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Posted by Tia Mary on February 2, 2010, 10:15 am
I just posted about a chart I am interested in that I offered to pay
for -- even if it is a bit worn, etc. This made me think about how we
keep track of where we are in our stitching. I have tried the metal
plate with the magnets and that hasn't worked for MOI. I have also
tried those static stick thin plastic rectangles that you put on your
chart and that hasn't worked either. So I thought a discussion of what
we use to keep track of our stitching progress was in order.
I make WORKING COPIES of my charts on regular copy paper **FOR MY
USE ONLY**. I fold the paper in about fourths to show the area I am
working on and tape the paper to my frame or pin it to my fabric way out
on the edge. I use a red pen to color in the chart areas as I stitch
them. I also print the relevant symbols and floss # in open areas of
the chart so that I don't always have to keep looking at the legend.
Obviously, when I am finished, the copy is trash but my chart is unmarked.
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So, let's hear what the rest of you do. CiaoMeow >^;;^<
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PAX, Tia Mary >^;;^< (RCTQ Queen of Kitties)
Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about
their whiskers!
Visit my Photo albums at http://community.webshots.com/user/tiamary
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Posted by MelissaD on February 2, 2010, 11:54 am
Tia Mary wrote:
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> I just posted about a chart I am interested in that I offered to pay
> for -- even if it is a bit worn, etc. This made me think about how we
> keep track of where we are in our stitching. I have tried the metal
> plate with the magnets and that hasn't worked for MOI. I have also
> tried those static stick thin plastic rectangles that you put on your
> chart and that hasn't worked either. So I thought a discussion of what
> we use to keep track of our stitching progress was in order.
> I make WORKING COPIES of my charts on regular copy paper **FOR MY USE
> ONLY**. I fold the paper in about fourths to show the area I am working
> on and tape the paper to my frame or pin it to my fabric way out on the
> edge. I use a red pen to color in the chart areas as I stitch them. I
> also print the relevant symbols and floss # in open areas of the chart
> so that I don't always have to keep looking at the legend. Obviously,
> when I am finished, the copy is trash but my chart is unmarked.
> So, let's hear what the rest of you do. CiaoMeow >^;;^<
>
> PAX, Tia Mary >^;;^< (RCTQ Queen of Kitties)
> Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about
> their whiskers!
> Visit my Photo albums at http://community.webshots.com/user/tiamary
Hhhmmm....I never really thought about that. I just look at the chart
and work directly from it. I don't mark what I've stitched - never
occurred to me to do that - maybe because it's an extra step that would
take time away from stitching and hardly have enough time as it is!
I guess I just look at what I've stitched, find it on the chart and move
along.
MelissaD
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Posted by Mag on February 2, 2010, 12:14 pm
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> Tia Mary wrote:
> > =A0 =A0I just posted about a chart I am interested in that I offered to=
pay
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> > for -- even if it is a bit worn, etc. =A0This made me think about how w=
e
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> > keep track of where we are in our stitching. =A0I have tried the metal
> > plate with the magnets and that hasn't worked for MOI. =A0I have also
> > tried those static stick thin plastic rectangles that you put on your
> > chart and that hasn't worked either. =A0So I thought a discussion of wh=
at
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> > we use to keep track of our stitching progress was in order.
> > =A0 =A0I make WORKING COPIES of my charts on regular copy paper **FOR M=
Y USE
show/hide quoted text
> > ONLY**. =A0I fold the paper in about fourths to show the area I am work=
ing
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> > on and tape the paper to my frame or pin it to my fabric way out on the
> > edge. =A0I use a red pen to color in the chart areas as I stitch them. =
=A0I
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> > also print the relevant symbols and floss # in open areas of the chart
> > so that I don't always have to keep looking at the legend. Obviously,
> > when I am finished, the copy is trash but my chart is unmarked.
> > =A0 So, let's hear what the rest of you do. =A0CiaoMeow >^;;^<
> > PAX, Tia Mary >^;;^< =A0 (RCTQ Queen of Kitties)
> > Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about
> > their whiskers!
> > Visit my Photo albums at =A0http://community.webshots.com/user/tiamary
> Hhhmmm....I never really thought about that. =A0I just look at the chart
> and work directly from it. =A0I don't mark what I've stitched - never
> occurred to me to do that - maybe because it's an extra step that would
> take time away from stitching and hardly have enough time as it is!
> I guess I just look at what I've stitched, find it on the chart and move
> along.
> MelissaD- Hide quoted text -
> - Show quoted text -
Ooooh, this is an interesting topic. Good tips from Tia Mary and I'm
in
awe of Melissa D to discover she doesn't need to keep track.
I also found those static cling square thingys not to work. I use
different
colored highlighters. It helps me keep track. I use a different
color each
day or each rotation. This lets me know how much I do each time and
also gives me an idea of how much I might get done next time and so
on.
mag
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Posted by Jinx Minx on February 2, 2010, 12:10 pm
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> I just posted about a chart I am interested in that I offered to pay
> for -- even if it is a bit worn, etc. This made me think about how we
> keep track of where we are in our stitching. I have tried the metal plate
> with the magnets and that hasn't worked for MOI. I have also tried those
> static stick thin plastic rectangles that you put on your chart and that
> hasn't worked either. So I thought a discussion of what we use to keep
> track of our stitching progress was in order.
> I make WORKING COPIES of my charts on regular copy paper **FOR MY USE
> ONLY**. I fold the paper in about fourths to show the area I am working
> on and tape the paper to my frame or pin it to my fabric way out on the
> edge. I use a red pen to color in the chart areas as I stitch them. I
> also print the relevant symbols and floss # in open areas of the chart so
> that I don't always have to keep looking at the legend. Obviously, when I
> am finished, the copy is trash but my chart is unmarked.
> So, let's hear what the rest of you do. CiaoMeow >^;;^<
> PAX, Tia Mary >^;;^< (RCTQ Queen of Kitties)
> Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about
> their whiskers!
> Visit my Photo albums at http://community.webshots.com/user/tiamary
I do the same -- make a working copy and then highlight as I go along. It's
also my way then of doublechecking that I haven't accidentally skipped a
stitch or a row. The magnet board contraption didn't work for me, either.
Plus, with the smaller folded working copy I can paperclip (ok, plastic
stitch clip) it to the edge of the fabric in my scroll rods for very easy
viewing. Not to mention, now that my eyes are 40 years old, sometimes it's
difficult to see smaller confetti patterns so I usually blow up my working
copies to a readable size.
Jinx
Jinx
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Posted by Nancy on February 2, 2010, 12:22 pm
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> =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD I just posted about a chart I am interested in that I=
offered to pay
show/hide quoted text
> for -- even if it is a bit worn, etc. =EF=BF=BDThis made me think about h=
ow we
show/hide quoted text
> keep track of where we are in our stitching. =EF=BF=BDI have tried the me=
tal
show/hide quoted text
> plate with the magnets and that hasn't worked for MOI. =EF=BF=BDI have al=
so
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> tried those static stick thin plastic rectangles that you put on your
> chart and that hasn't worked either. =EF=BF=BDSo I thought a discussion o=
f what
show/hide quoted text
> we use to keep track of our stitching progress was in order.
> =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD I make WORKING COPIES of my charts on regular copy pa=
per **FOR MY
show/hide quoted text
> USE ONLY**. =EF=BF=BDI fold the paper in about fourths to show the area I=
am
show/hide quoted text
> working on and tape the paper to my frame or pin it to my fabric way out
> on the edge. =EF=BF=BDI use a red pen to color in the chart areas as I st=
itch
show/hide quoted text
> them. =EF=BF=BDI also print the relevant symbols and floss # in open area=
s of
show/hide quoted text
> the chart so that I don't always have to keep looking at the legend.
> Obviously, when I am finished, the copy is trash but my chart is unmarked=
.
show/hide quoted text
> =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BDSo, let's hear what the rest of you do. =EF=BF=BDCiaoM=
eow >^;;^<
> PAX, Tia Mary >^;;^< =EF=BF=BD (RCTQ Queen of Kitties)
> Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about
> their whiskers!
> Visit my Photo albums at =EF=BF=BDhttp://community.webshots.com/user/tiam=
ary
Interesting subject. The metal plate with magnets does
work for me. However if I'm stitching from a chart in a
magazine I'll make a copy and work from the copy.
Somehow I managed to work "How Great Thou Art"
from a book without making a working copy. Since it
was in colors I wasn't sure how well the colors would
copy. I have a feeling when I get started on the fractal
bookmark I might be marking a copy of the chart.
Nancy
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