Fabric dilemna

[clauie]

Good day!! I am about to start my first HAED and the design requires a 25 ct Dublin linen. The problem is, only Aida is available here locally. I have an abundance of Aida 14 ct, can I use a this Aida instead? How much will it affect the design?

And if the design measures 14w x 11h on linen, how about in aida?

Thanks in advance.. really need help on this..

[Mabel Figworthy]

Hello Clauie, welcome to the forum!

If something was designed to go on 25ct and you're doing it on 14ct, it will come out quite a lot bigger. That needn't be a problem of course , it's just something to bear in mind.

From the dimensions you give (I'm assuming they're inches -- if centimetres it would be completely different...) I'd calculate the design is about 350 x 275 stitches, so on 14ct it would come to about 25 x 19.5 inches.

If you would prefer to do the design on 25ct after all, have you considered buying over the internet? I don't know where you are, but plenty of online shops in the US and the UK will ship abroad; if the additional postage costs are a problem, you could try using 25ct evenweave instead of linen, this will be a lot cheaper. (Example from Tandem Cottage -- fat quarter (19" x 27") 25ct Dublin linen: £7.25; fat quarter (19" x 27") 25ct Zweigart Lugana £5.50; fat quarter (19" x 30") DMC 25ct evenweave £3.50)

Hope this helps!

[clauie]

Hello Clauie, welcome to the forum!

If something was designed to go on 25ct and you're doing it on 14ct, it will come out quite a lot bigger. That needn't be a problem of course , it's just something to bear in mind.

From the dimensions you give (I'm assuming they're inches -- if centimetres it would be completely different...) I'd calculate the design is about 350 x 275 stitches, so on 14ct it would come to about 25 x 19.5 inches.

If you would prefer to do the design on 25ct after all, have you considered buying over the internet? I don't know where you are, but plenty of online shops in the US and the UK will ship abroad; if the additional postage costs are a problem, you could try using 25ct evenweave instead of linen, this will be a lot cheaper. (Example from Tandem Cottage -- fat quarter (19" x 27") 25ct Dublin linen: £7.25; fat quarter (19" x 27") 25ct Zweigart Lugana £5.50; fat quarter (19" x 30") DMC 25ct evenweave £3.50)

Hope this helps!

Oh thanks Mabel, it definitely helped me a lot. Good thing I asked first. I might just order online, I don't want to sacrifice the beauty of the design, it might turn out differently. Yikes!

You're an angel Mabel and thank you for welcoming me to the forum.

[Vega]

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[cassle]

Thanks for the suggestion! I chose 1-2-3 stitch to buy the 25 ct lugana fabric (not really large at the first time) because I have the same problem with the fabric availability. I just purchased them and can't wait for those stuffs to arrive at my front door!

[ali-cat]

Hi Clauie!!

You can do HAED designs on Adia - but as Mabel said they will come out much larger. The actual design shouldn't be affected but it could end up massive - never mind the extra amount of thread needed!! I'm doing one on 18ct Aida at the moment and it will be 23 x 34 inches!!

Welcome to the world of on-line stash shopping ..... there will be no stopping you now!!

[Serinde]

Hi Clauie, glad you got the fabric question squared away. But beware! Mabel is our forum 'enabler'... not that it's difficult to be convinced to do something you want to do anyway, of course.

And welcome to the forum, too.

[clauie]

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome Feels so great to receive advice from experts like you. Your suggestions were all very helpful for someone who lives in a country where Aida is the "only known" cross-stitch fabric I am from the Philippines, by the way. I already purchased the fabric online, I'm just so excited, can't wait to start my project! Thank you Vega for those sites, I've bookmarked them now as well.

I really love this forum, I'm learning a lot from you all..

[cassle]

Hi Clauie, since we're quite near, where did you buy the fabric (online)?

[Ingahaim]

My first Haed (which I threw away) was started on fabric I didn't knew what it was, but it worked horrible.

The second one I started recently I'm stitching on 18-count aida with 2 threads, and I must say, I love it.

[clauie]

Hi Clauie, since we're quite near, where did you buy the fabric (online)?

hi cassle I purchased mine from Tandem Cottage. An online shop from my country redirected me there perhaps because their products are cheaper and the shipping is quite decent.

[cassle]

Hi Clauie, since we're quite near, where did you buy the fabric (online)?

hi cassle I purchased mine from Tandem Cottage. An online shop from my country redirected me there perhaps because their products are cheaper and the shipping is quite decent.

hi Clauie Could you please share the link please? Coz the keyword "Tandem Cottage" refers to some sites out there. How long did they take to deliver to your front door? You're living at Philippines?

[clauie]

hello cassle

here's the link to their official website: http://www.threadsite.co.uk/tandem/fabr ... _main.html" target="_blank" target="_blank

I still haven't received my fabric, it was just dispatched last week and I think it'll take about 2-3 weeks before I receive it. Hopefully it's all worth the wait. I'll inform you once I receive it. Good day!

[cassle]

Oooh I see... Where do you live right now, Clauie?

[clauie]

Someone gave me a Tricot fabric.. can I use this for cross stitch? I have no idea on how the count goes so I don't know how to estimate the size of the design. It looks like a 14ct Aida. Has anyone used this fabric?
Cassle, I live in the Philippines, by the way.

[soumyadhulipala]

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