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my eyes are going....
i haven't done any cross stitch/linen work in years. over vacation, i
finished the cross stitching on my son's shepherd's bush stocking (hey, he's 10!). and rediscovered how much i really like it. sooo...came home and dived into my stash. here's the thing...iam having such the tough time working on linen, and i don't care for aida. i think i need to invest in larger (like 19 count?) linen and just "upsize" whatever i want to work on. would anyone have ideas? thank you! betsey |
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On Monday, July 23, 2012 7:58:10 AM UTC-4, betsey wrote:
i haven't done any cross stitch/linen work in years. over vacation, i finished the cross stitching on my son's shepherd's bush stocking (hey, he's 10!). and rediscovered how much i really like it. sooo...came home and dived into my stash. here's the thing...iam having such the tough time working on linen, and i don't care for aida. i think i need to invest in larger (like 19 count?) linen and just "upsize" whatever i want to work on. would anyone have ideas? thank you! betsey I was chatting with my LNS owner about this a few months ago. She said a lot of her customers have the same problem. A lot of folk have started to use 25ct fabric, such as Lugana, and stitch over 2. I long ago gave up on 32ct up, and have been using 28 ct. For just silly fun things, I have also used 25ct Lugana. Just my 2 cents worth! Gillian, currently in NH for the summer. |
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On Jul 23, 11:29*am, wrote:
On Monday, July 23, 2012 7:58:10 AM UTC-4, betsey wrote: i haven't done any cross stitch/linen work in years. over vacation, i finished the cross stitching on my son's shepherd's bush stocking (hey, he's 10!). *and rediscovered how much i really like it. sooo...came home and dived into my stash. *here's the thing...iam having such the tough time working on linen, and i don't care for aida. *i think i need to invest in larger (like 19 count?) linen and just "upsize" whatever i want to work on. would anyone have ideas? *thank you! betsey I was chatting with my LNS owner about this a few months ago. She said a lot of her customers have the same problem. A lot of folk have started to use 25ct fabric, such as Lugana, and stitch over 2. I long ago gave up on 32ct up, and have been using 28 ct. For just silly fun things, I have also used 25ct Lugana. Just my 2 cents worth! Gillian, currently in NH for the summer. Gillian... i am not sure i can even handle 25 ct! oh my! betsey |
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On 2012/07/23 10:41 PM, betsey wrote:
On Jul 23, 11:29 am, wrote: On Monday, July 23, 2012 7:58:10 AM UTC-4, betsey wrote: i haven't done any cross stitch/linen work in years. over vacation, i finished the cross stitching on my son's shepherd's bush stocking (hey, he's 10!). and rediscovered how much i really like it. sooo...came home and dived into my stash. here's the thing...iam having such the tough time working on linen, and i don't care for aida. i think i need to invest in larger (like 19 count?) linen and just "upsize" whatever i want to work on. would anyone have ideas? thank you! betsey I was chatting with my LNS owner about this a few months ago. She said a lot of her customers have the same problem. A lot of folk have started to use 25ct fabric, such as Lugana, and stitch over 2. I long ago gave up on 32ct up, and have been using 28 ct. For just silly fun things, I have also used 25ct Lugana. Just my 2 cents worth! Gillian, currently in NH for the summer. Gillian... i am not sure i can even handle 25 ct! oh my! betsey I have found Mageyes a great help. There are probably other magnifying glasses which help too. With those and a really good light you can do almost any count of fabric - unless you have real eye problems. Joyce in RSA. (who was 80 in March.) |
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On 7/23/2012 6:58 AM, betsey wrote:
i haven't done any cross stitch/linen work in years. over vacation, i finished the cross stitching on my son's shepherd's bush stocking (hey, he's 10!). and rediscovered how much i really like it. WooHoo! here's the thing...i am having such the tough time working on linen, and i don't care for aida. i think i need to invest in larger (like 19 count?) linen and just "upsize" whatever i want to work on. would anyone have ideas? thank you! Get yourself to Wally World (or your discount store-of-choice) and buy some reading glasses. They come in a variety of strengths. Might be handy if you took some of your stitching with you so you can try and see which strength is best. I'd be lost if not for my 3 pair! -- Joan See my needlework he http://community.webshots.com/user/ndjoan If worries can cure your sickness, prolong your life, or replace happiness, then go ahead and worry! If they can't, why worry? Enjoy every moment of your life...there is no second chance. Unknown |
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On 7/23/2012 7:58 AM, betsey wrote:
i haven't done any cross stitch/linen work in years. over vacation, i finished the cross stitching on my son's shepherd's bush stocking (hey, he's 10!). and rediscovered how much i really like it. sooo...came home and dived into my stash. here's the thing...iam having such the tough time working on linen, and i don't care for aida. i think i need to invest in larger (like 19 count?) linen and just "upsize" whatever i want to work on. would anyone have ideas? thank you! betsey I have a friend who is nearing 80, and she wears mag-eyes or reading glasses to work on 28 ct Another friend who is turning 63 on Friday wears reading glasses on top of her regular glasses (needed to read the chart), but lower down on her nose. -- ^..^ This is Kitty. Copy and paste Kitty into your signature to help her wipe out Bunny's world domination. -- The ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)© email me at nalee1964 (at) comcast (dot) net http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep |
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betsey wrote:
i haven't done any cross stitch/linen work in years. over vacation, i finished the cross stitching on my son's shepherd's bush stocking (hey, he's 10!). and rediscovered how much i really like it. sooo...came home and dived into my stash. here's the thing...iam having such the tough time working on linen, and i don't care for aida. i think i need to invest in larger (like 19 count?) linen and just "upsize" whatever i want to work on. would anyone have ideas? thank you! betsey Betsey, when my eyes first started failing me, I went to get them tested and had a Great Whinge to the optometrist about not being able to see my needlework. He suggested I get a pair of prescription magnifying glasses with exactly the focal length I need to stitch. At the time, there was a two-for-the-price-of-one offer on glasses, so my new magnifying specs didn't cost that much at all. When I need a new pair, I'll be happy to pay whatever they cost, because it made all the difference in being able to do the fine work I like. This was a great benefit to me because my left eye has different problems to the right one - I need different lenses for each eye, and el cheapo reading specs don't work for me. Also, I got my mag-specs with tiny half-moon frames so I could easily look at my charts and friends over the top of them. (My DH reckons it gives me great pleasure to look daggers at him over the top of my glasses - and he's right: it does! ;D) The only drawback I've noticed is that prolonged use can cause a bit of eye strain and you have to consciously re-focus on other things before you attempt to stand up. There's this kind of Alice-in-Wonderland-miniature-world feeling... Hard to explain, but I know what I mean. Anyway, HTH. -- Trish Brown {|:-} Newcastle, NSW, Australia |
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On 7/23/2012 4:58 AM, betsey wrote:
i haven't done any cross stitch/linen work in years. over vacation, i finished the cross stitching on my son's shepherd's bush stocking (hey, he's 10!). and rediscovered how much i really like it. sooo...came home and dived into my stash. here's the thing...iam having such the tough time working on linen, and i don't care for aida. i think i need to invest in larger (like 19 count?) linen and just "upsize" whatever i want to work on. would anyone have ideas? thank you! betsey I have bad astigmatism, so drugstore reading glasses wouldn't help me unless worn in conjunction with my regular glasses. I don't want to wear two pairs of glasses at a time. The bifocals I got from my local optometrist were very expensive and the prescription wouldn't do for close up work. I solved my problem by ordering prescription close-up glasses online. I kept the astigmatism part of the prescription the same, but modified the close up part of my bifocal prescription to be much closer up. My glasses cost $25 including shipping and paying for the fancier lenses required for more extreme prescriptions. Betsy (I also have a 10 yo son) |
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thank you everyone for the advice! will visit walmart today and see
what they have. i have thought about getting the magnifier attachment for my ott floor lamp, but keep thinking it might be a pain to use. betsey ps-betsy-is your son's name Nate???? |
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On 7/24/2012 4:51 AM, betsey wrote:
thank you everyone for the advice! will visit walmart today and see what they have. i have thought about getting the magnifier attachment for my ott floor lamp, but keep thinking it might be a pain to use. betsey ps-betsy-is your son's name Nate???? No, I guess we aren't that parallel, though I take it we are both older moms. I keep mistaking young grandparents for parents at the park. --Betsy |
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