Yes completely agree, I think this is the root cause on my other projects with more flexible/deformable fabric.Mad Max wrote:
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.
My other 3 projects are on 32ct and 28ct Lugana (both 1 over 1) and 22ct Ariosa (2 over 1). I like 28ct the best, 32ct is a bit tight for confetti areas, and the Ariosa has rather thick threads so again a bit tight for 2 over 1. Wouldn't really recommend the Ariosa and it sounds like 22ct Hardanger fabric is better. Definitely prefer evenweaves to Aida.Mad Max wrote:Have you worked on any other fabric besides Aida? For my next project I want to move up to 22ct but I'm not sure which brand of fabric to use.
I use the Scarlet Quince parking method that BizzieLizzie has mentioned so fitting in single stitches in already-stitched areas is not an issue but have reverted to cross-country for the Aida project. I used to cross-country everything until I started large projects with lots of confetti and many different colours as it was just too tight and horrendously messy on the back especially for starting/finishing.
I'm sure someone else has suggested this but if possible get a couple of fabrics and try out both areas of solid colour and confetti to see how it is to stitch and check you're happy with the coverage. Worth it to avoid restarting or hating it!