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Gridding Hint!
I'm working on a large, complex spot-type sampler (Long Dog's _Mouline
Rouge_) on 36 count linen. I wanted to grid the fabric every 20 stitches, since the design elements aren't contiguous and I am very likely to miscount. I found it very hard to count 40 little threads and not get off by one in one direction or another. And if one grid line is off, all the following ones will be too. And it's so BORING to lay in the whole grid at once! Bleagh. SO--I marked the center and stitched the center motif. It's easy enough to do that, since the stitches touch. Then I laid in the grid lines that pass through that motif. It was easier now that I had columns and rows of stitches to follow. This let me place the next motif, and I laid in those grid lines as I came to them, too! Double checking everything, I find I'm much more accurate than when I try to follow one little thread across 26" of fabric. I really like this--It is easier to start the grid line while the fabric is taut in the hoop. I leave long ends of the grid line trailing and finish putting them in when I take my work out of the hoop for the day. I hope this makes sense and helps someone else. Monique Reed Monique |
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In article , Monique Reed
writes: I found it very hard to count 40 little threads and not get off When I'm counting large numbers, I temporarily go under 5, over 5 -- every stitch I see on top of the fabric means 10 threads. If you're gridding, you'd obviously do that with a different color than your gridding. One row of 5s in each direction should suffice to get your grid lines in the right place, and then you can pull them before you start stitching. -- Finished 12/14/03 -- Mermaid (Dimensions) WIP: Angel of Autumn, Calif Sampler, Holiday Snowglobe, Guide the Hands (2d one) Paralegal - Writer - Editor - Researcher http://hometown.aol.com/kmc528/KMC.html |
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-I marked the center and stitched the center motif. It's easy
enough to do that, since the stitches touch. Then I laid in the grid lines that pass through that motif. It was easier now that I had columns and rows of stitches to follow. BRBR What a fantastic idea!!!!! I have a large chart that requires a grid and I had been putting it off because I really don't like to grid. As soon as I am off line, I am going to pull it out and see if that would work with my chart. In return for your hint, I will give you one I saw here a long time ago. If you have a very long line of cx and no reference points...like the first line of a chart..work 9 half cross (the bottom stitch of your usual cx and the 10th is a full cx and so on. It is a lot easier to count to ten and to count by tens than the old way. Off to check my chart, Boo |
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I go under two/over two, under two over two under FOUR over two under two
over two under FOUR with Aida. Double those numbers with evenweave, of course. It looks like this : _ _ _ _ _ _ with larger gap in the vertical rows exactly intersecting the larger gap in the horizontal Then crossways, do exactly the same so the under 4 exactly intersects the under 4 in the first row. That way you only really have to count the first horizontal and vertical rows REALLY carefully, as if you have those right, the rest just follow on, and you know it`s right every time you get to an intersection. It sounds horribly complicated, but think about it and it `s really easy. Maybe a bit more fiddly than just dashing across, but with this method you can do any parts of your pattern you like and they`ll always meet up in the right place. This assumes a ten stitch grid, of course. Pat P message ... I'm working on a large, complex spot-type sampler (Long Dog's _Mouline Rouge_) on 36 count linen. I wanted to grid the fabric every 20 stitches, since the design elements aren't contiguous and I am very likely to miscount. I found it very hard to count 40 little threads and not get off by one in one direction or another. And if one grid line is off, all the following ones will be too. And it's so BORING to lay in the whole grid at once! Bleagh. SO--I marked the center and stitched the center motif. It's easy enough to do that, since the stitches touch. Then I laid in the grid lines that pass through that motif. It was easier now that I had columns and rows of stitches to follow. This let me place the next motif, and I laid in those grid lines as I came to them, too! Double checking everything, I find I'm much more accurate than when I try to follow one little thread across 26" of fabric. I really like this--It is easier to start the grid line while the fabric is taut in the hoop. I leave long ends of the grid line trailing and finish putting them in when I take my work out of the hoop for the day. I hope this makes sense and helps someone else. Monique Reed Monique |
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The best tip I know is to use lightweight (say 4 lb.) monofilament
fishing line. It comes in all kinds of bright colors. You won't accidentally split the monofilament with your needle when you are stitching near it, it is easily removed when you no longer need it, and it doesn't leave fuzzies behind. You can get 400 yds. for a couple of bucks at discount stores. Chrysta Wilson wrote: I would actually like to hear more about gridding. I only tried to do it once and it was kind of a disaster. It was a very detailed but small design (one of those Gold Collection things), and I wanted to try the gridding since miscounting seemed likely; I'm really good at miscounting on a design with a lot of shading. I used a color that was too dark, and it left fibers of the color on the floss and fabric, and despite my best efforts, I managed to make it so that it was *very* hard to remove. I finally got it all out and was thrilled with the finished work, but I know I must have been doing something wrong. I have been growing steadily better and more confident with my needlework, and seem to know my limits...what I can manage without frustration. I have recently switched to linen (which was the last thing I asked about here) with a lot of success because I was careful to start with a simple project, and am working my way up. Anyway, I have a large, very highly detailed design with a zillion colors I want to try "someday." When the someday gets here, I will need to grid if I want to have any hope of completing it without going nuts. Any helpful tips to add to this would be appreciated! -- Brenda Lewis WIP: "Pink Baby" photo frame, Candamar |
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I grid with sewing threads, i thread them every 10th thread or pair of
thrads , 4 in one color the 5th in another ,,,,never had any problem pullling it out later . mirjam , On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 05:22:24 GMT, Brenda Lewis wrote: The best tip I know is to use lightweight (say 4 lb.) monofilament fishing line. It comes in all kinds of bright colors. You won't accidentally split the monofilament with your needle when you are stitching near it, it is easily removed when you no longer need it, and it doesn't leave fuzzies behind. You can get 400 yds. for a couple of bucks at discount stores. Chrysta Wilson wrote: I would actually like to hear more about gridding. I only tried to do it once and it was kind of a disaster. It was a very detailed but small design (one of those Gold Collection things), and I wanted to try the gridding since miscounting seemed likely; I'm really good at miscounting on a design with a lot of shading. I used a color that was too dark, and it left fibers of the color on the floss and fabric, and despite my best efforts, I managed to make it so that it was *very* hard to remove. I finally got it all out and was thrilled with the finished work, but I know I must have been doing something wrong. I have been growing steadily better and more confident with my needlework, and seem to know my limits...what I can manage without frustration. I have recently switched to linen (which was the last thing I asked about here) with a lot of success because I was careful to start with a simple project, and am working my way up. Anyway, I have a large, very highly detailed design with a zillion colors I want to try "someday." When the someday gets here, I will need to grid if I want to have any hope of completing it without going nuts. Any helpful tips to add to this would be appreciated! -- Brenda Lewis WIP: "Pink Baby" photo frame, Candamar |
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Hmmm. Spoke too soon!
Pat P "Mirjam Bruck-Cohen" wrote in message ... I grid with sewing threads, i thread them every 10th thread or pair of thrads , 4 in one color the 5th in another ,,,,never had any problem pullling it out later . mirjam , On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 05:22:24 GMT, Brenda Lewis wrote: The best tip I know is to use lightweight (say 4 lb.) monofilament fishing line. It comes in all kinds of bright colors. You won't accidentally split the monofilament with your needle when you are stitching near it, it is easily removed when you no longer need it, and it doesn't leave fuzzies behind. You can get 400 yds. for a couple of bucks at discount stores. Chrysta Wilson wrote: I would actually like to hear more about gridding. I only tried to do it once and it was kind of a disaster. It was a very detailed but small design (one of those Gold Collection things), and I wanted to try the gridding since miscounting seemed likely; I'm really good at miscounting on a design with a lot of shading. I used a color that was too dark, and it left fibers of the color on the floss and fabric, and despite my best efforts, I managed to make it so that it was *very* hard to remove. I finally got it all out and was thrilled with the finished work, but I know I must have been doing something wrong. I have been growing steadily better and more confident with my needlework, and seem to know my limits...what I can manage without frustration. I have recently switched to linen (which was the last thing I asked about here) with a lot of success because I was careful to start with a simple project, and am working my way up. Anyway, I have a large, very highly detailed design with a zillion colors I want to try "someday." When the someday gets here, I will need to grid if I want to have any hope of completing it without going nuts. Any helpful tips to add to this would be appreciated! -- Brenda Lewis WIP: "Pink Baby" photo frame, Candamar |
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I posted this before, but maybe you did not see it. When you grid
use something like monofilament or quilter's thread, which does not leave fuzzies behind, and is virtually impossible to pierce with a needle. HTH. Chrysta Wilson ) writes: I would actually like to hear more about gridding. I only tried to do it once and it was kind of a disaster. It was a very detailed but small design (one of those Gold Collection things), and I wanted to try the gridding since miscounting seemed likely; I'm really good at miscounting on a design with a lot of shading. I used a color that was too dark, and it left fibers of the color on the floss and fabric, and despite my best efforts, I managed to make it so that it was *very* hard to remove. I finally got it all out and was thrilled with the finished work, but I know I must have been doing something wrong. I have been growing steadily better and more confident with my needlework, and seem to know my limits...what I can manage without frustration. I have recently switched to linen (which was the last thing I asked about here) with a lot of success because I was careful to start with a simple project, and am working my way up. Anyway, I have a large, very highly detailed design with a zillion colors I want to try "someday." When the someday gets here, I will need to grid if I want to have any hope of completing it without going nuts. Any helpful tips to add to this would be appreciated! -- Chrysta Wilson -- Jim Cripwell. The gods do not subtract from the allotted span of one's life, any time that is spent in stitching. Adapted from a sign on The Cobb, Lyme Regis, England. |
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