xst over a very open mesh

I have a very open mesh cmavas meant to make Floor rugs , but i have
mo intention of making rugs , thus i started to play with xst patterns
using torn cloth and knitting cottons , ......
it is growing into a nice artwork ..
mirjam

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I have a very open mesh cmavas meant to make Floor rugs , but i have
mo intention of making rugs , thus i started to play with xst patterns
using torn cloth and knitting cottons , ......
it is growing into a nice artwork ..

You started the wheels turning. When a local shop went out of business several
years ago, I bought a piece of mesh large enough for a rug, a latch hook tool
and several packages of threads.

I like the idea of a rag/scrap rug. I'm at a loss how to work with a really big
piece of mesh. I'm not sure if I can even reach the center without folding a
side.

Any and all advice would be appreciated.

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I have a very open mesh cmavas meant to make Floor rugs , but i have
mo intention of making rugs , thus i started to play with xst patterns
using torn cloth and knitting cottons , ......
it is growing into a nice artwork ..
mirjam

The 1940s were an age of austerity in the UK. My grandmother made
several fire-side rugs using old hessian sacks and old clothes cut into
strips.
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Bruce Fletcher
Stronsay, Orkney UK
http://claremont.islandblogging.co.uk

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On Wed, 20 May 2009 07:36:10 -0400, anne wrote:


You started the wheels turning. When a local shop went out of business
several
years ago, I bought a piece of mesh large enough for a rug, a latch hook
tool
and several packages of threads.

I like the idea of a rag/scrap rug. I'm at a loss how to work with a
really big
piece of mesh. I'm not sure if I can even reach the center without
folding a
side.

Any and all advice would be appreciated.


I did a needlepoint rug - what I used was a put together wood frame I
could clip in my stand that was half the width required. That way I
only moved the work once for each span.

The unworked canvas I laid on my lap,rolled up. So I worked from one
end towards myself, if you can follow that.

I didn't make the frame too large for the working area, figured it
would not be able to be supported by the stand, I have a stand that
was a local copy of a Lowry. I made the frame from four pieces of
light wooden trim about 2 inches wide.

Years ago, I worked on a latch-hooked rug, and I recall that I worked away
from me, either rolling up the completed work in my lap, or with it on a
table, with the completed work hanging down in from of me, rolling it when
it hit the floor, similar to what you would do with a long piece of knitting
on a knitting machine. I just found it easier to use the latch hook with it
going through the mesh and away from the completed stitched; didn't catch on
the already-hooked yarn and fray it. I guess it really is personal
preference.
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Carey in MA

Anne , i am glad i have given you a creative idea ,,
My canvas is rather big , and i found that [like others here
suggested , rolling up the sides i don`t work with are best , and i
cut two length of elastic and bind the rolled `pipe so it does open
while i work .. i rolled it under the work and put the rolled part on
the table thus the working space is open towards me . Of course the
more i work i will have a `full mesh` to roll , which i intend to roll
with a piece of cotton [ secure on it with safety pins , so that no
cloth or ribbon gets dirty.

If you are into working on mesh , see if you can find the wonderful
booklet
Scrap Needlework , from the `Fabric Crafts` series , Eaglemoss
publications 1997 . It is really an eye opener as to what one can on a
big mesh ..

Ps i used some Shoe Laces yesterday ,, just the thing to work with ,,,
i also tried beads , i first put them on a very strong embroidery
thread than i put then in a `hole` , and embroidered around this hole
with blanket stich which covered the canvass , this was my trial for
making eyes in my intended work ,,,
Since i realy try out new ideas i cut out a piece of the cnavas to use
as Trial part ,,,,
mirjam

says...
The unworked canvas I laid on my lap,rolled up. So I worked from one
end towards myself, if you can follow that.

Rolling up instead of folding should've been a no-brainer but it wasn't sigh

I'm thinking of cutting a piece into a mat sized rug
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