kerbear879's WIP Fractal 112

[~threadbear~]

It's sad the way it's gone, but hopefully things will be sorted out and you can get on with this soon.

[K1nS]

This looks very interesting

[kerbear879]

Well paypal emailed me back today and is going to get my money back for me so that worked out well. Plus I finally got the threads I needed for this project over the weekend so I can start now. I'm gonna try to do a little this weekend just to get a feel for the fabric and what not. The count isn't as small as the HAED project I am doing but instead it's black fabric which is new to me. Crossing my fingers that I don't get frustrated with it!

[~threadbear~]

Glad you've got a good outcome from all this.

[Lara]

Kerri, did you start this one yet? I'm glad PayPal is refunding your money so you can put all that behind you and have some fun stitching your new project.

I happened across a little trick that might help you with the black fabric. I got one of those Ott-Lites from Michaels a while back (just a small one), and was playing around with it a couple weeks ago. I was stitching in a well-lit room and decided to place the Ott-Lite behind my stitching frame. With my white fabric, what ended up happening is that it made it sort of transparent so I could see if any knots were forming, and it highlighted all the holes in the fabric, which made stitching on my 18ct easier. I tried it a while later under dim lights, and it just gave me eye strain, so having good lighting to begin with is key.

So if you shine a small lamp behind your fabric (not necessarily directly at it -- I had it pointing slightly away), it'll help you see the holes against all that black.

Can't wait to see this one come together!

[kerbear879]

Thanks for the tip Lara! I haven't officially started this one yet but I do have everything ready to start. I was just waiting for my boyfriend to go back to work in January and then that leaves me a ton of time in the evenings and the weekends to stitch. Will probably start putting some updates of this in a couple weeks!

[Rose]

Oh I was hoping there was going to be a picture. Darn but I will pull up the magic bench to wait for this one to develope.

[~threadbear~]

I'll come sit with you Rose. This is going to be wonderful to watch and I don't want to miss any.

Have some chocolate ...

[Rose]

Why thank you that is very nice. Do you like eggnog I have a pitcher here with me.

[lacemaker2004]

I love the fractals! I keep drooling over them. I can't wait to see your progress.

[Serinde]

Why thank you that is very nice. Do you like eggnog I have a pitcher here with me.

May I join you both. The eggnog sounds lovely! Care for some spritz cookies?

[~threadbear~]

I'd like to try the eggnog (not sure I've ever had it, unless it's what we would call a snowball?) and the cookies sound yummy Serinde!

[lacemaker2004]

Kerri, did you start this one yet? I'm glad PayPal is refunding your money so you can put all that behind you and have some fun stitching your new project.

I happened across a little trick that might help you with the black fabric. I got one of those Ott-Lites from Michaels a while back (just a small one), and was playing around with it a couple weeks ago. I was stitching in a well-lit room and decided to place the Ott-Lite behind my stitching frame. With my white fabric, what ended up happening is that it made it sort of transparent so I could see if any knots were forming, and it highlighted all the holes in the fabric, which made stitching on my 18ct easier. I tried it a while later under dim lights, and it just gave me eye strain, so having good lighting to begin with is key.

So if you shine a small lamp behind your fabric (not necessarily directly at it -- I had it pointing slightly away), it'll help you see the holes against all that black.

Can't wait to see this one come together!

Also place a white cloth across your lap and shine the light on the cloth. The reflection will aid you in seeing the holes and may aid with the eye strain concern.