I was so excited yesterday when the postman delivered the fabric pens that I'd only ordered the day before.
Great service!
Also, when going through my stash for some test pieces, I came across some fabric I hadn't realised was 22ct and guess what? Yep, it's big enough for my Haed!
Looks like it's definately going to be 22ct now then. My bank balance insists! Ha,ha.
:)
So just two things holding me back from restarting that now.
I think I'd be better with a larger frame.
I'm thinking of swapping from DMC to Anchor for the black threads.
Frames ... I am using the plastic snap frames and I really like them alot. I have 11 x 11 and 9 x 9.
The 11 x 11 is being used for my dog project and the 9 x 9 at the moment is looking after Mario for me.
So I was considering getting the 14 x 14.
I think the 17 x 17 would be too heavy to manoeuvre or even hold for too long at a time. The 14 x 14, probably still a bit heavy, but hopefully not too much.
Has anyone else got these and could advise? I have to order online, so can't go look or try one in a shop.
DMC to Anchor ... On the forum someone advised that anchor black has better coverage than DMC. I know by looking at my dogs that the coverage isn't always perfect, so I'm thinking of trying Anchor on the snow leopard to compare.
I have some I'm watching on ebay at the moment, so hopefully I'll be able to purchase these in a couple of days.
It's all coming together now, ready for my restarts! I'm feeling quite excited. :)
Small amount of progress on Mario again, but I've suddenly become aware of a glaring mistake! How I missed seeing this I just don't know.
So now, do I undo and completely restitch that part or do I try to alter with as little frogging as possible?
Altering rather than redoing will involve a little 'cheating' but if it looks ok, might be the easiest option.
I'm thinking on that at the moment.
:)
Gosh, that is great service!
ReplyDeleteHow lucky finding some fabric the right size in your stash!
Have you ever tried a Tapestry frame? I use them all the time and find they are comfortable to use and aren't too heavy.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/2-TAPESTRY-FRAMES-ONE-NEW-ONE-USED-/190496482147?pt=AU_Tapestry_Needlepoint&hash=item2c5a79a363
There is a link to one I found on ebay, but if you search tapestry frame, lap frame or cross stitch frame you will find tonnes more. Hope that helps :)
Depending on how big the mistake was, depends if you should just frog it or not. But a little "cheating" never hurt anyone! LOL
No one will ever know, hehe. :)
Kim, I just bought some fabric pens. Can't do without them. I use them for gridding. And about the Anchor black and whites, I'm considering that also. Because I really hate it when fabric shows through dark threads. Update us please on your experiment :D
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry I can't help re: frame, I just stitch in hand.
When I have mistakes, if it's big and very obvious, I do frogging. But if it's VERY little, I cheat and stitch over it.
:-)
Well I did cheat. (Blush).
ReplyDeleteWhen I post an update picture, see if you can see what I did and that'll show me whether it's noticeable or not.
I'll tell you after anyhow of course.
Bec, my mum has a floor stand tapestry frame, I'll have a look next time I go there.
Thanks!
:)