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Many times, my test stitching square is not anything that makes sense, it is only to test various elements of the pattern to make sure they look okay, and the colors work. These are squares that no one will see, but are invaluable to me as a designer. I have two frames set up, one with 40 count and one with 48 count that have enough space to test several squares at a time. I have labeled the frames so that I can remember which count I am working with. I have found this to be the best way for me.
This little square, I began stitching last evening and is 70 stitches x 70 stitches. It is using colors I have not stitched with in combination before, so I am interested to see if my colors work out the way I think they will. Let the journey begin!
stitch the borders first. I can always adjust the center a bit to make it fit. If I had made this type of mistake in the center before stitching my border, the border would not fit properly when I stitch it. So many people have experienced this problem when stitching from the center out, that I chose to stitch the border first for the majority of my projects. The only time I made an exception to this is when I stitched the Irene circular rug.
told me that when she nears the end of a skein, she begins the next skein before the first one is done. Since we stitch with 1 strand of floss when doing petit point, she then begins to alternate between the 2 skeins. She stitches with 1 strand of the old skein, then uses 1 strand of the new skein, then alternates back and forth between the old and new skeins until all of the old skein is used up. In this way, she says it creates a blend between the old and the new, so that there isn't a definite line showing where one ended and the other started. In the past, when there were no dye lots for DMC, this didn't happen as much as now. Even though I made sure to have the same dye lot, I decided to try out her method in case there was any chance of a difference in color. I know from experience, that this can still happen even when using the same dye lot, and it doesn't show up until you have stitched many rows with the new skein. So far, it is working out well and I cannot see a difference between the 2 skeins. I am going to continue using this method for any of my projects where I have to use more than 1 skein.
I have a lot of the old DMC skeins that were made before there were dye lots and I think this method will help me use them up and still use a new skein. I may need to alternate continuously for the whole background, but that beats having to try to find two new ones of the same dye lot. She told me it works for different dye lots quite well. I think it may even give a subtle "abrash" effect, which can look very nice and make my rugs look more authentic. |
AuthorMy name is Yvette, and I will be writing this blog to tell you about the creative process that has gone into the creation of my Petitpoint patterns along with showing the stitching I have done of some of the rugs. Archives
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