Hi Sarah

Is using beeswax on the lacing thread to help manage it OK?  I have used it for other applications but don’t wnat to start it if there is a problem.

Joanne Oliver

Thank you for your feedback Sarah.   I transferred my monogram and wreath using a light box. Even though I taped the fabric down before tracing, the fabric still slipped, this probably explains the wobbly lines.  Do you have any tips on how to keep the fabric steady on a light box

I think I might give the tracing another go.

Nikki 🌻

Hi, I am unable to print pages 12 and 13 of Lesson 2. I have tried it several different ways and I keep getting a message that “an error occurred while printing”. Please advise. Thank you. Betsy

Hi Terri,

That’s a tricky one! if you think that the bulk will flatten out when you add the outer box (if it flattens under pressure) then no you don’t need to adjust. If the bulk is quite dense or folded then you will need to add an extra 1mm to the measurement.

I’d be tempted to add the extra, and hold against the inner box to see what it…[Read more]

Florance,

It seems the link I shared is set as read only, which is why you can’t enter the figures into column B. However, the Lesson documents have been updated with the corrected sheet, which you should be able to download and edit. The sheet is protected so you can only enter numbers into Cells B4:6.

Best wishes,

Sarah

Thank you Sarah for recalculating the dimension of my mat board for my outer box and I will cut it as you have instructed me.

I do not understand how your Outer Box Calculator is supposed to work. I tried to type my actual inner box outside measurements into column “C”, lines 4, 5 and 6 but the chart does not allow me to enter the figures.

Florance

Hi Mary, yes, lay all of the colors for the pink first, laying the horizontal one first, then the vertical one on top of that. And, yes, there are only the 7 diagonal stitches.

There is an Upright Cross Stitch in the open areas. Use 1 strand of the purple pearl cotton.

Area 9, Battlement Couching, questions

Hi Dawn. When stitching Battlement, am I supposed to lay all 4 colors of thread horizontally (in 2 groups), then go vertically with all 4 (in 2 groups(? Or do I lay horizontal pink, then vertical pink, switch to the next color, going horizontal and vertical? And, are there only 7 diagonal stitches, or does…[Read more]

Hi, Sarah,

In measuring the inner box, I assume I should take into account the little added bulk at the corners where the fabric folds?  I have a corner or two where I didn’t get the fold quite as flat as I did on the others, so the fabric causes my measurement on that edge to be slightly outside the 1mm tolerance at the corner. I should ad…[Read more]

Thanks Pat! I can make those corrections. A great way to jump into painting is to simply draw a form on a scrap of linen and play around with the paints on it. Kind of like what was done in the video. You will be amazed at how nice the paints stay in place. Good luck!

I am avoiding the painting —  not an artist!!  I have worked ahead on the back cover stitching.  On the chart for the back cover,  the center oval where the “Journal of…” goes is not the same length from the center to the ends.  The left side is shorter.  With your directions for people to center their name first maybe people would not get c…[Read more]

Nkki,

I love that fabric combination, I think it looks really smart! Your lines are a little wobbly, but the stitches for them can be done thinner or fatter to cover any wobbles.

Best wishes,

Sarah

Dawn,   I am doing the last Area    (area 3)

You have an upright cross in the “open areas”

the picture seems to show pink stitches in that area.

Does it matter which we do?

thanks

Marjorie

Hi Beverly, sorry you are having problems. It might have something to do with your printer. If you are still having problems, send the PDF to someone like Office Depot and have them print it; they might get a better result.

Hi Alison,

You are very welcome to use a slate frame, you’ll jest need to replace the calico in the kit with something similar that is big enough to frame up in your slate frame.

Usually I frame up my base fabric and leave the fabric quite loose before pinning on my outer fabric (tight) and stitching on (herringbone or long and short), and…[Read more]