Why do pattern always start at the top and middle....

I like to do my patterns from the bottom,not the left top hand corner
or middle of a pattern
I started a new pattern.And found a big mistake.I wrote the
company.Waiting for a reply.layout below of pages

1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15
*16 17 18 19 20
on the 16th page it is a full page (of stitches on the pattern page)
,other pages 17-20 33stitch high and 66 across on the pattern page
pages 1-15 full pages of cross stitches
I paid 15$ for the pattern
Barbara

On 1/11/09 4:04 PM, "Barbara" wrote:

I like to do my patterns from the bottom,not the left top hand corner
or middle of a pattern
I started a new pattern.And found a big mistake.I wrote the
company.Waiting for a reply.layout below of pages

1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15
*16 17 18 19 20
on the 16th page it is a full page (of stitches on the pattern page)
,other pages 17-20 33stitch high and 66 across on the pattern page
pages 1-15 full pages of cross stitches
I paid 15$ for the pattern
Barbara


So sorry, I hate when that happens. But, I also tend to make copies of the
overlap sections to work from as I get close to any borders.

Personally, I start some things, anything "irregular" - in the middle as it
lets space to count from get established, and things grow evenly - so that
the problem of starting too close on a side or so doesn't happen. Even
doing things that have a border all around, I never do the whole border
(unless it's some tiny thing like a biscornu) - I'll start at the top, work
down on the sides a bit, do the interior, and then keep working down the
border. I hate the awful the sides didn't match up thing.

I think it's unusual to start at the bottom because most stitchers work
their rows down. The canvas work piece I'm doing now calls for starting at
the bottom. I think that is because the orientation of the design makes it
clearer to follow the instructions, diagram by doing the bottom section
point, and then working around to do the other quadrants (it's symmetric).
This was the first piece I did with the first instruction being to go up so
far from the bottom of the fabric, and find the centerline from right to
left to start. A little weird - but works just fine.


Ellice

ellice wrote:
On 1/11/09 4:04 PM, "Barbara" wrote:

I like to do my patterns from the bottom,not the left top hand corner
or middle of a pattern
I started a new pattern.And found a big mistake.I wrote the
company.Waiting for a reply.layout below of pages

1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15
*16 17 18 19 20
on the 16th page it is a full page (of stitches on the pattern page)
,other pages 17-20 33stitch high and 66 across on the pattern page
pages 1-15 full pages of cross stitches
I paid 15$ for the pattern
Barbara


So sorry, I hate when that happens. But, I also tend to make copies of the
overlap sections to work from as I get close to any borders.

Personally, I start some things, anything "irregular" - in the middle as it
lets space to count from get established, and things grow evenly - so that
the problem of starting too close on a side or so doesn't happen. Even
doing things that have a border all around, I never do the whole border
(unless it's some tiny thing like a biscornu) - I'll start at the top, work
down on the sides a bit, do the interior, and then keep working down the
border. I hate the awful the sides didn't match up thing.

I think it's unusual to start at the bottom because most stitchers work
their rows down. The canvas work piece I'm doing now calls for starting at
the bottom. I think that is because the orientation of the design makes it
clearer to follow the instructions, diagram by doing the bottom section
point, and then working around to do the other quadrants (it's symmetric).
This was the first piece I did with the first instruction being to go up so
far from the bottom of the fabric, and find the centerline from right to
left to start. A little weird - but works just fine.


Ellice

I have plenty of space on my canvas(boarders)I have 3 1/2" on each side
extra. The picture is 17.something by 25".
Thank you for the advice
Barbara

"ellice" wrote in message
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On 1/11/09 4:04 PM, "Barbara" wrote:

I like to do my patterns from the bottom,not the left top hand corner
or middle of a pattern
I started a new pattern.And found a big mistake.I wrote the
company.Waiting for a reply.layout below of pages

1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15
*16 17 18 19 20
on the 16th page it is a full page (of stitches on the pattern page)
,other pages 17-20 33stitch high and 66 across on the pattern page
pages 1-15 full pages of cross stitches
I paid 15$ for the pattern
Barbara


So sorry, I hate when that happens. But, I also tend to make copies of
the
overlap sections to work from as I get close to any borders.

Personally, I start some things, anything "irregular" - in the middle as
it
lets space to count from get established, and things grow evenly - so that
the problem of starting too close on a side or so doesn't happen. Even
doing things that have a border all around, I never do the whole border
(unless it's some tiny thing like a biscornu) - I'll start at the top,
work
down on the sides a bit, do the interior, and then keep working down the
border. I hate the awful the sides didn't match up thing.

I think it's unusual to start at the bottom because most stitchers work
their rows down. The canvas work piece I'm doing now calls for starting
at
the bottom. I think that is because the orientation of the design makes
it
clearer to follow the instructions, diagram by doing the bottom section
point, and then working around to do the other quadrants (it's symmetric).
This was the first piece I did with the first instruction being to go up
so
far from the bottom of the fabric, and find the centerline from right to
left to start. A little weird - but works just fine.


Ellice

It`s best to start at the tope left if you`re right handed so your hand is
rubbing over fabric all the time and not the stitching. If you`re left
handed, it`s best to start top right, of course. The starting in the middle
thing is helpful to work evenly all round it, but if you grid your fabric
and just make sure of your measurements, I still think it best to start at a
top corner.

Pat

"Barbara" wrote in message
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I like to do my patterns from the bottom,not the left top hand corner or
middle of a pattern
I started a new pattern.And found a big mistake.I wrote the
company.Waiting for a reply.layout below of pages

1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15
*16 17 18 19 20
on the 16th page it is a full page (of stitches on the pattern page)
,other pages 17-20 33stitch high and 66 across on the pattern page
pages 1-15 full pages of cross stitches
I paid 15$ for the pattern
Barbara

I usually mark the center of the fabric, then on the fabric count to the
left and mark where the left hand side of the pattern will be, then on the
fabric count to the top and mark where the top of the pattern will be. Then
I start at the top left hand corner with my stitching. In this manner you
are not dragging uncountable colors of different colors, tools, etc. over
top of finished stitches and making a mess of the completed part.

The truth of the matter is, "If you locate and mark the center of your
fabric and then count to the left, right, top, bottom and mark your fabric
you will NEVER find that the fabric is TOO SMALL for your design half way
through the project."

One of the things that I have found on some charts is that there are usually
100 stitches per block for the whole pattern EXCEPT the OUTSIDE EDGE of the
pattern. Here I have found that there can be 90 stitches or 110stitches per
block. Those of us who grid our fabric know this well. Frustrating but
life's a challenge.

As for multi page charts it doesn't take that much time or effort to lay out
all the pages on a table and make sure that the symbols for the stitches on
the edges of each page match up before you start. For $15 I wouldn't expect
to find a perfect world. LOL

Fred
http://www.stitchaway.com
If nothing changes, nothing changes.
Don't back stitch to email, just stitchit.

Fred wrote:
"Barbara" wrote in message
...
I like to do my patterns from the bottom,not the left top hand corner or
middle of a pattern
I started a new pattern.And found a big mistake.I wrote the
company.Waiting for a reply.layout below of pages

1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15
*16 17 18 19 20
on the 16th page it is a full page (of stitches on the pattern page)
,other pages 17-20 33stitch high and 66 across on the pattern page
pages 1-15 full pages of cross stitches
I paid 15$ for the pattern
Barbara

I usually mark the center of the fabric, then on the fabric count to the
left and mark where the left hand side of the pattern will be, then on the
fabric count to the top and mark where the top of the pattern will be. Then
I start at the top left hand corner with my stitching. In this manner you
are not dragging uncountable colors of different colors, tools, etc. over
top of finished stitches and making a mess of the completed part.

The truth of the matter is, "If you locate and mark the center of your
fabric and then count to the left, right, top, bottom and mark your fabric
you will NEVER find that the fabric is TOO SMALL for your design half way
through the project."

One of the things that I have found on some charts is that there are usually
100 stitches per block for the whole pattern EXCEPT the OUTSIDE EDGE of the
pattern. Here I have found that there can be 90 stitches or 110stitches per
block. Those of us who grid our fabric know this well. Frustrating but
life's a challenge.

As for multi page charts it doesn't take that much time or effort to lay out
all the pages on a table and make sure that the symbols for the stitches on
the edges of each page match up before you start. For $15 I wouldn't expect
to find a perfect world. LOL

Fred
http://www.stitchaway.com
If nothing changes, nothing changes.
Don't back stitch to email, just stitchit.


















Thank you for your reply.
Barbara