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 ripplemis |
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Posts: 1285 10/10/08 18:25:35 |
I use acid-free "tissue" paper to protect the stitches - the type that fabric or thread comes wrapped in?
Nordic Needle has lots of magnets Magnet Duo are my favorites - they aren't as pretty as some of the others, but they are the strongest magnets I've found. |
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Posts: 5021 10/11/08 11:55:43 Cheering 'gneer |
I just put the clamps over the backs of the stitches and don't worry as it's the back. When I started, I just put the clamps on the front side. After a
good bath at the end I never noticed a problem.
Jen From SF Bay Area, CA
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Erin in MI |
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Posts: 859 10/11/08 16:45:29 |
I use a strip of fleece or felt between my fabric and the clamps. It tends to fuzz up, so don't cut the strips too wide. After about 6 months of use,
they're pretty thin, so it's time to cut a new strip
I use these magnets to hold my needle close by: http://www.nordicneedle.com/PROD//380-700-0001.html
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j |
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Posts: 9 10/13/08 05:47:34 |
thanks for all your help, do you do the backstitching as you go along??
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Erin in MI |
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Posts: 860 10/13/08 08:20:01 |
Oh, most definitely! This piece is way too large for me to think I'd catch all the backstitching after I was done with the stitching. I am, however,
leaving all of the stamens until last - I'm afraid I'd catch those somehow on the journey. But to each his/her own
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Erin in MI TW WIPs: Birdhouse Bellpull, Enchanter, Guardian, Woodland Fairy, English Garden Sampler. Other WIPs: Flower Power (Crossed Wing), Angel of Healing (L&L) Gaelic Banner (Dracolair Creations). Finished in 2008: Rejoice Ornament (M Designs), Love Ornament (M Designs), Hope Ornament (M Designs), Mother's Arms (Mirabilia), Santa of the Forest (L&L), Trick or Treat Fairy (Mirabilia). PictureTrail: http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?username=erin_in_mi *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* |
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ripplemis |
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Posts: 1287 10/13/08 11:01:16 |
Normally I backstitch at the end, but with FP, I'm bs'ing as I finish a separate "section". So I bs'd after I finished xs'ing a
hummingbird and after I finished the top part of daylily. I probably won't bs again until I'm done xs'ing the daylily/bottom part of daylily.
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j |
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Posts: 11 10/30/08 06:28:06 |
hello. Not sure if I have asked you already but how long do you leave your fabric in the q snap , do you take it out everday after stitching?? Thanks j
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Erin in MI |
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Posts: 865 10/30/08 07:37:04 |
I would say it depends on the kind of fabric you are using. Linen doesn't like being in hoops and q-snaps for very long, but I almost always use an
evenweave. I leave my projects in the snaps until I'm done working in the section I have available. Sometimes, if I put the project down, it can be months
before I get back to it. And after my final washing, everything settles out just fine. In fact, I just took Flower Power out of his snaps 2 nights ago after
realizing I hadn't touched it since June. He looked just fine when I put him in his project baggie
Erin in MI
Recent HD's: Trick or Treat Fairy (Mirabilia). PictureTrail: http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?username=erin_in_mi |
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ripplemis |
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Posts: 1291 10/30/08 17:29:15 |
Unless the fabric is very dark (black or navy), I'm bad about leaving the project on q-snaps for a long time - we're talking months. And I stitch on
anything, aida, evenweave or linen. I do loosen the tension when I know I'm not going to work on it for over a week or two or a month :
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had posted on some board I read (can't remember where, when or who) about having trouble with hand-dyed fabric and q-snaps (it left a line?), but I've
never had any problems.
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j |
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Posts: 12 12/29/08 16:11:20 |
Hello , best wishes for the festive season to you all.
How is the stitching going? I haven't stitched since October , I have had 2 sets of family visiting from overseas since the begining of Oct and will be to the end of January.will need lots of stitching time when it all settles down.but I have been checking the bb to see any updates on fp. |
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j |
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Posts: 13 12/29/08 16:15:33 |
Hi Erin Best wishes for the festive season, I need my memory refreshed, on your photo do you have fine lines as a guide on your fabric , ifso can you let me
know what you use for the guides, thanks, j
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Erin in MI |
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Posts: 876 12/30/08 10:14:03 |
Hi J! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you!
I haven't touched FP since the fall myself  However, I didn't grid FP. I have gridded other projects, though, and when I do, I use a sewing thread in
a contrasting color. I know a lot of people prefer Sulky Sliver, as it doesn't split when you stitch over it, but I pull out the gridding as I get near it,
so sewing thread works fine for me (and it's what I have in the house!).
The reason I didn't grid FP was because the charts overlap kind of oddly. I actually thought about gridding, but I like to put a 2nd contasting color in for page breaks and the centers of the design. When I really examined the chart, the overlaps really confused me for that goal. I'm finding that I'm doing just fine without the gridding, though.
Erin in MI
Recent HD's: Birdhouse Bellpull (Teresa Wentzler) PictureTrail: http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?username=erin_in_mi |
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j |
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Posts: 14 02/06/09 05:53:28 |
Any progress updates on flower power??
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ripplemis |
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Posts: 1305 02/08/09 10:04:33 |
I haven't put a stitch on mine since towards end of summer. It's not something I wanted to work on when I'm under a lot of stress (and the last 1/3
of 2008 was horrid) - between stressing and xmas gifts stitching, FP has gotten neglected again
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HasturTorres |
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Posts: 89 02/08/09 14:03:43 |
I was at a cross stitch store in New Jersey recently that had a model of this piece. It was done on 36 count! It was amazing. I did not realize how huge it was
until I saw it in person. The person who stitched the model for the store had also done one for her daughter. I can't believe that she did it twice. Good
luck y'all. It is such a gorgeous piece.
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Erin in MI |
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Posts: 881 02/14/09 19:49:32 |
My FP hasn't seen the light of day since last fall. I've been on a TW kick lately, and I'm more of a OAATer with projects that take less than 6
months typically. I was hoping that once winter hit and I started missing seeing the flowers and birds all over the place, I'd pick FP back up, but it
hasn't turned out that way. Maybe someday he'll come back out to play...
Erin in MI
Recent HD's: Birdhouse Bellpull (Teresa Wentzler) PictureTrail: http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?username=erin_in_mi |
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j |
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Posts: 15 04/12/09 08:10:43 |
Hello , is it possible to help me with the backstitch on the daylillies, I can see the sepals labelled to be backstitched in a different colour than the rest
of the flower. Are there sepals on all the daylillies, or is it only the two labelled ones, my thinking is that all the leaves on the others that look like the
labelled sepals should be backstitched in that colour, thanks. Does anyone have new update on their FP.
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ripplemis |
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Posts: 1310 04/12/09 09:26:05 |
All the daylilies have sepals.... they are the "petals" that look lighter (daylily sepals aren't green).
No update from me - working 60-80 hours per week haven't left much time/energy to do much stitching! |
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j |
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Posts: 16 04/13/09 05:10:22 |
Thanks. I have limited time as well to stitch, I have finished the first daylily , very slowly but trying hard to stitch a little everynight, even if it is
only a few stitches.
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j |
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Posts: 17 04/19/09 06:27:58 |
Does anyone have updates on their stitching, had very good intentions of working on my fp this weekend and again a weekend has passed and no stitching.
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