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Posted by crosseyedDi on March 2, 2009, 10:53 am
I cannot seem to follow patterns the way the writer directs
Last night I realized I couldn't understand a 4 page Vickery celtic
Xstitch
pattern and certainly couldn't do it in quads...so have counted out the
total
stitches-lined the space and divided it in pale gray floss and am working
the
whole crowns and center strips at one time rather than broken down...
My honey says I need to "learn to do it right"....hmmmm been doing this
since I
was 7, am 58 now, maybe its "just too late" or just maybe its the fault of
being
born left handed and right brained?
Anyone else struggle? Is this normal? or should this not be owned up to,
in
which case I will cheerfully keep my mouth shut....:)
But if there is a trick, and hint, a suggestion that would simplify the
difficult patterns I would love the advice.
dumbfoundedDi
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doubt,
just go shopping
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Posted by lucille on March 2, 2009, 12:58 pm
Who is to say what's right and wrong. If it looks right, is easier for you
to do that way and comes out the way you want it to, IT'S RIGHT.
I say down with rules---
Lucille
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>I cannot seem to follow patterns the way the writer directs
> Last night I realized I couldn't understand a 4 page Vickery celtic
> Xstitch
> pattern and certainly couldn't do it in quads...so have counted out the
> total
> stitches-lined the space and divided it in pale gray floss and am working
> the
> whole crowns and center strips at one time rather than broken down...
> My honey says I need to "learn to do it right"....hmmmm been doing this
> since I
> was 7, am 58 now, maybe its "just too late" or just maybe its the fault of
> being
> born left handed and right brained?
> Anyone else struggle? Is this normal? or should this not be owned up to,
> in
> which case I will cheerfully keep my mouth shut....:)
> But if there is a trick, and hint, a suggestion that would simplify the
> difficult patterns I would love the advice.
> dumbfoundedDi
> -------------------------------------
> no such thing as too much floss, thread, fabric or tools, if you are in
> doubt,
> just go shopping
> -------------------------------------
> no such thing as too much floss, thread, fabric or tools, if you are in
> doubt,
> just go shopping
> ##-----------------------------------------------##
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Posted by ellice on March 2, 2009, 1:46 pm
wrote:
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> I cannot seem to follow patterns the way the writer directs
>
> Last night I realized I couldn't understand a 4 page Vickery celtic
> Xstitch
> pattern and certainly couldn't do it in quads...so have counted out the
> total
> stitches-lined the space and divided it in pale gray floss and am working
> the
> whole crowns and center strips at one time rather than broken down...
>
> My honey says I need to "learn to do it right"....hmmmm been doing this
> since I
> was 7, am 58 now, maybe its "just too late" or just maybe its the fault of
> being
> born left handed and right brained?
>
I don't think there is a right, wrong way - just being sure your Xs cross
the same direction, and thinking through so that as you move you're not
trying to come up where you just went down.
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>
> Anyone else struggle? Is this normal? or should this not be owned up to,
> in
> which case I will cheerfully keep my mouth shut....:)
>
> But if there is a trick, and hint, a suggestion that would simplify the
> difficult patterns I would love the advice.
>
> dumbfoundedDi
>
I imagine most of us struggle at times - especially as we take on more
challenging pieces. But, remember to try and relax and have fun.
For me, when an XS is being difficult - I will use 2 highlighters to mark
the chart. One color to go over the symbols I'm about to stitch. Then when
they're don't, I cover that with a 2nd highlighter so that way I can tell
what has been stitched. Seems to help.
You might also think about putting in some grid lines on your piece if that
helps. Some of those Vickery pieces have so much open space that it is hard
to keep an accurate count. Gridding would help - doesn't take that long to
do and eases counting on the fabric.
Lastly, if you have some marking pins for placeholders - that's helpful.
And you might want to prethread some needles and put them on a magnet card,
or needle holder, even a pincushion.
Just stitch, and vent as you see fit. You're not alone - we all have
problems at different times.
Ellice
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Posted by anne on March 2, 2009, 2:09 pm
dilu_at_frontiernet_dot_net@foo.com says...
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> I cannot seem to follow patterns the way the writer directs
I can't do any counted work -- there's a disconnect between the time my eyes
see the symbols, my brain interprets them, and my fingers push/pull a needle
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though fabric. Gridding fabric didn't help -- my grids weren't even <sigh>
--
another anne, add ingers to reply
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Posted by F.James Cripwell on March 2, 2009, 2:57 pm
crosseyedDi (dilu_at_frontiernet_dot_net@foo.com) writes:
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> I cannot seem to follow patterns the way the writer directs
>
> Last night I realized I couldn't understand a 4 page Vickery celtic
> Xstitch
> pattern and certainly couldn't do it in quads...so have counted out the
> total
> stitches-lined the space and divided it in pale gray floss and am working
> the
> whole crowns and center strips at one time rather than broken down...
>
> My honey says I need to "learn to do it right"....hmmmm been doing this
> since I
> was 7, am 58 now, maybe its "just too late" or just maybe its the fault of
> being
> born left handed and right brained?
>
>
> Anyone else struggle? Is this normal? or should this not be owned up to,
> in
> which case I will cheerfully keep my mouth shut....:)
>
> But if there is a trick, and hint, a suggestion that would simplify the
> difficult patterns I would love the advice.
>
> dumbfoundedDi
I find the most important asset I posess is to be able to "read the
fabric". By this I mean, being able to look at what I have already
sttiched, and read it the same way as I read the pattern. So I have in my
mind what color each symbol is, and I can "see" the colors on the pattern,
and the symbols on the part of the fabric that has been stitched. I also
have a whole series of mnemonics which I use to tell me where to put the
next stitch. I try and thread enough floss to do as many symbols as there
are to do next, or if there are lots of symbols, a standard length. Then I
just do one sttich at a time, and in the end the pattern gets finished. I
also do not finish off the final stich of any color. So the loose end is
at the FRONT of the fabric, where I can keep an eye on it. When I have a
large area stitched, I finish off the ends. I am sure this is as clear as
mud, but I tried. Jim.
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> Last night I realized I couldn't understand a 4 page Vickery celtic
> Xstitch
> pattern and certainly couldn't do it in quads...so have counted out the
> total
> stitches-lined the space and divided it in pale gray floss and am working
> the
> whole crowns and center strips at one time rather than broken down...
> My honey says I need to "learn to do it right"....hmmmm been doing this
> since I
> was 7, am 58 now, maybe its "just too late" or just maybe its the fault of
> being
> born left handed and right brained?
> Anyone else struggle? Is this normal? or should this not be owned up to,
> in
> which case I will cheerfully keep my mouth shut....:)
> But if there is a trick, and hint, a suggestion that would simplify the
> difficult patterns I would love the advice.
> dumbfoundedDi
> -------------------------------------
> no such thing as too much floss, thread, fabric or tools, if you are in
> doubt,
> just go shopping
> -------------------------------------
> no such thing as too much floss, thread, fabric or tools, if you are in
> doubt,
> just go shopping
> ##-----------------------------------------------##
> Delivered via http://www.sewgirls.com/
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