Cheating

My crewel teacher didn't call it cheating, she called it 'fudging' - doesn't everyone do it ?

I sure do. Especially when I'm off a on what's supposed to be a straight line. If it's possible to make the two ends meet on an angle I have no problem doing that, unless it must be straight to look right..

I've also been guilty of substituting stitches that pleased me, especially when doing crewel. For example, I don't love backstitch so I'll almost always do outline stitch instead.

Lucille

I never do what the pattern suggests, I change colours, alter some things entirely and as you say, the final insult, change the stitches! In fact, most often I see something I like, sketch it off and proceed. The Art of Crewel Embroidery started me off on that path.

Ditto, ditto. I change colors (esp. from DMC to overdyes), stitches, do XS in surface work, so on so on

Linda

"anne" wrote

Oh, you meant in STITCHING!! That's not cheating, its personalising.

Dawne

Oh, absolutely. I'm a great one for using variegated/overdye instead of six different shades.

That which we call a rose, by any other name...

It's not "cheating" it.s call "being creative" and I do it all the time.

Edna in Sydney

Good idea. It may just be that ribbon pn isn't a great thing for you - so just do your gorgeous ribbon embroidery instead.

LOL - that's being creative and innovative! Not cheating. I've certainly done it - often switching to an overdye instead of using a couple of very similar colors. Depends on the effect, etc. And since I don't believe the Stitch Police are coming to raid the house, what the heck.

Ellice

Exactly. Though, I'm amazed at how many people don't like backstitching. I kind of like the rhythm of doing backstitch - though I generally do double running, or some close variation.

Ellice