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Hello and thanks for the rapid reply! (Melanie)?
So, if I'm pulling 2 plies of thread it's 2 ply, right, gottit!
I was using 2 plies of thread doubled over, but thinking that was still 2 ply because I was only using 2 pieces. That explains why my stitching was "tight" using 14 AIDA material!
Consequently, with the next project I used 3 ply "not so tight" but I had a lot of problems pulling the needle off the thread inadvertently. I must admit to using a knot when starting to stitch but that didn't seem to cause any unsightly lumps, is that a "NO - NO"?
What do you recommend using 14 AIDA and DMC cotton, 2 ply (and no knots)?
Which size needle should I be using? I only have one and I don't know what it is.
regards Dave
Hi Terry,
Not sure how that happened sorry. I didn't post a msg at all. Lol.
Ok I'm about to try your suggestions. I am already using the antialias each time and have upped the brightness and contrast to 5 but will try 10 now.
Thanks
Lou
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I want to stitch the whole picture, but I also want it
to be smaller. With the portion that I have done, I can
see it's going to be bigger than I wanted. Maybe I should
find a smaller photo to work with? How do I determine how
many pixels across a picture would be?
This
stuff is confusing to me, but I really appreciate your
advice!
I had the same problem with black linen! I was so
thrilled with not having to make fractional stitches because I was
using linen, then discovered how hard it was to see the stitches.
I never finished the
project.
I never finished the
project.Things that were suggested to me at
the time were to use something light on my work surface (LOL,
mostly my lap) and another way is to light up a work surface (such
as a light showing on the lighter colored item on your work
surface). You can also try a bright work light shining on the
fabric itself, something with a bulb made for closeup work. A
magnifier could help, too. (I did not have more than the fabric to
put on my lap back then.)
Some of the
solutions aren't easy and some can be pricey (like a really good
closeup work light), but they do tend to help. 
The advantage is
that if you can work it out, anything stitched on black fabric
looks soooo stunning! I had finished other black fabric items
back when my eyes were far better and seeing on black didn't drive
me nuts.
I had finished other black fabric items
back when my eyes were far better and seeing on black didn't drive
me nuts.Jean,
Welcome! 
There are two
parts to the answer.
First, your gauge. You
can determine the size you'll need for your image by making a gauge
swatch. This is unique to you; your fiber, hook size and your own
personal tension will be different from anyone else's. By figuring out the size you'll need
and the number of stitches you'll need, you'll have the correct
numbers you'll need for the image.
By figuring out the size you'll need
and the number of stitches you'll need, you'll have the correct
numbers you'll need for the image.Second,
you need to be working from an image that's the same size as what
you want your finished item to be in stitches. So, for instance, if
you wanted a 100x100 graph, you'd want to sort of get your image to
100x100 pixels. I say "sort of" because the software chooses the
length for you, so you'd have to make an approximation. Since
crochet stitches are rectangular, not square, you'd just have to
kind of figure it by image proportion, not by actual number of rows
for the length. (This will be addressed in a later version, but for
right now, you can't designate the number of rows.)
Anyway, let's say it works out to 100x100 pixels. You'd
reduce your image to 100x100 pixels. Unfortunately, you can't let
the freePatternWizard do that for you, since it's not a graphics
program. If you were to upload the large image to the
freePatternWizard, you'd find it's going to skip over areas and
won't produce an optimal result, and if your image is quite large,
it will be a terrible result.
Hello and thanks for the rapid reply! (Melanie)?
So, if I'm pulling 2 plies of thread it's 2 ply, right, gottit!
I was using 2 plies of thread doubled over, but thinking that was still 2 ply because I was only using 2 pieces. That explains why my stitching was "tight" using 14 AIDA material!
Consequently, with the next project I used 3 ply "not so tight" but I had a lot of problems pulling the needle off the thread inadvertently. I must admit to using a knot when starting to stitch but that didn't seem to cause any unsightly lumps, is that a "NO - NO"?
What do you recommend using 14 AIDA and DMC cotton, 2 ply (and no knots)?
Which size needle should I be using? I only have one and I don't know what it is.
regards Dave
Hi Terry,
Not sure how that happened sorry. I didn't post a msg at all. Lol.
Ok I'm about to try your suggestions. I am already using the antialias each time and have upped the brightness and contrast to 5 but will try 10 now.
Thanks
Lou
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