I usually make a copy of the pattern and mark off my stitches with a
pencil. If it's a color master copy I will keep it nearby and refer to
it as I stitch.
S.E.X. = Stash Enhancement eXperience.
HTH.
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vcardx wrote:
I've never done a Dimensions Gold pattern (or in fact any Dimensions
pattern - I've started out with small easy ones!), but have been eying the
Beautiful Bird for a long time. Has anyone here ever done it, and is Fred's
description standard for Dimensions patterns overall (in multi-colour, and
very hard to read)?? I prefer working off a b&w photocopy of chart, and
highlight as I go.
Oh, and while I'm here (I've been lurking for a while but have never posted
here before) - can someone please confirm what S.E.X. stands for in this
newsgroup? I'm guessing Stash EXchange???
Thanks,
vcardx
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred"
Newsgroups: rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 11:01 PM
Subject: Comments on Dimensions Gold Pattern.
I've been told that the main Canadian distributor has dropped Dimension
kits.
Could be that there were too many complaints like you have.
Soooomtimes it helps to shine a bright light on the back of the chart and
read the chart from the front or try to read the symbol on the back with a
light on the front side. Often one dye color will penetrate the paper
deeper than the others.
As a last resort you could try scraping a bit of paper off the back and
see what color or symbol shows up in the fibres. You could also try
scraping a bit of the back stitch color off the symbol on the front of the
chart.
I'm assuming that you can't tell what there should be by magnifiying the
colored picture of the finished kit either.
Lots of luck!
Fred
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"F.James Cripwell" wrote in message
...
I am doing a Dimensions Gold Pattern, Millenium Angel. The pattern is
printed on one large piece of paper, with all the syhmbols and
backstitching together. In some places it is difficult to read the
symbols under the backstitching; in one place, quite impossible. There
are a limited number of symbols, whith the same symbol printed in 4
colors; black, red, green and blue. The particular part I a having
difficulty with is a + symbol, one in green and one in blue. They are in
exactly the same part of the pattern. I literally have to get out a
strong magnifying glass, and a really good light to try and distinguish
between which symbol is which. The mind boggles!!