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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.
the pattern for sale. Logistically, I don't have time to stitch the entire pattern because I have way too many patterns for that, so I make up a square that incorporates key portions of the design. Most of the time, the square I stitch is not something that I can show or offer for sale because it doesn't make sense to anyone. Sometimes, I can get a pleasant pillow/cushion design and will offer those patterns for sale. I have several patterns I have been working on over the last few months, so it is time to do some test stitching. As I get each tested, I will be offering the pattern on the website. The most recent one is my Louise Rug Pattern that uses some wonderful colors to create a square within a square.
stitching of the center very soon. The nice thing about this pattern is that I am not repeating the same design after I pass the halfway mark, so it should continue to be interesting until the end.
So far, all is going well and I am enjoying watching the pattern emerge.
Still to do on this border are to finish the pattern part on the bottom and right side of the rug, then stitch a straight line of dark blue on each side of the pattern, and fill it with a white background. I find it fascinating how different the pattern looks with just one part, then with the second part done. I am definitely looking forward to seeing how it looks when I complete it. Hopefully, I can do that within the next couple of weeks.
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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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