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Annoying Symbols
Can someone tell me the reason why charts have to have symbols that
look so much alike so bloody close together. It's frustrating for sure. I'm working on a rather big project and intermixed among the wings of a fairy are symbols so much alike that I have to use my magnifying glass each time I take a stitch to make sure it's the right colour. Just had to pluck out a bunch of stitches the other night - my groan for the day. Sharon (N.B.) |
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Sharon wrote:
Can someone tell me the reason why charts have to have symbols that look so much alike so bloody close together. It's frustrating for sure. I'm working on a rather big project and intermixed among the wings of a fairy are symbols so much alike that I have to use my magnifying glass each time I take a stitch to make sure it's the right colour. Just had to pluck out a bunch of stitches the other night - my groan for the day. Sharon (N.B.) Because idiot publishers/designers let their computers generate what symbols are used, and don't check them for similarity before printing I have seen charts (in kits, usually, I seem to remember Dimensions being big on this) that, if they have similar symbols, will print them in different colors (red and blue, for instance) so one can tell the difference. -- ^..^ 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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Sharon wrote:
Can someone tell me the reason why charts have to have symbols that look so much alike so bloody close together. It's frustrating for sure. I'm working on a rather big project and intermixed among the wings of a fairy are symbols so much alike that I have to use my magnifying glass each time I take a stitch to make sure it's the right colour. Just had to pluck out a bunch of stitches the other night - my groan for the day. I always put Maureen's charts through my scanner and enlarge them for her. One new kit came with a chart that looked as though it had been copied umpteen times. Maureen was partway through the chart before she discovered the chart used two symbols + and ÷ which were impossible to tell apart. -- Bruce Fletcher Stronsay, Orkney UK http://preview.tinyurl.com/3b54af |
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On Aug 22, 1:00*pm, lucretia borgia
wrote: On Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:12:20 -0700 (PDT), Sharon opined: Can someone tell me the reason why charts have to have symbols that look so much alike so bloody close together. *It's frustrating for sure. *I'm working on a rather big project and intermixed among the wings of a fairy are symbols so much alike that I have to use my magnifying glass each time I take a stitch to make sure it's the right colour. *Just had to pluck out a bunch of stitches the other night - my groan for the day. Sharon (N.B.) Wear better glasses !! *RDH There's ONE in every crowd. :-)) Sharon (N.B.) |
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On 8/22/08 11:12 AM, "Sharon" wrote:
Can someone tell me the reason why charts have to have symbols that look so much alike so bloody close together. It's frustrating for sure. I'm working on a rather big project and intermixed among the wings of a fairy are symbols so much alike that I have to use my magnifying glass each time I take a stitch to make sure it's the right colour. Just had to pluck out a bunch of stitches the other night - my groan for the day. Sharon (N.B.) Sometimes the charting software just allocates the symbols, and, well, the designer just didn't bother to change them around. But, this is the reason I often do an enlarged copy . Sorry about your froggin' & frustration. Ellice |
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"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message ... On 8/22/08 11:12 AM, in article , "Sharon" wrote: Can someone tell me the reason why charts have to have symbols that look so much alike so bloody close together. It's frustrating for sure. I'm working on a rather big project and intermixed among the wings of a fairy are symbols so much alike that I have to use my magnifying glass each time I take a stitch to make sure it's the right colour. Just had to pluck out a bunch of stitches the other night - my groan for the day. Sharon (N.B.) How annoying. I'll be you were more than that though. I've run it to that too - I've taken to "previewing" a section to look at the symbols and colors closely. Cheryl I've also highlighted one of the ones that look the same as a reminder to pay attention when I'm stitching. I frog enough without that particular problem so I try to avoid it. L |
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Sharon,
I've found the best thing to do is to go to a copy center and have them enlarge the pattern. Or if you have a scanner you can also do it yourself at home. Celeste "Sharon" wrote in message ... Can someone tell me the reason why charts have to have symbols that look so much alike so bloody close together. It's frustrating for sure. I'm working on a rather big project and intermixed among the wings of a fairy are symbols so much alike that I have to use my magnifying glass each time I take a stitch to make sure it's the right colour. Just had to pluck out a bunch of stitches the other night - my groan for the day. Sharon (N.B.) |
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On Aug 22, 11:30*pm, ellice wrote:
On 8/22/08 11:12 AM, *"Sharon" wrote: Can someone tell me the reason why charts have to have symbols that look so much alike so bloody close together. *It's frustrating for sure. *I'm working on a rather big project and intermixed among the wings of a fairy are symbols so much alike that I have to use my magnifying glass each time I take a stitch to make sure it's the right colour. *Just had to pluck out a bunch of stitches the other night - my groan for the day. Sharon (N.B.) Sometimes the charting software just allocates the symbols, and, well, the designer just didn't bother to change them around. *But, this is the reason I often do an enlarged copy . *Sorry about your froggin' & frustration. Ellice Oh well, it feels good to let off a little steam now and again - but it sure is frustrating. You'd think the designers would care enough to check over their patterns before releasing them. I do enlarge my patterns a bit, but apparently not enough and I too need to use my magnifying glass now. I love this pattern I'm doing (Shall We Dance by Dimple Designs) but I'll really be glad when it's finished too. Sharon (N.B.) |
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Sharon wrote:
On Aug 22, 11:30 pm, ellice wrote: On 8/22/08 11:12 AM, "Sharon" wrote: Can someone tell me the reason why charts have to have symbols that look so much alike so bloody close together. It's frustrating for sure. I'm working on a rather big project and intermixed among the wings of a fairy are symbols so much alike that I have to use my magnifying glass each time I take a stitch to make sure it's the right colour. Just had to pluck out a bunch of stitches the other night - my groan for the day. Sharon (N.B.) Sometimes the charting software just allocates the symbols, and, well, the designer just didn't bother to change them around. But, this is the reason I often do an enlarged copy . Sorry about your froggin' & frustration. Ellice Oh well, it feels good to let off a little steam now and again - but it sure is frustrating. You'd think the designers would care enough to check over their patterns before releasing them. I do enlarge my patterns a bit, but apparently not enough and I too need to use my magnifying glass now. I love this pattern I'm doing (Shall We Dance by Dimple Designs) but I'll really be glad when it's finished too. Sharon (N.B.) I have a chart of Coppelia (by Forget me Nots in Stitches)which I actually started, and had to stop because the instructions were so bad. The pattern is hand drawn, and there is a list of symbols, but then in the text instructions, all the parts of the chart that are to be done in say, satin stitch, are listed in a paragraph which you have to wade through each time you get to a new area of the chart. For example: "Stem Stitch, use 2 of Balger 002HL or 1 of DMC Gold Metallic for Dr. Coppellius' key; use 1 of Flower Thread 2674 for the Wheat Stem (Wheat ears are lazy daisy stitches); use 1 of Flower Thread 284 for Paint Brush handles." And this is the shortest list. In the case of the satin stitch paragraph, it's listed as "satin stitch" and then "more satin stitch"! Finally at the end of the pattern (after a section of "additional stitches)" there is another section of, you guessed it, "more satin stitches". So every time you need to stitch part of the pattern you have to read through each paragraph (and there are a number of them) to find the item you are stitching, and then, what thread and what colour. It would be gorgeous if I could ever figure it out (it uses tulle for Coppelia's skirt). I can't figure out why the designer didn't at least list the parts of the patterns or motifs, then the stitch and thread colour. It would have made it much easier. As it is, this in in my permanent ufo pile. MargW |
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