Waste canvas

Posted by Carol In WI on September 23, 2006, 1:56 pm

Someone graphed a picture for me, I want to put it on a hooded sweat shirt,
how would I center it on this sweat shirt, is there waste canvas that comes
in different size like cross stitching? Is there a site that can help
calculate these things? Thanks, Carol In WI

Posted by Mag on September 23, 2006, 2:42 pm

Hi Carol,

I can't answer your questions but I can send you a WC booklet that explains
the process and
includes pictures and how to do's.

Also, I have waste canvas in 12 ct, 10 ct, and 6.5 ct. I have it in rolls.
If you need any of these sizes,
please let me send you some. Oddly, it was just yesterday, as I was moving
things around, that
I wondered what I would ever do with all that waste canvas. A lifetime
supply for sure.

I'm in Oregon so it wouldn't take long to get to you...

mag

> Someone graphed a picture for me, I want to put it on a hooded sweat

> shirt, how would I center it on this sweat shirt, is there waste canvas

> that comes in different size like cross stitching? Is there a site that

> can help calculate these things? Thanks, Carol In WI

Posted by mickey on September 23, 2006, 3:09 pm

Carol In WI wrote:

> Someone graphed a picture for me, I want to put it on a hooded sweat shirt,

> how would I center it on this sweat shirt, is there waste canvas that comes

> in different size like cross stitching? Is there a site that can help

> calculate these things? Thanks, Carol In WI

I'm not certain that I understand exactly what you're asking about waste
canvas, but I might be able to help w/centering the design. Since you
have a graph, I assume you know the number of stitches in both
directions; let's use 100 stitches wide by 100 stitches long. If you
use 14-count waste canvas, your design would be a about 7.1 inches in
each direction (that is, 100 stitches/14 stitches per inch). So, what I
would do, is cut out a piece of paper that is the size of your stitched
area (7.1 inches by 7.1 inches), lay your sweatshirt out, then place
your paper where you think the center is. Just "eyeball" the center.
Once that's placed, you can measure the distance from the edge of the
piece of paper to the edge of your sweatshirt in each direction. Then,
I would think it should be fairly easy to "fiddle" with the placement of
the paper until you have the same distance from the right edge of the
paper to the right seam of the sweatshirt as you do from the left edge
of the paper to the left seam of the sweatshirt. Same for top and bottom.

At least I use the a similar process for placing designs on the center
of towels or bread clothes. I find I generally can't count the threads
as accurately, as I can use a paper template.

Also, if it's pleasing to you, does it matter if the design is perfectly
centered? After all, who is going to come up to you and measure your
sweatshirt while you're wearing it? <grin>

I hope this helps!

(BTW, where are you in WI? I lived in Madison for 6 years, and
completely love that town!)
--

--Mickey
Edmonton, AB

to reply: mickey18385 at yahoo dot com

Posted by Tia Mary on September 23, 2006, 10:10 pm

Carol In WI wrote:

> Someone graphed a picture for me, I want to put it on a hooded sweat shirt,

> how would I center it on this sweat shirt, is there waste canvas that comes

> in different size like cross stitching? Is there a site that can help

> calculate these things? Thanks, Carol In WI

I do a *lot* of waste canvas work and have written a description of
how to center the design and generally work a waste canvas project.
Dianne L. has kindly posted it at her website (
http://www.heritageshoppe.com/heritage/essays/wastecanvas.html ) . This
should take you directly to the info. Hope it helps and, if you find
something too confusing or needing a better explanation, please let me
know so that I can make the necessary changes. CiaoMeow >^;;^<

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