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Line,
Awwwwwwwwwwww! Drooling, drooling!
Silver is so beautiful, and love the shot of her with Jamie...the two look like they get along very well!
Love how well she's adapting to her forever home.
Is that unusual for a dog to bathe in their water bowl? Hope you find a plastic pool for her soon. Do dogs generally love the water? Hee hee, can't tell by cats...most of them hate water! Our girl does...bring her in for a bath and you should hear her complain! Little one does not enjoy baths.
Glad Silver is interested in the water when very young and that you're lovingly letting her enjoy it. Who knows...perhaps water
could somehow be part of her training?
Thank you so much for posting pics...what a lovely treat!
Debi,
I've never heard of gridded Aida cloth...the only thing I know of that's gridded is waste canvas, for obvious reasons.
If you really want, you can actually grid it yourself with a running stitch and some very thin sewing thread. I've never done this, but I can't see a negative to it.
Purists might say that
you're putting extra thread through the holes, but still...it's
meant to be stitched on, after all! And as long as you
don't tend to catch your stitches on the sewing thread, it should
be fine. Though if you have any worries, why not try with
a very small sample, something inconsequential, maybe a small
throwaway project? If you don't like it, if you find your
stitches get caught in the sewing thread, you can always choose not
to grid the Aida for a larger/large project.
Tear away fabric stabilizer is just as it sounds...you do your stitching with the fabric stabilizer held under your fabric as you stitch, so your stitches cover it up...when finished, you tear it away. I'm not sure I would recommend it for cross stitching. Tearing away the stabilizer, while meant to be done, may also stress your stitches a bit at the edges.
Obviously, though, I'm of the old school of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." LOL, in other words, an anachronism.
So I really won't fuss too
much with my stitched pieces, since I don't want to mess them
up. I think using stabilizer, as
with anything, is more of a personal choice.
Thought I'd share some pics. Couldn't get far enough away to get it all in, so also broke down into left, center & right sections.
Have updated since, but guess I didn't take pictures.
Janice
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Mamaof11,
Welcome!
Goodness, it
sounds like you're going to be mighty busy.
If you've never
crocheted a graphghan before, perhaps you'd like to start with
something a bit smaller? This is what I do when trying something
new, I start smaller, then work my way up. Of course, if you're the type of
person who gets bored easily with smaller projects, by all means,
jump in!
Of course, if you're the type of
person who gets bored easily with smaller projects, by all means,
jump in! M,
Welcome! Congrats on learning cross
stitch...it's such a fun thing to do and there are so many options
for projects!
Congrats on learning cross
stitch...it's such a fun thing to do and there are so many options
for projects!If by saying "ring," you mean
hoop, you can try to find one large enough to fit your entire
project, but that will only work if you have an extra large piece
of fabric, or only part of your project will be in the hoop. You
can also use a smaller hoop that fits your fabric, but then you
must keep readjusting if it only shows part of your
project.
If you're using Aida cloth, a lot
of that is very stiff and often needs no hoop at all.
There's also another option if you really feel you need
a hoop. There are frames called Q-Snaps. I personally have a few
different sized sets and love them! They're made of PVC pipe and
they have a piece that holds the fabric on pretty securely! There's
no need to reposition the frame, like with a hoop, as they allow
for maximum fabric showing. Simply get the right size for your
project, snap it on, and go. I've used my frames for linen,
especially very coarsely woven linen that absolutely needs a hoop.
With a hoop the project would have taken much longer, but with the
Q-Snaps, it was easy!
When you mention
tacking down the excess cloth around the ring, are you talking
about using a hoop to frame your finished work?
I've mostly used 2 strands for stitching on 14 count.
I've used 3 strands on 14 count, as well, with no problems. I'd say
it's more a matter of preference. Some people like better coverage,
some are satisfied with two strands.
I
mainly prefer two strands because there's a little trick to
starting with no ends, and it requires an even number of strands.
So working with 3 strands looked really nice...LOL, but it drove me
batty, because there were more ends to work in!
Hope that answers your questions!
Line,
Awwwwwwwwwwww! Drooling, drooling!
Silver is so beautiful, and love the shot of her with Jamie...the two look like they get along very well!
Love how well she's adapting to her forever home.
Is that unusual for a dog to bathe in their water bowl? Hope you find a plastic pool for her soon. Do dogs generally love the water? Hee hee, can't tell by cats...most of them hate water! Our girl does...bring her in for a bath and you should hear her complain! Little one does not enjoy baths.
Glad Silver is interested in the water when very young and that you're lovingly letting her enjoy it.
Who knows...perhaps water
could somehow be part of her training?Thank you so much for posting pics...what a lovely treat!
Debi,
I've never heard of gridded Aida cloth...the only thing I know of that's gridded is waste canvas, for obvious reasons.
If you really want, you can actually grid it yourself with a running stitch and some very thin sewing thread. I've never done this, but I can't see a negative to it.
Purists might say that
you're putting extra thread through the holes, but still...it's
meant to be stitched on, after all! And as long as you
don't tend to catch your stitches on the sewing thread, it should
be fine. Though if you have any worries, why not try with
a very small sample, something inconsequential, maybe a small
throwaway project? If you don't like it, if you find your
stitches get caught in the sewing thread, you can always choose not
to grid the Aida for a larger/large project. Tear away fabric stabilizer is just as it sounds...you do your stitching with the fabric stabilizer held under your fabric as you stitch, so your stitches cover it up...when finished, you tear it away. I'm not sure I would recommend it for cross stitching. Tearing away the stabilizer, while meant to be done, may also stress your stitches a bit at the edges.
Obviously, though, I'm of the old school of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." LOL, in other words, an anachronism.
So I really won't fuss too
much with my stitched pieces, since I don't want to mess them
up. I think using stabilizer, as
with anything, is more of a personal choice. Thought I'd share some pics. Couldn't get far enough away to get it all in, so also broke down into left, center & right sections.
Have updated since, but guess I didn't take pictures.
Janice
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