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Posted by Rosemary Peeler on February 27, 2009, 2:25 am
On 21 Feb 2009 13:57:37 GMT, bf906@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (F.James
Cripwell) wrote:
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>When I got my latest UFO, I looked at the symbols, and recognized that
>the pattern was created using Pattern Maker. That being so, then the
>author of the pattern had to have a symbol count. The lady who
> wants the stiching done had the floss on cards; just a small amount of
>each color. She told me to let her know if I needed any more of any
>color, and in the usual way, I would have had to wait until I started
>running out of colors before I knew which I was short of. However, the
>authors of the pattern sent me a symbol count (from New Zealand), and now
>I know precisely which colors I have too little of. I will email my
>friend, and at our next Guild meeting she will, hopefully, bring me more
>floss of the 15 or so colors I require. So symbol counts can be very
>useful indeed. Jim.
Good thinking!!!
Rosemary
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>the pattern was created using Pattern Maker. That being so, then the
>author of the pattern had to have a symbol count. The lady who
> wants the stiching done had the floss on cards; just a small amount of
>each color. She told me to let her know if I needed any more of any
>color, and in the usual way, I would have had to wait until I started
>running out of colors before I knew which I was short of. However, the
>authors of the pattern sent me a symbol count (from New Zealand), and now
>I know precisely which colors I have too little of. I will email my
>friend, and at our next Guild meeting she will, hopefully, bring me more
>floss of the 15 or so colors I require. So symbol counts can be very
>useful indeed. Jim.