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Posted by Fred Curtis on October 19, 2008, 6:44 pm
Hoops - depends on the size of the work and the technique. I usually
don't use a hoop for blackwork & cross-stitch, but tend to for
needlepoint
... though next NP project I'll try basketweave without a hoop as the
books say it distorts the canvas less.
Current project (A4 size birth sampler, x-stitch over 1 thread on 28
count
linen) has a square hoop because I stab-and-stitch, and the hoop keeps
the edges from flopping onto the work area. Last large blackwork
project was on aida - I forget the count, but aida feels like sewing
on
cardboard to me so I skip the hoop.
I just did a counted-stitch course at my local guild (NSW, Australia).
My long-suffering tutor insisted on hoops and marking the centre of
the very small exercises we did in class - I committed the dual sins
of
forgetting to bring a hoop (not something I normally use) and using
my brain to navigate the small patterns instead of centreing.
-Fred.
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> My neighbor next store does cross stitch's(age 38 ex -marine).You can
> not tell his backs from his fronts on his works of art! =A0He does not us=
e
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> a hoop at all.
> I also got my husband into cross stitching. He loves it . Something to
> do when it is raining outside.
> I started my last cross stitch with- out a hoop and love it.
> What are your views.
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Posted by Trish Brown on October 19, 2008, 8:01 pm
Fred Curtis wrote:
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> Hoops - depends on the size of the work and the technique. I usually
> don't use a hoop for blackwork & cross-stitch, but tend to for
> needlepoint
> ... though next NP project I'll try basketweave without a hoop as the
> books say it distorts the canvas less.
>
> Current project (A4 size birth sampler, x-stitch over 1 thread on 28
> count
> linen) has a square hoop because I stab-and-stitch, and the hoop keeps
> the edges from flopping onto the work area. Last large blackwork
> project was on aida - I forget the count, but aida feels like sewing
> on
> cardboard to me so I skip the hoop.
>
> I just did a counted-stitch course at my local guild (NSW, Australia).
> My long-suffering tutor insisted on hoops and marking the centre of
> the very small exercises we did in class - I committed the dual sins
> of
> forgetting to bring a hoop (not something I normally use) and using
> my brain to navigate the small patterns instead of centreing.
>
> -Fred.
Good on you, Fred! I *hate* hoops! They stop me from stitching. All my
work is done in-hand and it's not too bad-looking. My son (aged 32) has
stitched since he was eight and he might use a hoop or not use one,
depending on how he feels. Sadly, my daughter refuses to even think
about stitching so it's Mum and Son who haunt the craft shops.
--
Trish Brown
Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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Posted by Naomi Black on October 19, 2008, 11:22 pm
A number of men bought supplies from me in Helen. Police, lawyers, and
doctors all said it helped them to relax.
One dr., a GYN from LA, had lost all his pieces in Katrina. He had done the
big ladies of Mirabilia and L&L and had them around his office waiting room.
It was about a year after Katrina that he and his wife were in the shop. He
bought a chart and everything for it. His wife told me she was so glad to
see him interested again. It was the first interest he had shown since the
disaster.
I learned to do CXS from my 9 yo stepson. He's in his 30s now and no longer
stitches (he has all the ambition of road kill) but I still do! His teenage
son wants me to teach him, but he isn't with us much.
My husband can sew and is interested in knitting.
One of the greatest thrills for me was having a family, mom, dad, and 3 sons
ages about 10 - 16 come into the shop. They ALL did counted XS and they
each bought a project! Just the charts, but still it was great to find that
it is a family activity for them.
--
Naomah
Foxy's Cross Stitch & More
Buchanan, GA (formerly Helen, GA)
www.FoxysCrossStitch.net
WIP - Mirabilia "Athena"
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> Fred Curtis wrote:
>> Hoops - depends on the size of the work and the technique. I usually
>> don't use a hoop for blackwork & cross-stitch, but tend to for
>> needlepoint
>> ... though next NP project I'll try basketweave without a hoop as the
>> books say it distorts the canvas less.
>> Current project (A4 size birth sampler, x-stitch over 1 thread on 28
>> count
>> linen) has a square hoop because I stab-and-stitch, and the hoop keeps
>> the edges from flopping onto the work area. Last large blackwork
>> project was on aida - I forget the count, but aida feels like sewing
>> on
>> cardboard to me so I skip the hoop.
>> I just did a counted-stitch course at my local guild (NSW, Australia).
>> My long-suffering tutor insisted on hoops and marking the centre of
>> the very small exercises we did in class - I committed the dual sins
>> of
>> forgetting to bring a hoop (not something I normally use) and using
>> my brain to navigate the small patterns instead of centreing.
>> -Fred.
> Good on you, Fred! I *hate* hoops! They stop me from stitching. All my
> work is done in-hand and it's not too bad-looking. My son (aged 32) has
> stitched since he was eight and he might use a hoop or not use one,
> depending on how he feels. Sadly, my daughter refuses to even think about
> stitching so it's Mum and Son who haunt the craft shops.
> --
> Trish Brown
> Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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Posted by Edna on October 19, 2008, 9:48 pm
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> My neighbor next store does cross stitch's(age 38 ex -marine).You can not
> tell his backs from his fronts on his works of art! He does not use a
> hoop at all.
> I also got my husband into cross stitching. He loves it . Something to do
> when it is raining outside.
> I started my last cross stitch with- out a hoop and love it.
> What are your views.
> Barbara from NY to NC
My brother does, he has been doing it for many years.
Before that he was into machine knitting.
Edna in Sydney
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Posted by Fred on October 20, 2008, 2:33 am
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> My neighbor next store does cross stitch's(age 38 ex -marine).You can not
> tell his backs from his fronts on his works of art! He does not use a
> hoop at all.
> I also got my husband into cross stitching. He loves it . Something to do
> when it is raining outside.
> I started my last cross stitch with- out a hoop and love it.
> What are your views.
> Barbara from NY to NC
The owners of the LNS that I supply tell me that at least 30% of their
customers are men.
Fred
http://www.stitchaway.com
Don't bkstitch to email just stitchit.
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