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Old August 27th 07, 03:23 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
Tia Mary
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OY THE PAIN!!! I really, truly hate to railroad. The only thing worse
is having to lay my threads :-(. I have started the Autumn Bleeped (the
first of a series of four I will do) from Country Crossroads and there
is a lot of satin stitching. I spent hours changing the floss from DMC
to silk -- mostly Rainbow Gallery with some of the Dinky Dyes. The DD
is variegated (this is the stuff I am going to need more of) and because
it's so pretty, I felt I should force myself to railroad so that the
threads lay nicely right next to each other. I have now decided that I
don't really need to do this -- LOL! It takes absolutely FOREVER and is
a total P.I.T.A. to do when working with silks! Fortunately, the satin
stitches are all 2 stitches wide and are in long rows or kloster blocks
so the fact the I am not going to railroad anymore isn't all that
noticeable.
It's not bad enough that trying to railroad the floss is a P.I.T.A.
but I'm using the banding fabric called for on the charts -- with many
thanks to my stitchin' buddy Janet because she bought me FOUR yards of
the stuff last Christmas. It's very pretty, white 16 ct. aida but --
there's *always* a but isn't there -- those rows of 2 stitch wide satin
stitches (and satin stitched hearts as well) are done in the holes where
they belong and also in between the holes!!! The chart calls for you to
pierce the blocks of threads and put stitches in between the holes! I
never took a close look at the chart -- just made a note of the fabric
that was recommended! I would have much preferred to do this on even
weave banding and NOT had to mess with trying to pierce the aida thread
blocks and try to get my stitch placed smack in the middle. Of course,
that's near impossible because this aida banding is made with three
*&$#$%#^%)% threads per row.
VBS -- ahhhh the trials and tribulations -- LOL! It's a good thing
the banding is so pretty. Anyway -- I have decided that there is no way
I will continue to try to get those satin stitches railroaded while I am
trying to pierce the threads in each row! HMMM -- I'll have to see if I
can find the charts so that you can get a look. OK -- here's the Autumn
bell pull
http://www.calicocrossroads.com/he/c...cfm?Category=3
It's very pretty but the colors are a bit to soft for my decor. Instead
of doing the letters in an ecru, I am using Dinky Dyes #33 Desert Sands.
I've changed the letters of all the seasons to one of the variegated
Dinky Dyes fibers; the Winter design (done in BLUE -- YUCK) has been
changed to a red flower and the letters are going to be done in
Waterlilies "Holiday" which is a variegated red/green combo. CiaoMeow
^;;^


PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^ (RCTQ Queen of Kitties)
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Old August 27th 07, 04:23 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
'Nez
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there's *always* a but isn't there -- those rows of 2 stitch wide satin
stitches (and satin stitched hearts as well) are done in the holes where
they belong and also in between the holes!!! The chart calls for you to
pierce the blocks of threads and put stitches in between the holes! I
never took a close look at the chart -- just made a note of the fabric
that was recommended! I would have much preferred to do this on even
weave banding and NOT had to mess with trying to pierce the aida thread
blocks and try to get my stitch placed smack in the middle. Of course,
that's near impossible because this aida banding is made with three
*&$#$%#^%)% threads per row.
VBS -- ahhhh the trials and tribulations -- LOL! It's a good thing
the banding is so pretty. Anyway -- I have decided that there is no way
I will continue to try to get those satin stitches railroaded while I am
trying to pierce the threads in each row! HMMM -- I'll have to see if I
can find the charts so that you can get a look. OK -- here's the Autumn
bell pullhttp://www.calicocrossroads.com/he/category_results.cfm?Category=3
It's very pretty but the colors are a bit to soft for my decor. Instead
of doing the letters in an ecru, I am using Dinky Dyes #33 Desert Sands.
I've changed the letters of all the seasons to one of the variegated
Dinky Dyes fibers; the Winter design (done in BLUE -- YUCK) has been
changed to a red flower and the letters are going to be done in
Waterlilies "Holiday" which is a variegated red/green combo. CiaoMeow
^;;^


PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^ (RCTQ Queen of Kitties)
Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about
their whiskers!
Visit my Photo albums at http://community.webshots.com/user/tiamary



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Old August 27th 07, 04:25 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
'Nez
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Default #*^&#&# Railroading

there's *always* a but isn't there -- those rows of 2 stitch wide satin
stitches (and satin stitched hearts as well) are done in the holes where
they belong and also in between the holes!!! The chart calls for you to
pierce the blocks of threads and put stitches in between the holes! I
never took a close look at the chart -- just made a note of the fabric
that was recommended! I would have much preferred to do this on even
weave banding and NOT had to mess with trying to pierce the aida thread
blocks and try to get my stitch placed smack in the middle. Of course,
that's near impossible because this aida banding is made with three
*&$#$%#^%)% threads per row.
PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^ (RCTQ Queen of Kitties)
Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about
their whiskers!
Visit my Photo albums at http://community.webshots.com/user/tiamary


Sorry about the empty post. My mouse went the wrong way and I hit
send.
Next time look for 22 count Hardanger, go across 2 for the crossstitch
and 1 for the 1/4 st if you have any. It works much better. Frances

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Old August 27th 07, 09:15 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
Karen C in California
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Tia Mary wrote:

I would have much preferred to do this on even
weave banding and NOT had to mess with trying to pierce the aida thread
blocks



Use a smaller needle for fractionals on Aida. Why do you think I love
28 Petites?


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Old August 27th 07, 02:21 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
Tia Mary
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Karen C in California wrote:
Use a smaller needle for fractionals on Aida. Why do you think I love
28 Petites?


Unfortunately, the small satin stitched hearts are done in #8 perle
and the large ones are done in Caron Impressions. Both fibers are
pretty heavy to put through a sz 28 needle. Besides, if it was too
easy, what would I have to kvetch about -- LOL?!?!?! CiaoMeow ^;;^

PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^ (RCTQ Queen of Kitties)
Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about
their whiskers!
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Old August 27th 07, 02:25 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
Tia Mary
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'Nez wrote:
Sorry about the empty post. My mouse went the wrong way and I hit
send.
Next time look for 22 count Hardanger, go across 2 for the crossstitch
and 1 for the 1/4 st if you have any. It works much better. Frances



If I had bothered to actually *look* at the chart, I would have seen
that the satin stitches were piercing the aida thread blocks. I would
have then found an even weave banding to use. I've learned my lesson --
next time I work on banding, I'll double check the chart to make sure I
can ***easily*** use the stuff recommended!!!! CiaoMeow ^;;^

PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^ (RCTQ Queen of Kitties)
Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about
their whiskers!
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Old August 31st 07, 03:52 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.needlework
ellice
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On 8/27/07 9:21 AM, "Tia Mary" wrote:

Karen C in California wrote:
Use a smaller needle for fractionals on Aida. Why do you think I love
28 Petites?


Unfortunately, the small satin stitched hearts are done in #8 perle
and the large ones are done in Caron Impressions. Both fibers are
pretty heavy to put through a sz 28 needle. Besides, if it was too
easy, what would I have to kvetch about -- LOL?!?!?! CiaoMeow ^;;^

Not to state the obvious, but have you done so much that you really don't
want to switch to even-weave banding?

Personally, I'd just go back to laying the threads. I have found that with
silk especially, Thread Heaven helps to keep things laying well, a bit more
easily. And if I have to do a lot of laying, I definitely put the piece in
a frame and stand - of some sort (my Baby Z gets a lot of work) so I can use
both hands to use the laying tool easily. Or, if in hand, I use a trolley
needle (only when I'm wearing glasses).

Anyhow - I feel your pain. I'm doing the sample motifs for the "Motif
Madness" class which I'm teaching in a few weeks, and it's all laid and
twisted.

Good luck with your piece - enjoy the kvetching.


Ellice - going back to lurking (very swamped with a bunch of obligations
right now, and school just started)

 




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