Pronunciation of Aida

[Mary Kay]

Curious as to how everyone pronounces this. I never heard it said out loud so went with the way it was spelled, Aida, seeing it as Aid a.

These are three I came across online.

I-E-Da

A-eeda

a-da

[LadyS]

I still pronounce the way I did back home, but that was in Portuguese. Aeeda.

[marniecat]

I would also like to know how you all pronounce "skein".

[stitchingmae]

i say skein

skeen
but I have heard it other ways that I don't know how to spell to get the sound right
sk ain....maybe
I generally said aida aa Ida but then went wonky and have said it I ada...LOL and now try to stick to aide a
as in a nurses aide and than add the letter a...

[calico]

I pronounce them like this:

Aida= Ay-duh...that is a long A sound at the beginning ( but I also have never heard it spoken aloud so hmmm)

Skein = Skane with a long A

[stitchingmae]

much better than my discription of skein lol

[Mystonique]

Aid uh

Skeen

I've heard aida said lots of times and only ever heart it pronounced aid-uh.

Skein I think is more a where your from than anything as the Australians pronounce ei as ee whereas in other countries ei is aa.

Interesting

Also find it interesting that overseas they call it floss. We call it cotton or thread (floss is fluffy synthetic stuff you clean your teeth with over here).

And what they call needlepoint overseas is tapestry here whereas needlepoint here is embroidery.

[MaggieM1750]

I pronounce them like this:

Aida= Ay-duh...that is a long A sound at the beginning ( but I also have never heard it spoken aloud so hmmm)

Skein = Skane with a long A

Agreed, on both words.

[Squirrel]

I agree with Calico and Maggie.

Back home in Christchurch (NZ) I never heard the word "needlpoint" but only knew of tapestry and embroidery or "fancy work" - as my grandmother used to call it and embroidery cotton was always "thread". Words are fun aren't they .

[curly sue]

I pronounce it long a duh. My sis pronounces it like the opera Ah ee duh.

I pronounce skein as skain, as in rain.

I call floss ....floss. I grew up knowing it as embroidery floss.

[Fizzbw]

Having read this thread I no longer know how I pronounce any of them!!

Sitting here saying skeen, skane, and just not knowing! I do know that my mum corrects me when I say one of them though.....

I have always said A ee da though.

I'm a bit confused with needlepoint and tapestry!

At least we all stitch crosses!!!

Niki xxx

[bookknurd]

I pronounce them like this:

Aida= Ay-duh...that is a long A sound at the beginning ( but I also have never heard it spoken aloud so hmmm)

Skein = Skane with a long A

Agreed, on both words.

I am also agreed except that I had yet to decide how I wanted to pronounce "skein". My brain wants to go with "Skain" and now that it appears most everyone else says it this way, that is what I shall go with!

[Mary Kay]

Skein with a long a for me. I think many words are regional in how they are spoken. But someone (can't remember who now) quite a few years back told me I said Aida wrong. I was too used to the way I said it that I couldn't change. Nice to know I'm not alone.

Also pretty neat that the words, like cross stitch, doesn't matter how you say them, or work it, as long as you are consistent.

[MaudL]

hmm I've always said a-ee-da (the Spanish way) and skine (the German way), maybe because of my European roots?

As a side note, it drive me bonkers when people call Mirabilia's Adia "Aida" and Lugana fabric "Laguna". Honest mistake and easy to make really, but I'm a bit OCD for things like that (lots of copy editing to do in my job)

[moogypop]

I'm sitting alone in my works canteen thinking how I pronounce it. I can't actually at it out loud cause people will think I've lost it..

I think I say ay-da I'm not really sure? Maybe it's just my wee Scottish accent! :p

[crosstitcher1]

I'm like the majority in here. Aida-A-DUH Skein-SkAne.
My hobby store calls Aida- AIDS, the last A is SILENT to her, and Skein- Skin.
After I shop and is checking out, I laugh at her as she is saying how many AIDS baggies, that's how she has them cut and stored in, and how many SKINS I have.

HAPPY STITCHING IN STITCHING LAND.

[rcperryls]

Great question! I have heard Aida pronounced so many different ways that I'm wondering if the reason I don't like stitching with it, is because I can't decide how to pronounce it. Skein, has always been pronounced "skane" around me. For thread and for yarn. I also always thought Tapestry meant lovely fabric wall hangings, often woven in great detail, and was surprised and I guess a bit confused when I realized what I call needlepoint is called tapestry across the pond. I refer to, I guess stranded cotton - the good old fashioned DMC threads - as both floss and thread.

still not sure what to call aida, so I guess I will stick with the evenweaves.

Carole

[stitchingmae]

hmm I've always said a-ee-da (the Spanish way) and skine (the German way), maybe because of my European roots?

As a side note, it drive me bonkers when people call Mirabilia's Adia "Aida" and Lugana fabric "Laguna". Honest mistake and easy to make really, but I'm a bit OCD for things like that (lots of copy editing to do in my job)

whoopsie i have said laguna hehe how is is pronounced

[MaudL]

hmm I've always said a-ee-da (the Spanish way) and skine (the German way), maybe because of my European roots?

As a side note, it drive me bonkers when people call Mirabilia's Adia "Aida" and Lugana fabric "Laguna". Honest mistake and easy to make really, but I'm a bit OCD for things like that (lots of copy editing to do in my job)

whoopsie i have said laguna hehe how is is pronounced

loo-ga-na

Don't mind me though, I just have weird pet peeves. Hope I didn't offend, that wasn't the intention!

[fccs]

loo-ga-na

Don't mind me though, I just have weird pet peeves. Hope I didn't offend, that wasn't the intention!

In my world, Lugana is a beautiful fabric; Laguna is a beach in California. Skein is "skain" and Aida is ah-ee-duh. But isn't it funny how the more you say one word, the stranger it sounds?