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Posted by ministitch2 on February 8, 2009, 7:04 am
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Posted by Dawne Peterson on February 8, 2009, 3:22 pm
The question is do you work cross stitch colour by colour or row by row.
And the answer is it depends. It depends on what your are comfortable with,
and on the nature of the design. If i am working on something like a band
sampler, I finish each band, one at a time, because that makes it easier to
keep everything spaced the way it should be. If there are large patches of
a single colour in a design, I work patch by patch. If there are lots of
colour changes, some people like to thread up needles with all the colours
in an area, and then change from needle to needle as they move across a row.
Some people are careful to stitch dark colours before light, to keep the
lighter areas clean. Other people leave certain dark colours that tend to
fuzz, or textured yarns, until the end, so they don't leave fibers all
over.
So, do what works best for you with what you are stitching on.
Dawne
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Posted by ellice on February 11, 2009, 1:52 pm
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> The question is do you work cross stitch colour by colour or row by row.
> And the answer is it depends. It depends on what your are comfortable with,
> and on the nature of the design. If i am working on something like a band
> sampler, I finish each band, one at a time, because that makes it easier to
> keep everything spaced the way it should be. If there are large patches of
> a single colour in a design, I work patch by patch. If there are lots of
> colour changes, some people like to thread up needles with all the colours
> in an area, and then change from needle to needle as they move across a row.
> Some people are careful to stitch dark colours before light, to keep the
> lighter areas clean. Other people leave certain dark colours that tend to
> fuzz, or textured yarns, until the end, so they don't leave fibers all
> over.
>
> So, do what works best for you with what you are stitching on.
>
> Dawne
>
>
Dawne has given you some good advice. But you could look at some tutorials
on line, such as at Carole Leather's website - which has good beginning (and
progressive) information, with diagrams
http://www.needlework-tips-and-techniques.com/cross-stitch.html
This is another good reference:
http://home.comcast.net/~kathydyer/nf_xstitch_tut.html
And several designers also have information. The 2 I've given you will
really be helpful, as it sounds like you're just getting started. You can
also look into information on the Embroiders' Guild of America site, there
is a basic technique for XS which is downloadable.
http://www.egausa.org/html/free_projects.html
Good luck with your project.
Ellice
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> And the answer is it depends. It depends on what your are comfortable with,
> and on the nature of the design. If i am working on something like a band
> sampler, I finish each band, one at a time, because that makes it easier to
> keep everything spaced the way it should be. If there are large patches of
> a single colour in a design, I work patch by patch. If there are lots of
> colour changes, some people like to thread up needles with all the colours
> in an area, and then change from needle to needle as they move across a row.
> Some people are careful to stitch dark colours before light, to keep the
> lighter areas clean. Other people leave certain dark colours that tend to
> fuzz, or textured yarns, until the end, so they don't leave fibers all
> over.
>
> So, do what works best for you with what you are stitching on.
>
> Dawne
>
>