tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178132599848547792.post835773841420798321..comments2024-02-01T03:28:24.376-05:00Comments on To Stitch or Not to Stitch: My Contest EntryBarbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12978996382606758974noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178132599848547792.post-36006552244247481462010-05-12T16:18:01.046-04:002010-05-12T16:18:01.046-04:00Sue, please check your email. Thanks.Sue, please check your email. Thanks.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12978996382606758974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178132599848547792.post-19312673243735856612010-05-12T16:12:18.780-04:002010-05-12T16:12:18.780-04:00Thx for the update Barb, have fun and good luck to...Thx for the update Barb, have fun and good luck to you! I read contest rules, didn't notice any mention of the stitch count. Would you say this is a small sampler? I would consider entering for the fun of it, my skills are prim and basic so I have no compulsion to be competitive, but admire finishes with advanced skills:)Sweet Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12519938836522292479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178132599848547792.post-58730850043157464062010-05-12T12:33:33.326-04:002010-05-12T12:33:33.326-04:00Bekca, most of the silks are used exactly like the...Bekca, most of the silks are used exactly like the cottons with one exception. When I stitch with silks, I don't use the loop method because the fiber going in two different directions seem to fight each other. I pull two strands and hold them the same way they came off the skein. Make sense? I'm only using the different kinds of silk because I couldn't find all the colors I wanted in just the one brand. Basically they are all the same with the exception of how they feel in your fingers. I prefer a softer silk...Waterlillies, HDF and Gloriana compared to a stiffer one like The Thread Gatherer. Also, don't let your confidence hold you back. Look at it this way...I am doing the same as you in making an X. The different is I have probably been doing it longer and that's it. I've never let anything hold me back in my needlework and I try to instill that confidence in others. We are all making the same X. Thank you for your good wishes and I'll keep you posted on my progress.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12978996382606758974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178132599848547792.post-37426737941208227732010-05-12T12:22:04.824-04:002010-05-12T12:22:04.824-04:00I'm afraid I am yet to enter any stitching com...I'm afraid I am yet to enter any stitching competitions, I need to get more confident with my cross stitching! <br />Can I ask how you use silks and specialist threads like the ones you're using on this design? Are they stranded like normal cottons or do you just use one length?<br />I wish you every success for the contest! :)Bekcahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13526033675369033679noreply@blogger.com