The Vintage Cloth finally came in for my Quilter’s Cottage cross stitch piece, and I started working on it yesterday. Barely started, as you can see. It has been years since I did cross stitch, and I’m finding it hard to get back in the groove. For one thing, I’ve never worked with this kind of cloth. It is advertised as having the working ease of Aida cloth and the softness of linen. It does indeed have the floppy softness of linen, but I’m not sure about the ease of Aida. It has the same weave as Aida, but not the stability. Being as soft and loosely woven as it is, the holes don’t want to stay open, and it often takes several pokes to get my needle in the right place. I think maybe my needle could be part of the problem. I’m not sure what size I’m using because I just picked it out of my sewing box. I’m going to look for a larger needle today and see if that helps.
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On 08/03/2019, Julie in WA said ...
Do you use a hoop? This is my favorite kind to use!
https://www.fatquartershop.com/5-inch-spring-tension-embroidery-hoop?gclid=CjwKCAjw4ZTqBRBZEiwAHHxpft8vlyUC6pc3YNZkWQwWmpCslGtTOT4G0W6XuA6gncNEMQ-n17EcMxoCI-UQAvD_BwE
On 08/03/2019, Barbara Anne said ...
Hope a hoop or perhaps some starch will make these cross stitch a delight to work on. Cute pattern!
I hope your dive back into cross stitch will inspire me to finish a barely started project I began more than 25 years ago. Methinks I shall dig it out.
Hugs!
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