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Hi All, Just finished top row and page 5 out of 30. I am very pleased how the cross country-method has stopped the checkerboard effect and how smooth the finish is. I am looking forward to getting into the nitty-gritty of the skull. The black/brown background took fooooorrrreeeevvvver. -C http://i13...

Richard,

Great work and I admire your ambitious project. Knowing now how long these intricate cross stitch projects take, I wish I had started earlier in my life so that I could complete more projects, lol. I have a huge wish list! I look forward to more updates.

Carl

Wow! Very realisitic! Great work. You may have already answered this, but what kind of cloth did you use?

MrsMoV wrote:Looking forward to seeing this one grow

MM x

Thank you MM!

That is one of the coolest designs I have ever seen! Great choice! Keep at it and keeps us updated on your progress.

Hi CavyMom,

Great work. I love the colors of the clouds!

What a beautiful piece! It looks like a painting. Great work

Wow! You have truly done an exceptional job on this piece!

I believe the lines on the front are not really due to the individual stitch tension but more to do with the uniform direction of the tension. Yes completely agree, I think this is the root cause on my other projects with more flexible/deformable fabric. Have you worked on any other fabric besides ...

Have you worked on 25ct Lugana since that project? Oh yes. I have several projects that I am stitching on 25ct Lugana, 1 over 1. I also like Jobelan and Linen for some projects. My favorite however, for most of my large projects (HAED designs generally) is 2 over 1 on 28ct Lugana. That gives me goo...

sarclanat wrote:This is looking really good

Thank you Sally!

Fantastic project :applesauce: This is going to look amazing when it's done I'll be watching out for updates. I do cross country to avoid the lines as its happened to me, some companies recommend stitching 10x10 squares but they must know these lines occur I appreciate it's to stop you making mista...

xstitchalanna wrote:That is going to be a wickedly cool picture when it is done

Hi Xstitchalanna. Thank you for your kind words. I hope it does end up being wickedly cool!

What a great project. It looks fine to me, I can't notice any lines. I had the same trouble with some of mine but now I stitch cross country and I don't have that problem. Great work :applesauce: :applesauce: Hi Vanessa! Thank you for your comments. Cross-country solved my problem, too! I look forw...

Looking good! :applesauce: Tension, and direction of tension at the end of rows, is definitely part of the issue but I also think 3 over 1 might be contributory. Look at the back - do you have an obvious vertical ridge of thread between the columns where you've carried the thread behind down to the...

:applesauce: :applesauce: Great start and I agree with the others that the "checkerboard" effect should be gone after washing the piece. I also think that tension is the cause, but don't know if the 3 over 1 has any effect. I have stitched 2 over 1 on 18ct and 3 over 1 on 14ct fabrics but...

kingfisher68 wrote:Good start. Sounds difficult, 3 over 1 & all that black.

Izzi

Hi Izzi. Thank you for your feedback! There is a lot of black indeed. I am heading into the tedious part of the pattern where there are only 2 main colors but I think it will go quickly.

Great start! :applesauce: Do you have a pic of what the finished piece will look like? I could see vague lines when I enlarged the picture but once the main part of the piece is stitched, that is what people will be looking at and I don't think they'll notice the lines so much. I think stitchers no...

I think the thread tension is what causes the lines to show up. If it wasn't so hard to pull through, maybe the lines wouldn't be so noticeable because there would be less tension in the thread. I did 2 over 1 on 14 count with one of my pieces & got a noticeable line at the edge of the pages. U...

Wow! Great shading and detail. Nice work!