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**Nyssa[_2_]** · April 5th 15, 02:30 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework

Gillian Murray wrote:

On 3/28/2015 9:46 AM, Nyssa wrote:
Gillian Murray wrote:

On 3/27/2015 10:53 AM, Nyssa wrote:
wrote:

Hi everybody--

I've just purchased the chart for Tribute to the Old
Masters by Nouveau Encore Designs. The finished size
on 32-ct fabric is 27 x 27, which means that the
fabric size
should be about 33 x 33. Clearly, that won't fit on
my Artisan Designs needlework frame--or any other
frame I've
ever heard of. I hate the thought of doing in a
hoop... How have other people mounted this size linen
in order to work on it?

Apologies if this is an old topic--I just discovered
this board.

I'm thinking Wichelt Belfast Light Mocha and DMC
4245...

Marcia

I've got scroll bars that wide. I bought up most of the
lengths soon after I bought the original set, so have
30 and 36 inch bars. IIRC they went as high as 40
inches, but I never thought I'd need 'em that long.

I currently have a project in the 36 inchers. When
(if?) I get a chance to work on it, I prop one end up
on a small table that holds my chart. Awkward, but
workable.

Another possibility is a frame meant for doing quilt
squares one at a time. Those are adjustable to various
sizes, so might be large enough to hold your project.

Failing that, furring or framing strips cut to size and
joined at the corners. Then staple strips of fabric to
the edges and lace your fabric to the edge strips. I
don't think you'd want to staple your stitching fabric
directly since you might get stains from the wood or
risk tearing your evenweave.

Hope that some of this gives you pointers to a
solution.

Nyssa, who really needs to get back to stitching this
summer At River's End

Hello, Nyssa...long time, no see. However every time I
go into my hubbies man-cave, I see the lovely addition
you designed for me, to add to his ham radio pic!

Gillian

Not stitching much, doing some quilting..a little aier
on older eyes! oops easier, not aier!!

Hi Gill~~~~

I'm glad that it's in a place of honor in his man-cave.

We should have let him keep the old one with his old call
sign. That woulda taught him better than to upgrade his
call along with his license class. lol

73,
Nyssa, who has to get ready for tonight's ham radio net
At River's End

He has the original, with the new callsign as a tag=along
on the bottom of it. I must remember to send a pic to you.

Right now, he is driving the new car, with my Tech call on
it...and I drive the older car, with his Extra on it! LOL

Gill
And I've got the callsign license plate from my pop's Tbird
on my Ram truck. Since his callsign is now MY callsign as
a vanity call, I can keep a little bit of him and on my
new(er) vehicle. (Had to get the Ram when his old Tbird
quit.)

He was a General Class, but I got the Extra. No way was
I going to change calls and lose his!

Now back to stitching talk....

Nyssa, who baked two kinds of cupcakes and frostings yesterday
to share with the neighbors (and help out the Easter bunny)
instead of stitching, knitting, or reading