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  #11  
Old February 1st 11, 12:22 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
KT in Mich
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Default OK - time for a round of WHAT ARE YOU STITCHING

Thanks Fran,
Never thought to try tissue paper! Is it easy to remove later???
Quilting the pattern through the Golden Threads worked pretty well and the
paper tore off very easily with very little clean-up. I used small applique
pins to hold the paper down to the fabric. Didn't care for that as it makes
the paper all bumpy. Have just learned that there is a temporary spray that
can be used to hold it down so may try that next time. Also some gummy dots
made by 3M which stick to the paper and fabric but separates from the fabric
without leaving residue. Two other ways I want to try include using either
Sulky Heat Away Clear Film which I saw on Fons & Porter's show today; and
Sulky Paper Solvy which is a water soluble stabilizer. Going to depend on
how pricey this stuff is.


"Fran" wrote in message
...
Have never used that paper, but have done precisely that using the
cheapest tissue paper I could find. Quilted an entire queen-size
piece that way and it worked like a charm. Best advise is this - if
you are repeating the quilting pattern againa nd again, make a master
copy on something like drawing paper or graph paper, color it very
dark, then use it to make all the copies you need. I think I had
something like 20 copies of the pattern for the entire quilt that I
worked my way thru.


On Sat, 29 Jan 2011 13:22:54 -0500, "KT in Mich"
wrote:

So now I've
put the needle-punched Golden Threads paper back on and will be quilting
thru that. Gonna try in on a sandwich first to see if it rips off like
the
ads say. Wish me luck! Any advice greatly appreciated!!!!

KT. in MI


Ads
  #12  
Old February 2nd 11, 12:03 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
Susan Binns
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Default OK - time for a round of WHAT ARE YOU STITCHING

I'm working on a BH&G heirloom stocking for my nephew, and a huge Artecy
piece of the Grand Canal in Venice for a friend of mine.....hopefully I'll
finish it before I die! LOL!

Susan on Vancouver Island
www.picturetrail.com/susanbinns


"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message
...
I still have my two purse projects:
1. need a second pair of eyes to look at my backstitching color - which is
a
good excuse to drive down and see Margaret!

2. The yellow Australian wild flower on yellow. I did a tiny bit of the
back
stitching and wow is it going to POP when it's done.

At home:

I'm working away at Ladybugs and Bumblebees
http://yarntree.com/cross-stitch/ind...nfo&products_i
d=8138

Still not 100% happy with the shade of the lettering.....but I'll keep
looking!

---

Found a bunch of completed stitching projects that I'm going to press and
figure out how to finish when I was cleaning up something else.

---

I still have my not quite finished Snowflake biscornu - that will rotate
in
this week. Now that DS is finally headed back to school, I can set up a
spot
to do the beading and leave it if needed. Not possible if there is a
threat
of invading teenage boys.


NEXT

Cheryl


  #13  
Old February 2nd 11, 12:35 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
fran
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It's very easy to remove. I would run the eye of a needle along the
stitch lines to score the paper after stitching and just tear it out.
The thinner the tissue paper, the better - as it makes it easier to
trace the master pattern and easier to tear. I found it best to pin
the paper closely while stitching to prevent wrinkles and any possible
movement as you stiched.

I was doing a celtic knot pattern that repeated itself 5 times the
length of the quilt, and so had lines going in parallels in all
directions that had to match up with the previous knot. If I just did
the corners, the paper shifted and the lines didn't line up, so I
wound up with pins every 5 inches or so.

It also helped to pin the entire length at the same time before
stating stitching. That way I could make sure everything lined up and
was still straight on the cloth.



On Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:22:27 -0500, "KT in Mich"
wrote:

Thanks Fran,
Never thought to try tissue paper! Is it easy to remove later???
Quilting the pattern through the Golden Threads worked pretty well and the
paper tore off very easily with very little clean-up. I used small applique
pins to hold the paper down to the fabric. Didn't care for that as it makes
the paper all bumpy. Have just learned that there is a temporary spray that
can be used to hold it down so may try that next time. Also some gummy dots
made by 3M which stick to the paper and fabric but separates from the fabric
without leaving residue. Two other ways I want to try include using either
Sulky Heat Away Clear Film which I saw on Fons & Porter's show today; and
Sulky Paper Solvy which is a water soluble stabilizer. Going to depend on
how pricey this stuff is.


"Fran" wrote in message
.. .
Have never used that paper, but have done precisely that using the
cheapest tissue paper I could find. Quilted an entire queen-size
piece that way and it worked like a charm. Best advise is this - if
you are repeating the quilting pattern againa nd again, make a master
copy on something like drawing paper or graph paper, color it very
dark, then use it to make all the copies you need. I think I had
something like 20 copies of the pattern for the entire quilt that I
worked my way thru.


On Sat, 29 Jan 2011 13:22:54 -0500, "KT in Mich"
wrote:

So now I've
put the needle-punched Golden Threads paper back on and will be quilting
thru that. Gonna try in on a sandwich first to see if it rips off like
the
ads say. Wish me luck! Any advice greatly appreciated!!!!

KT. in MI

  #14  
Old February 2nd 11, 02:15 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
KT in Mich
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Thanks Fran, I'm going to give tissue paper a try. You are talking about
gift-wrapping tissue and not the kind you blow your nose on, right???



"Fran" wrote in message
...
It's very easy to remove. I would run the eye of a needle along the
stitch lines to score the paper after stitching and just tear it out.
The thinner the tissue paper, the better - as it makes it easier to
trace the master pattern and easier to tear. I found it best to pin
the paper closely while stitching to prevent wrinkles and any possible
movement as you stiched.

I was doing a celtic knot pattern that repeated itself 5 times the
length of the quilt, and so had lines going in parallels in all
directions that had to match up with the previous knot. If I just did
the corners, the paper shifted and the lines didn't line up, so I
wound up with pins every 5 inches or so.

It also helped to pin the entire length at the same time before
stating stitching. That way I could make sure everything lined up and
was still straight on the cloth.



On Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:22:27 -0500, "KT in Mich"
wrote:

Thanks Fran,
Never thought to try tissue paper! Is it easy to remove later???
Quilting the pattern through the Golden Threads worked pretty well and the
paper tore off very easily with very little clean-up. I used small
applique
pins to hold the paper down to the fabric. Didn't care for that as it
makes
the paper all bumpy. Have just learned that there is a temporary spray
that
can be used to hold it down so may try that next time. Also some gummy
dots
made by 3M which stick to the paper and fabric but separates from the
fabric
without leaving residue. Two other ways I want to try include using
either
Sulky Heat Away Clear Film which I saw on Fons & Porter's show today; and
Sulky Paper Solvy which is a water soluble stabilizer. Going to depend on
how pricey this stuff is.


"Fran" wrote in message
. ..
Have never used that paper, but have done precisely that using the
cheapest tissue paper I could find. Quilted an entire queen-size
piece that way and it worked like a charm. Best advise is this - if
you are repeating the quilting pattern againa nd again, make a master
copy on something like drawing paper or graph paper, color it very
dark, then use it to make all the copies you need. I think I had
something like 20 copies of the pattern for the entire quilt that I
worked my way thru.


On Sat, 29 Jan 2011 13:22:54 -0500, "KT in Mich"
wrote:

So now I've
put the needle-punched Golden Threads paper back on and will be quilting
thru that. Gonna try in on a sandwich first to see if it rips off like
the
ads say. Wish me luck! Any advice greatly appreciated!!!!

KT. in MI


  #15  
Old February 2nd 11, 02:48 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
Susan Hartman[_2_]
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Default OK - time for a round of WHAT ARE YOU STITCHING

On 2/1/2011 6:03 PM, Susan Binns wrote:
I'm working on a BH&G heirloom stocking for my nephew, and a huge Artecy
piece of the Grand Canal in Venice for a friend of mine.....hopefully
I'll finish it before I die! LOL!

Susan on Vancouver Island
www.picturetrail.com/susanbinns


Susan-
thanks for sharing your picturetrail...lovely, lovely work! I
particularly like the Kinkade charts.

cheers,
Another Susan


--
Susan Hartman
  #16  
Old February 2nd 11, 05:44 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
Joan E.
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On Jan 31, 2:21*pm, "Joan E." wrote:

Last night I kitted up Carol Singers (Victoria Sampler) and managed to
mark centers and started whip stitching around the edges at lunch
today. *


Bad form to reply to my own but....

Had to regroup on Carol Singers, since I decided I should probably
used a scroll frame, which I don't currently have. Instead, I've
started on the freebie canvas piece from Northern Pine Design:
http://www.northernpinedesigns.com/freedesign.html

After redoing the center point *3* times, I finally got it right and
am on my way with the purple arrows. It's only about 6x6", so it
*should* work up fairly quickly.

Joan

  #17  
Old February 2nd 11, 05:54 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
Joan E.
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On Feb 1, 5:03*pm, "Susan Binns" wrote:
I'm working on a BH&G heirloom stocking for my nephew, and a huge Artecy
piece of the Grand Canal in Venice for a friend of mine.....hopefully I'll
finish it before I die! *LOL!


Wow, you really like those detailed patterns, don't you? Very nice
work!

Joan
  #18  
Old February 3rd 11, 01:37 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
Cheryl Isaak
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On 1/29/11 11:36 AM, in article ,
"Jinx Minx" wrote:


"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message
...
I still have my two purse projects:
1. need a second pair of eyes to look at my backstitching color - which is
a
good excuse to drive down and see Margaret!

2. The yellow Australian wild flower on yellow. I did a tiny bit of the
back
stitching and wow is it going to POP when it's done.

At home:

I'm working away at Ladybugs and Bumblebees
http://yarntree.com/cross-stitch/ind...nfo&products_i
d=8138

Still not 100% happy with the shade of the lettering.....but I'll keep
looking!

---

Found a bunch of completed stitching projects that I'm going to press and
figure out how to finish when I was cleaning up something else.

---

I still have my not quite finished Snowflake biscornu - that will rotate
in
this week. Now that DS is finally headed back to school, I can set up a
spot
to do the beading and leave it if needed. Not possible if there is a
threat
of invading teenage boys.


NEXT

Cheryl


The ladybugs piece is adorable! I haven't done much crosstitching in a long
time, mostly just crocheting.


So pick up your needle girlfriend!

Started a new afghan this week, but realized
I didn't buy enough yarn for the pattern I chose. Also still working on
finishing up a hooded crocheted cardigan in size 2T I started for my
daughter last winter but didn't finish. She's now a 4T. So it'll be 3/4
sleeved cropped "bolero" by the time I'm finished. Thirdly in my crochet
hot seat is "soap dog". Looked for years and years for this elusive pattern
from the 60's my friend wanted re-created and finally found it. The body is
done, but the instructions for the head aren't right (or so it seems). So,
I'm stalled on it at the moment but that's a "must finish" I'll have to work
around.

Jinx



They do grow fast. DD has some new "surprise" for me every week!

Cheryl

  #19  
Old February 3rd 11, 09:43 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
Susan Binns
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Thank you Susan! As you could see I still have just as many Kinkaid's in my
"To Do" pile as I have finished. Must be the English/Scottish/Welsh
heritage in me, I love cottages!

Susan on Vancouver Island


"Susan Hartman" wrote in message
news
On 2/1/2011 6:03 PM, Susan Binns wrote:
I'm working on a BH&G heirloom stocking for my nephew, and a huge Artecy
piece of the Grand Canal in Venice for a friend of mine.....hopefully
I'll finish it before I die! LOL!

Susan on Vancouver Island
www.picturetrail.com/susanbinns


Susan-
thanks for sharing your picturetrail...lovely, lovely work! I particularly
like the Kinkade charts.

cheers,
Another Susan


--
Susan Hartman


  #20  
Old February 3rd 11, 09:45 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
Susan Binns
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I do Joan, I do! I love the stitching part, not so fussy about the picking,
buying, pulling floss, finishing part. I just want to stitch, I think
that's why I pick large pieces.

Thanks Joan!

Susan on Vancouver Island


"Joan E." wrote in message
...
On Feb 1, 5:03 pm, "Susan Binns" wrote:
I'm working on a BH&G heirloom stocking for my nephew, and a huge Artecy
piece of the Grand Canal in Venice for a friend of mine.....hopefully I'll
finish it before I die! LOL!


Wow, you really like those detailed patterns, don't you? Very nice
work!

Joan

 




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