Partial Stitch on Aida?

A chart specifying aida cloth shows a square crossed by a backstitch on
the diagonal and a small symbol of the color of the design on one side
of the diagonal. Is it practical (possible?) to do a partial stitch
here? If not, what does this mean I should do?

"Patricia Amos" wrote in message
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A chart specifying aida cloth shows a square crossed by a backstitch on the
diagonal and a small symbol of the color of the design on one side of the
diagonal. Is it practical (possible?) to do a partial stitch here? If
not, what does this mean I should do?



If possible, I usually opt for the partial stitch when the instructions are
that way. I think it looks neater that way..

L

Patricia Amos ) writes:
A chart specifying aida cloth shows a square crossed by a backstitch on
the diagonal and a small symbol of the color of the design on one side
of the diagonal. Is it practical (possible?) to do a partial stitch
here? If not, what does this mean I should do?

My guess is that this occurs at the edge of an area where the symbol is
one of the colours in that area. What I would do is to do a small
stitch, from the corner of the square to the middle of the square in the
corner where the symbol is. Easy on an even weave; a little bit of a
challenge on aida. Jim

On 1/11/09 8:09 AM, "lucille" wrote:

"Patricia Amos" wrote in message
...
A chart specifying aida cloth shows a square crossed by a backstitch on the
diagonal and a small symbol of the color of the design on one side of the
diagonal. Is it practical (possible?) to do a partial stitch here? If
not, what does this mean I should do?



If possible, I usually opt for the partial stitch when the instructions are
that way. I think it looks neater that way..

L

In agreement - just poke a hole through the Aida - it'll work.

Ellice

"ellice" wrote :

"Patricia Amos" wrote
A chart specifying aida cloth shows a square crossed by a backstitch on
the
diagonal and a small symbol of the color of the design on one side of
the
diagonal. Is it practical (possible?) to do a partial stitch here? If
not, what does this mean I should do?



If possible, I usually opt for the partial stitch when the instructions
are
that way. I think it looks neater that way..

L

In agreement - just poke a hole through the Aida - it'll work.

Ellice
I keep a sharp needle at hand, and use it to poke a starter hole in the
middle of the Aida block for the cross stitch needle to go through. Works
fine.

Dawne.

"Dawne Peterson" wrote in message
el...

"ellice" wrote :

"Patricia Amos" wrote
A chart specifying aida cloth shows a square crossed by a backstitch on
the
diagonal and a small symbol of the color of the design on one side of
the
diagonal. Is it practical (possible?) to do a partial stitch here? If
not, what does this mean I should do?



If possible, I usually opt for the partial stitch when the instructions
are
that way. I think it looks neater that way..

L

In agreement - just poke a hole through the Aida - it'll work.

Ellice
I keep a sharp needle at hand, and use it to poke a starter hole in the
middle of the Aida block for the cross stitch needle to go through. Works
fine.

Dawne.


Now why didn't I ever think of that? ;^(

lucille wrote:
"Dawne Peterson" wrote in message
el...

"ellice" wrote :

"Patricia Amos" wrote
A chart specifying aida cloth shows a square crossed by a
backstitch on the
diagonal and a small symbol of the color of the design on one side
of the
diagonal. Is it practical (possible?) to do a partial stitch
here? If
not, what does this mean I should do?



If possible, I usually opt for the partial stitch when the
instructions are
that way. I think it looks neater that way..

L

In agreement - just poke a hole through the Aida - it'll work.

Ellice
I keep a sharp needle at hand, and use it to poke a starter hole in
the middle of the Aida block for the cross stitch needle to go
through. Works fine.

Dawne.


Now why didn't I ever think of that? ;^(
Yes,Yes!!!! Works well!!! Thanx everybody!!!!
Pat

ellice wrote:

On 1/11/09 8:09 AM, "lucille" wrote:


"Patricia Amos" wrote in message
.. .

A chart specifying aida cloth shows a square crossed by a backstitch on the
diagonal and a small symbol of the color of the design on one side of the
diagonal. Is it practical (possible?) to do a partial stitch here? If
not, what does this mean I should do?



If possible, I usually opt for the partial stitch when the instructions are
that way. I think it looks neater that way..

L


In agreement - just poke a hole through the Aida - it'll work.

Ellice


Use a smaller needle (like a size 28) and it'll go through the fabric
easier on those fractional stitches.



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