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Posted by Donna D. on October 25, 2009, 8:34 pm
I always work on the same project since it takes me years and I have 3 I
work on. Now Woodland Enchantress. Which I started last year. It seems
every New Years I buy a new project.
Which way do you stitch? I start left to right then I follow a thread color
and go up down and all around. So no my backs are disastrous but I don't
really care. I knew some one once who stitched one row at a time and never
followed a color.
What is the best way for you?
Donna D
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Posted by Lucille on October 25, 2009, 9:19 pm
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>I always work on the same project since it takes me years and I have 3 I
>work on. Now Woodland Enchantress. Which I started last year. It seems
>every New Years I buy a new project.
> Which way do you stitch? I start left to right then I follow a thread
> color and go up down and all around. So no my backs are disastrous but I
> don't really care. I knew some one once who stitched one row at a time and
> never followed a color.
> What is the best way for you?
> Donna D
Usually left to right from the top. Once in a while, I will start in the
middle but that's mostly when I'm too lazy or too scatterbrained to count.
Most of the time I use a thread color as well and go as far as I can with at
least one (usually too long) strand. Then it's a crap shoot. Sometimes I
change color, sometimes use a new color. It mostly depends on whether it's
a block of color or a a scattering, or the time of day or the dark of night
or if a bird flys by and distracts me. In other words, I don't really
think I'm very consistent. lol
As far as the back goes, when I do needlepoint the back is often clean and
neat. With cross stitch it changes depending on the pattern. For a band
sampler it's pretty good, for a picture again, I'm not consistent.
Lucille
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Posted by on October 26, 2009, 9:29 am
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>Usually left to right from the top. Once in a while, I will start in the
>middle but that's mostly when I'm too lazy or too scatterbrained to count.
>Most of the time I use a thread color as well and go as far as I can with at
>least one (usually too long) strand. Then it's a crap shoot. Sometimes I
>change color, sometimes use a new color. It mostly depends on whether it's
>a block of color or a a scattering, or the time of day or the dark of night
>or if a bird flys by and distracts me. In other words, I don't really
>think I'm very consistent. lol
>As far as the back goes, when I do needlepoint the back is often clean and
>neat. With cross stitch it changes depending on the pattern. For a band
>sampler it's pretty good, for a picture again, I'm not consistent.
>Lucille
When doing needlepoint I like to do a part of the patterned bit,
then I force myself to do some background, then reward myself with a
bit more pattern. Otherwise if left with too much background only,
it's in danger of being a UFO.
That was particularly true of a chair cover I did for my aunt, it had
just a small flower pattern on the seat and even smaller pattern on
the part that ran up the back, it was a labour of love, all done in
diagonal tent.
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Posted by Lucille on October 26, 2009, 10:12 am
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>>Usually left to right from the top. Once in a while, I will start in the
>>middle but that's mostly when I'm too lazy or too scatterbrained to count.
>>Most of the time I use a thread color as well and go as far as I can with
>>at
>>least one (usually too long) strand. Then it's a crap shoot. Sometimes
>>I
>>change color, sometimes use a new color. It mostly depends on whether
>>it's
>>a block of color or a a scattering, or the time of day or the dark of
>>night
>>or if a bird flys by and distracts me. In other words, I don't really
>>think I'm very consistent. lol
>>As far as the back goes, when I do needlepoint the back is often clean and
>>neat. With cross stitch it changes depending on the pattern. For a
>>band
>>sampler it's pretty good, for a picture again, I'm not consistent.
>>Lucille
> When doing needlepoint I like to do a part of the patterned bit,
> then I force myself to do some background, then reward myself with a
> bit more pattern. Otherwise if left with too much background only,
> it's in danger of being a UFO.
> That was particularly true of a chair cover I did for my aunt, it had
> just a small flower pattern on the seat and even smaller pattern on
> the part that ran up the back, it was a labour of love, all done in
> diagonal tent.
Same here. I actually make it a rule to do that.
My first choice for stitch, whenever possible, is to use basketweave stitch
and something interesting for background.
Lucille
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Posted by on October 26, 2009, 10:52 am
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>Same here. I actually make it a rule to do that.
>My first choice for stitch, whenever possible, is to use basketweave stitch
>and something interesting for background.
>Lucille
Basketweave/diagonal tent, same stitch. I always found that it made
the best looking background, the most even, and of course, with double
the wool, the most durable for chair seats.
The Elizabeth Bradley patterns were done in a cross stitch, although
needlepoint, they took double the wool too. I did a pillow for my
younger daughter and even though two energetic grandsons were reared,
that pillow looks just as good today, even with being tossed and
thrown, washed and otherwise abused.
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>work on. Now Woodland Enchantress. Which I started last year. It seems
>every New Years I buy a new project.
> Which way do you stitch? I start left to right then I follow a thread
> color and go up down and all around. So no my backs are disastrous but I
> don't really care. I knew some one once who stitched one row at a time and
> never followed a color.
> What is the best way for you?
> Donna D