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Thursday, September 9, 2010

Background for Dr.A

Start in the upper right corner.
I started on the background.  I am stitching it in basketweave.  It seems to be more substantial than horizontal tent stitches.  I've got a counting thing going on with it...two, one, two, one, two, one, eight, seven, eight, one, two, one, two, one, two.  That's all it takes to complete one cross.  It will make sense to you when you look at the chart.   (I hope!)

I am tying off my thread after each cross.  I had a mantra going on that went like this,  "should I tie it off or travel, should I tie it off or travel, should I tie it off or travel?".  Then it went like this, " if I travel...which way should I go, if I travel...which way should I go?".  AGH!!!  Just tie it off every time.


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3 comments:

  1. Carol in Indian Springs VillageSeptember 9, 2010 at 11:50 AM

    It is good to know that you talk to yourself while stitching...I'm not the only one! I like that background and need to think of a good place to use it.

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 10, 2010 at 6:42 AM

    I traveled from "kiss" to "kiss" but always from the same spot to the same spot on the next X - - that way it always looks the same.....Amy

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  3. RobinSeptember 10, 2010 at 2:43 PM

    Carol, you are in good company with those who talk to oneself when stitching. LOL... you should hear the mantra I do when I count out the Diagonal Wave stitch.

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