Stitching Over 1

Now I assume this is needlepoint, not on linen.

Do you mean the rows are worked diagonally? I tend to use the diagonal tent (I always forget the proper stitch name) over the back and forth stitch where I can in np regardless of the size of the area, because it reduces warpage (is that a word?) and looks much smoother IMHO.

Dora

Tia Mary wrote:

I AM talking about doing this on even weave fabric, not NP canvas! The stitch is worked exactly the same as it is in NP and it makes stitching over 1 MUCH easier! My only problem was that I was working with a silk that was almost *exactly* the same color as the even weave fabric :-)! CiaoMeow >^;;^<

Oh. Well I suppose the same forces are at work in evenweave as in np canvas. They both have horizontal/vertical threads, only the tendency to warping isn't as marked as in np canvas. I wonder why. Hmm

IMHO most of the time when people do what is essentially a 'half-cross' on even weave, they are usually doing an accent, rather than the background or the focus of the picture. So that stitch isn't usually used for large areas, although I've seen it used for shadows, or for a watercolor effect.

So your poor old eyes were having a tough time of it? My sympathies. I need to make a trip to the optometrist. Every time I see him he tells me that next time I'm going to need new glasses, and I think he is finally right.

House Doctor is on. Bye. Dora

> I AM talking about doing this on even weave fabric, not NP canvas!> The stitch is worked exactly the same as it is in NP and it makes> stitching over 1 MUCH easier! My only problem was that I was working> with a silk that was almost *exactly* the same color as the even weave> fabric :-)! CiaoMeow >^;;^ --> PAX, Tia Mary >^;;^ Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about> their whiskers!