I don't think there is anything I can do but I thought I would ask. I am working on woodland enchantress which is 14x16. I stitch everywhere. First one corner than the other.
Saturday was a beautiful day I sat and stitched for 4 hours in my garden.
1000 stitches. Last night I found a mistake I made ages ago. I went over 3 instead of 2. So that whole part is over 1 too many. Can I split over2 into 11/2 split a thread so everything would match except for 1 space? Would you be able to tell? Is there anything I can try besides ripping out everything. I did that on magical nights after corners didn't match. What would you do? What could you do? It throws a lot off? Thanks Donna
It will depend (sorry, for not being more precise). I did a piece quite a few years ago, where I did the same thing. I had to fudge around the section, and today when I look at the framed piece on the wall, I actually have to search for the mistake.
I would see if there is a section along side where it is mostly one colour and do over-one stitching to compensate.
Alternatively, can you stitch overtop of the error? This will only work if the colour underneath is a lighter colour.
If you can wait till the end, then it would be easier to figure out what method to use to fix and hide the error.
If it is very noticeable, then you could fix it with one of the special stitches since it is not seen it makes it a little hard to judge which is best.
1) There is the long-legged cross stitch [also called long-armed Slav or Portuguese stitch] to adjust the area affected since it also is used to join 2 pieces together when the material is short and you don't want it to be noticeable easily.
2) Vertical Double cross stitch [Smyrna or Leviathan stitch], a normal cross stitch done after a longer vertical cross stitch.
Else a standard double cross stitch where you reverse which is longer above, such as completing a longer cross stitch first and then the shorter vertical stitch.
3) One of the various Rhodes stitch, except none the have a bar for a final stitch.
For all of them, you could use the main colours from the stitch area missed and the area next to it while completing one of the three given stitch types. This way the blend is not as hard to hide when done.
Note for readers not having problem, these are just a start for stitches to try to help fix the problem and not all final adjustments possible. If really bad, more than one method may be required to fix it. If after everything, removing some stitches at the start might be the only method that actually fixes and hides the problem.
When you are finished you can figure out the best way to hide the error, but I think you should hide it rather than remove it! Every piece of needlework should have at least one mistake in it, and that is so you won't be turned into a spider like poor Arachne, a mortal maiden in Greek mythology. She did completely perfect needlework, and that infuriated one of the goddesses, since no mere mortal was permitted perfection. The goddess, whose name I forget, then killed Arachne as punishment, but Zeus took pity on Arachne. He couldn't bring her back to life as a mortal woman, but turned her into a spider so she could continue to spin and weave -- which is why spider webs are works of art and why spiders are known as arachnids.
A small note (waaay too many hours in Latin, Greek and Classics classes here). Arachne's error was not perfection; it was conceit. She boasted that she was better than Minerva. When a weaving contest was set up, she used the opportunity to depict the gods as liars, cheats and adulterers in her tapestry (they were, but thowing it in their faces was not the best move). So, it was not perfect work (the gods tend to like that, especially when it is dedicated to them), but thinking herself better than them that led to her spidery fate. So, all of the people on this group who do perfect work can breathe easy (although I suspect some of you would appreciate the extra 6 arms.)
Thank you for the suggestions. I am trying to hide the problem by not having it run right down the middle of the project. Enough colors are used so I am trying to stitch till a color changes then stitch 2 spaces into one. It worked a few rows but its really a large problem. I hate making mistakes like this. I check every stitch with a magnifier now. This is why it takes me years to finish a project. Ripping out over 50 rows and 1000 stitches isn't something I want to do. I cant believe its n the first row. That sucks.
On Jul 1, 5:17=A0am, "Donna D." wrote: (snip) Last night I found a mistake I made ages ago. I went over 3
Hello Donna,
The legendary designer Gerda Bengtsson used half stitches that are both cross arms but stitched over a space of 1 x 2 threads. See a picture in any of her books published in many languages.
These would be better than stitching over one as they match the texture of 2x2 cross stitch and they take the amount of room that you have available.
To make you feel better--I started a kit when I had a bad ankle accident in 2007--doctors orders were to keep my leg up as much as possible and they kept me in a rehab hospital for several weeks. Lying while stitching meant I made multiple counting errors (always whole stitches, tho)--fixed them by fudging the general effect.
I felt it was a total mess when I finished it and my recovery. I also found some errors made in translating the original watercolour to chart (not MY errors) that are more glaring.
A year later I took it out and it looks good enough even though I am planning to re-stitch as the artist intended.
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