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Posted by Donna D. on July 6, 2009, 5:41 pm

If it was 1 row I would but its the top of the chart which means 210 rows
are off. 100 stitches from the edge. I would have to rip 50 rows 1000 give
or take stitches out. because its off 1/2 space. I want to hide it somehow
so it matches evenly. I ripped half a project because the material was off I
don't want to do the same with this one.This time it was me before I bought
magnifier glasses to check every stitch.
It took me 4 hours and that was when everything was good and going smooth.
It would take me days to restitch it.
Thanks
Donna
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Posted by Mary on July 6, 2009, 11:20 am

When you are finished you can figure out the best way to hide the
error, but I think you should hide it rather than remove it! Every
piece of needlework should have at least one mistake in it, and that
is so you won't be turned into a spider like poor Arachne, a mortal
maiden in Greek mythology. She did completely perfect needlework, and
that infuriated one of the goddesses, since no mere mortal was
permitted perfection. The goddess, whose name I forget, then killed
Arachne as punishment, but Zeus took pity on Arachne. He couldn't
bring her back to life as a mortal woman, but turned her into a spider
so she could continue to spin and weave -- which is why spider webs
are works of art and why spiders are known as arachnids.

Posted by Dawne Peterson on July 6, 2009, 11:41 am

"Mary" wrote .
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A small note (waaay too many hours in Latin, Greek and Classics classes
here). Arachne's error was not perfection; it was conceit. She boasted
that she was better than Minerva. When a weaving contest was set up, she
used the opportunity to depict the gods as liars, cheats and adulterers in
her tapestry (they were, but thowing it in their faces was not the best
move). So, it was not perfect work (the gods tend to like that, especially
when it is dedicated to them), but thinking herself better than them that
led to her spidery fate. So, all of the people on this group who do perfect
work can breathe easy (although I suspect some of you would appreciate the
extra 6 arms.)

Dawne

Posted by on July 23, 2009, 12:57 pm

(snip) Last night I found a mistake I made ages ago. I went over 3
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Hello Donna,

The legendary designer Gerda Bengtsson used half stitches that are
both cross arms but stitched over a space of 1 x 2 threads. See a
picture in any of her books published in many languages.

These would be better than stitching over one as they match the
texture of 2x2 cross stitch and they take the amount of room that you
have available.

To make you feel better--I started a kit when I had a bad ankle
accident in 2007--doctors orders were to keep my leg up as much as
possible and they kept me in a rehab hospital for several weeks.
Lying while stitching meant I made multiple counting errors (always
whole stitches, tho)--fixed them by fudging the general effect.

I felt it was a total mess when I finished it and my recovery. I also
found some errors made in translating the original watercolour to
chart (not MY errors) that are more glaring.

A year later I took it out and it looks good enough even though I am
planning to re-stitch as the artist intended.

So don;t give up on the messy work.

Irene

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