one method may be required to

> fix it. If after everything, removing some stitches at the start might

> be the only method that actually fixes and hides the problem.

Posted by Cathy from KY in CA on July 6, 2009, 8:56 am

> Last night I found a mistake I made ages ago. I went over 3

> instead of 2. So that whole part is over 1 too many.

Frog it. You can have it frogged and re-stitched while you are still
trying to decide what to do.

just me,
Cathy from KY in CA

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