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Woolly Sheep Hat by Sylvia Leake MODIFIED:
Woolly Sheep Hat that has Cats Instead of Sheep Hat and two that
are "woolly sheep hat by Sylvia Leake",
Central Park Carousel by Michele DuNaier in
blues and in browns..
Snood,
my own pattern in Loops & Threads "Shelby"
"Whim"
shawl by Laura Aylor, modified to incorporate
""Cathedral Edging" by Leonie Morgan", used Bernat
Super Value Stripes in "Wildberry"
Those are just a few of the things I've worked up in
the last month. Most are gifts, the "Whim" shawl is a gift... for
me
Juliet,
Welcome!
What a shame, that people think there's something wrong for a teenager to cross stitch! Well, you're gladly accepted here.
I believe you're going to find there are
others who share your passion, and anyway, cross stitch is
ageless!
Have you tried any cross stitch magazines? They usually have tons of great patterns. I actually found the British magazines are spectacular (not sure if you have a source, though). I used to buy them all the time! Oh, and most of them have what they call "cover kits," which is a small kit included with many of the magazines: cards, bookmarks, etc. There are usually both small and large projects in the magazines, and the best part is the small ones usually take very little time!
Another thing...there are all kinds of cross stitch alphabets available for free online. So if you don't like your lettering or want it to be fancier, blockier, larger, smaller, etc, give some a try!
I'm guessing you already know this, but in case you don't, with cross stitch the way you should work is to do the bottom of the x first (all should face in the same direction) and the top stitches should always face the same way as all of the other top stitches.
You've probably found that you can work a row of bottom stitches, stitching each from lower left to upper right (for example), then you can return to do the top stitches of the same row from lower right to upper left.
When you use your floss, I believe convention is to make the pieces no more than 18 inches, but here's a trick...cut them 36 inches long. Strip your floss next...e.g., pull out one strand at a time. If your pattern (or whatever you're making up for a pattern) calls for an even number of strands, 2, 4 or 6 - and in my example of 2 strands you can take that 36 inch length of thread, double it, take the ends, thread them through the needle an inch or so in, then pull the needle through the loop on the other end so that when you pull on the cut ends (together) through the needle eye, your needle ends up with the thread looped securely, where it won't get unthreaded until you want to unthread it. (Argh, I can't find any examples of it, so I may have to make a video.) Sorry if that's as clear as mud!
There's also such a thing as a knotless knot, which also requires an even number of strands, but you can't do both the looped thread around the needle start and the knotless knot. The convention is usually for 2 strands for a project...but I've seen 1 strand and 3 strands, so not everything follows that rule. (I found 3 strands very difficult for stitching and wouldn't recommend it. It feels odd! I would use 2 strands if a pattern called for 3.)
Anyway, I hope these hints will help you. I'm sorry about my bad explanation of the doubled thread on the needle, and if you'd like, I'll make a video.
If you have any other questions, please don't hesitate to ask! And maybe if you start making really cool things, your friends will get jealous and ask you to teach them! (Maybe not...but if you find something
to make that they really like, they
might get jealous!)
Hi, gabrielah7.
As Melanie pointed out, this was a planned feature and we've had several other people ask about it. I'll move it up in priority.
Also, a new Premier feature coming will be the ability to create and save your own palettes. You'll be able to enter your own color names and RGB values, and the program will use them just as it does now with the existing palettes.
This means you might even use the freePatternWizard in non-stitching crafts and could, for example, enter a colored pencil palette, colored paper palette, or whatever else might apply. As time goes, the freePatternWizard will roam out of only the stitching area. This is planned for 2016 but there are lots of stitching features to add before that. After I add more features that allow you to clean up the output, we'll also add some new things for those who want to use the program in professional applications.
So stay tuned!
Terry
Thanks a lot!! I am proud to hear that about my English. I am lucky, I need it at work rather often. And also, it helps a lot to watch American TV shows!! That sounds silly, but it tremendously helped me with "normal" spoken English, proverbs, pronunciation, etc. Also, the German translations stink in comparison to the original!
I have not thought of selling the xls, but I am glad to offer it if anyone has use for it. I am still making out the details, but when my pattern is ready, I am happy to show it to you, so you can estimate whether it would be helpful for fellow crocheters / cross stitchers / knitters!
I actually have a little yarn shop just a few minutes away by foot, but they do not have a wide variety of choices and are rather expensive. I was really lucky, a facebook friend of mine (I never met her personally), who is in the same crafting group on facebook recommended a specific yarn which is very cheap online, it is only 1€ per skein (50g / 196m). She was so kind to send me one of her skeins so that I could feel it and try it. I am really grateful for that! I like the yarn, it is 100% acrylic, but that is good for a blanket I think and I will order it as soon as I know my needs.
For smaller projects, I like to use the little shop or another really wonderful shop in Vienna, the "Wollmeile". But since I will need about 40 skeins, it makes a big difference if one skein is 1 or 2,5 Euros!
Another question to a completely different matter: I have found the members' photo albums and really like them. I would like to create one to show you some of my works (some of the Christmas presents are already done!
). But obviously, I am too stupid to
find the function to create one... Can you help me, please?
Greetings from a rainy and grey Vienna!
To read a particular post, simply click on it!
So I am now a few days into this project. I have already
spent... a lot of hours on it. I am actually keeping track of how
long this takes me. I am an accountant by trade so I just like data
and numbers. But I wont report the numbers yet. As I am still only
2 months back into cross stitching then it feels like I am veeery
slow still.
So far I love doing this. I am
also so glad I got the 16ct fabric. You can make out the x's but
there is not a ton of white shining through.
To keep track of where I am, I colour in the done parts
with a highlighter. I decided to start with the bottom
right corner, from the last pages of the pattern. Because page 1,
so the top left corner, had a lot of colour swaps in a small
area.
Progress so far:
Seems like decently big chunk. Until
you put it into perspective:
I started with a hoop. And though it
was only in the hoop for maybe 2 hours that first night, you can
still see the ring of it on the fabric. I am also worried about
pulling and stretching already stitched areas with the hoop later.
So I decided that this is the time to learn to stitch in hand. At
first it was tricky. I had gotten used to the hoop with the small
projects I did before. But now its not so bad. I am getting the
hang of holding the part of the fabric that I am stitching stiff,
but not stretching it too much.
I will try
to update again in not too long.
Woolly Sheep Hat by Sylvia Leake MODIFIED:
Woolly Sheep Hat that has Cats Instead of Sheep Hat and two that
are "woolly sheep hat by Sylvia Leake", Central Park Carousel by Michele DuNaier in
blues and in browns..Snood,
my own pattern in Loops & Threads "Shelby""Whim"
shawl by Laura Aylor, modified to incorporate
""Cathedral Edging" by Leonie Morgan", used Bernat
Super Value Stripes in "Wildberry" Those are just a few of the things I've worked up in
the last month. Most are gifts, the "Whim" shawl is a gift... for
me
Juliet,
Welcome!
What a shame, that people think there's something wrong for a teenager to cross stitch! Well, you're gladly accepted here.
I believe you're going to find there are
others who share your passion, and anyway, cross stitch is
ageless! Have you tried any cross stitch magazines? They usually have tons of great patterns. I actually found the British magazines are spectacular (not sure if you have a source, though). I used to buy them all the time! Oh, and most of them have what they call "cover kits," which is a small kit included with many of the magazines: cards, bookmarks, etc. There are usually both small and large projects in the magazines, and the best part is the small ones usually take very little time!
Another thing...there are all kinds of cross stitch alphabets available for free online. So if you don't like your lettering or want it to be fancier, blockier, larger, smaller, etc, give some a try!
I'm guessing you already know this, but in case you don't, with cross stitch the way you should work is to do the bottom of the x first (all should face in the same direction) and the top stitches should always face the same way as all of the other top stitches.
You've probably found that you can work a row of bottom stitches, stitching each from lower left to upper right (for example), then you can return to do the top stitches of the same row from lower right to upper left.
When you use your floss, I believe convention is to make the pieces no more than 18 inches, but here's a trick...cut them 36 inches long. Strip your floss next...e.g., pull out one strand at a time. If your pattern (or whatever you're making up for a pattern) calls for an even number of strands, 2, 4 or 6 - and in my example of 2 strands you can take that 36 inch length of thread, double it, take the ends, thread them through the needle an inch or so in, then pull the needle through the loop on the other end so that when you pull on the cut ends (together) through the needle eye, your needle ends up with the thread looped securely, where it won't get unthreaded until you want to unthread it. (Argh, I can't find any examples of it, so I may have to make a video.) Sorry if that's as clear as mud!
There's also such a thing as a knotless knot, which also requires an even number of strands, but you can't do both the looped thread around the needle start and the knotless knot. The convention is usually for 2 strands for a project...but I've seen 1 strand and 3 strands, so not everything follows that rule. (I found 3 strands very difficult for stitching and wouldn't recommend it. It feels odd! I would use 2 strands if a pattern called for 3.)
Anyway, I hope these hints will help you. I'm sorry about my bad explanation of the doubled thread on the needle, and if you'd like, I'll make a video.
If you have any other questions, please don't hesitate to ask! And maybe if you start making really cool things, your friends will get jealous and ask you to teach them!
(Maybe not...but if you find something
to make that they really like, they
might get jealous!)Hi, gabrielah7.
As Melanie pointed out, this was a planned feature and we've had several other people ask about it. I'll move it up in priority.
Also, a new Premier feature coming will be the ability to create and save your own palettes. You'll be able to enter your own color names and RGB values, and the program will use them just as it does now with the existing palettes.
This means you might even use the freePatternWizard in non-stitching crafts and could, for example, enter a colored pencil palette, colored paper palette, or whatever else might apply. As time goes, the freePatternWizard will roam out of only the stitching area. This is planned for 2016 but there are lots of stitching features to add before that. After I add more features that allow you to clean up the output, we'll also add some new things for those who want to use the program in professional applications.
So stay tuned!
Terry
Thanks a lot!! I am proud to hear that about my English. I am lucky, I need it at work rather often. And also, it helps a lot to watch American TV shows!! That sounds silly, but it tremendously helped me with "normal" spoken English, proverbs, pronunciation, etc. Also, the German translations stink in comparison to the original!
I have not thought of selling the xls, but I am glad to offer it if anyone has use for it. I am still making out the details, but when my pattern is ready, I am happy to show it to you, so you can estimate whether it would be helpful for fellow crocheters / cross stitchers / knitters!
I actually have a little yarn shop just a few minutes away by foot, but they do not have a wide variety of choices and are rather expensive. I was really lucky, a facebook friend of mine (I never met her personally), who is in the same crafting group on facebook recommended a specific yarn which is very cheap online, it is only 1€ per skein (50g / 196m). She was so kind to send me one of her skeins so that I could feel it and try it. I am really grateful for that! I like the yarn, it is 100% acrylic, but that is good for a blanket I think and I will order it as soon as I know my needs.
For smaller projects, I like to use the little shop or another really wonderful shop in Vienna, the "Wollmeile". But since I will need about 40 skeins, it makes a big difference if one skein is 1 or 2,5 Euros!
Another question to a completely different matter: I have found the members' photo albums and really like them. I would like to create one to show you some of my works (some of the Christmas presents are already done!
). But obviously, I am too stupid to
find the function to create one... Can you help me, please?
Greetings from a rainy and grey Vienna!
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