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Question (was: Comments on Dimensions Gold Pattern)
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 http://www.stitchaway.com If nothing changes, nothing changes. Don't back stitch to email, just stitchit. "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!! |
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Question (was: Comments on Dimensions Gold Pattern)
"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. In my experience Dimensions does print in multiple colours, so that you will have, as Jim described, a blue X for one colour, a green X for another. And they also use the same multiple colours for backstitch. On fairly uncomplicated charts, this isn't really a problem, but with large and complicated ones, where you have lots of backstitching crossing areas with lots of colour changes, it can be difficult to keep track of what is going on!. Of course, as stitchers we vary considerably in our attitude to doing exactly as the chart says, and that influences the level of frustration when we can't make out what colour a stitch is supposed to be! Since I am fairly confident about deciding on a colour when I can't make out the chart, I only get frustrated for a little bit, and have enjoyed some Dimensions kits. I have a huge Gold Collection kit of a European coffee shop in my stash at the moment which promises to be very complicated, with lots of similar colours. If you make a black and white working copy, you will find yourself referring to the original chart a great deal to sort things out. Dawne |
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"Dawne Peterson" wrote in message el... "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. In my experience Dimensions does print in multiple colours, so that you will have, as Jim described, a blue X for one colour, a green X for another. And they also use the same multiple colours for backstitch. On fairly uncomplicated charts, this isn't really a problem, but with large and complicated ones, where you have lots of backstitching crossing areas with lots of colour changes, it can be difficult to keep track of what is going on!. Of course, as stitchers we vary considerably in our attitude to doing exactly as the chart says, and that influences the level of frustration when we can't make out what colour a stitch is supposed to be! Since I am fairly confident about deciding on a colour when I can't make out the chart, I only get frustrated for a little bit, and have enjoyed some Dimensions kits. I have a huge Gold Collection kit of a European coffee shop in my stash at the moment which promises to be very complicated, with lots of similar colours. If you make a black and white working copy, you will find yourself referring to the original chart a great deal to sort things out. Dawne I too have used Dimensions Kits several times. Yes, sometimes they are frustrating, but I don't really mind that and generally either refer to the picture or just decide on my own whatever color I think will look best in that spot. The end result is generally pleasing so why get aggravated over one stitch. I even occasionally substitute something when using a perfect chart just because I decide that I prefer another color or another stitch or put in the backstitch, or take it out. As Dawne said, attitude is an important thing when working with Dimensions. Lucille |
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Thanks, Lucille and Dawne. Yes, I think the idea of making a b&w copy but
having to refer back to original happened years ago with my first cross-stitch pattern (not Dimensions). I loved the way it turned out. -vcardx "Lucille" wrote in message ... "Dawne Peterson" wrote in message el... "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. In my experience Dimensions does print in multiple colours, so that you will have, as Jim described, a blue X for one colour, a green X for another. And they also use the same multiple colours for backstitch. On fairly uncomplicated charts, this isn't really a problem, but with large and complicated ones, where you have lots of backstitching crossing areas with lots of colour changes, it can be difficult to keep track of what is going on!. Of course, as stitchers we vary considerably in our attitude to doing exactly as the chart says, and that influences the level of frustration when we can't make out what colour a stitch is supposed to be! Since I am fairly confident about deciding on a colour when I can't make out the chart, I only get frustrated for a little bit, and have enjoyed some Dimensions kits. I have a huge Gold Collection kit of a European coffee shop in my stash at the moment which promises to be very complicated, with lots of similar colours. If you make a black and white working copy, you will find yourself referring to the original chart a great deal to sort things out. Dawne I too have used Dimensions Kits several times. Yes, sometimes they are frustrating, but I don't really mind that and generally either refer to the picture or just decide on my own whatever color I think will look best in that spot. The end result is generally pleasing so why get aggravated over one stitch. I even occasionally substitute something when using a perfect chart just because I decide that I prefer another color or another stitch or put in the backstitch, or take it out. As Dawne said, attitude is an important thing when working with Dimensions. Lucille |
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"vcardx" wrote in message
... 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 I stopped doing kits for the reasons others give - and I find charts that are sold separately more fun to work with - as you can choose your own fabric, and can change the colors if you so choose! ....and, since no one else gave the definition, S.E.X. stands for Stash Enhancing eXpedition (a shopping spree at your favorite supplier). |
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"Magic Mood Jeep" wrote in message ... "vcardx" wrote in message ... 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 I stopped doing kits for the reasons others give - and I find charts that are sold separately more fun to work with - as you can choose your own fabric, and can change the colors if you so choose! ...and, since no one else gave the definition, S.E.X. stands for Stash Enhancing eXpedition (a shopping spree at your favorite supplier). |
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Question (was: Comments on Dimensions Gold Pattern)
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. -- Laury Walkey (Miss) BC, Canada My photos: http://polgara.shutterfly.com/ My MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/laurywalkey My Facebook: user name Laury Walkey My Twitter: http://twitter.com/polgaraoferat Go see NATHAN CLARK at the Vancouver Theatresports League! http://www.vtsl.com/company/players....r=clark_nathan WANTED: in order to finish an old project, to beg, borrow or trade for 1 skein each of J&P Coats embroidery floss in the following shades: 2296 (yellow), 2335 (red), 5395 (green), 6021 (green), 6250 (green) & 6842 (green). Conversions not needed, but thanks anyway. :- 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 http://www.stitchaway.com If nothing changes, nothing changes. Don't back stitch to email, just stitchit. "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!! |
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