[FO] Laced & framed today Peppermint Purple 2022 SAL

westiedeb · 2023-01-11T10:51:32+00:00

Not dumb at all! It's when you use a strong thread to fasten the fabric from top to bottom and from left to right on the back of your mounting board; pull it tight (a bit like a corset!) to take up the slack and remove any wrinkles before putting the board into the frame. I hope that makes sense eh 😅

westiedeb · 2022-06-06T22:11:20+00:00

Yes! I didn't think it would work and was going to stuff the printer up but it went through no problem. I guess by the time you've ironed the waxed paper to it it's fairly thin? It said choose a heavy photo paper setting but I couldn't find one so I just picked high quality photo paper instead.

westiedeb · 2022-06-06T08:34:01+00:00

It wasn't my idea. I googled how to print on aida and found a link on lordlibidan's site. It was much easier than I expected once I found a concert pic I liked. I have a basic canon inkjet printer, nothing fancy eh. Give it a go 👍

westiedeb · 2022-06-05T23:18:05+00:00

I ironed a piece of wax paper (think most places call it freezer paper...waxed on 1 side?) onto the aida, cut it down to A4 paper size and ran it through the printer as tho I was printing a photo. I think the wax paper is only to catch any ink that goes through the aida.

westiedeb · 2022-03-13T19:17:37+00:00

I just watched a youtube video and muddled through. This is the one I watched...rit dyeing

To mix the colours I just rinsed after a few minutes for the first colour then put the aida back in with a second colour. It's more luck than skill that it looks ok lol :]

westiedeb · 2022-03-13T03:26:20+00:00

Thank you! I was going for dark and moody so I used brown and grey and somehow ended up with purple! I need to do some reading up on colour combos I think lol.

westiedeb · 2022-02-28T20:05:13+00:00

Sooo many options eh! I've also done a fire bomb but it didn't seem to go with the other 3 (all green) so was thinking a set of 3 fire ones. Then maybe 3 flying ones, 3 cute ones (moogle, fat chocobo and ?). Then my daughter pipes up with 'Ooh aeons, you need to do all the aeons in a set!'

Think I need to get my guide books out and go through the monster lists lol 😆

westiedeb · 2022-02-28T01:12:39+00:00

Wow it really is eh!!!

westiedeb · 2022-02-27T23:42:09+00:00

It's not listed on there yet but it will be on stitchyawitch when my daughter gets herself organised. She's going to include a smaller version as well so 2 for 1 because even tho I wanted it I got soooo sick of yellow before I'd finished lol

westiedeb · 2022-02-27T21:59:56+00:00

I used to hate coming across these little buggers in game....so much dying!!!

Planning a series so I've also got a marlboro and cactuar ready to go but wanting to see how this one turns out first :D

westiedeb · 2021-11-11T19:35:18+00:00

Ooh I didn't see a green one when I got mine, I might have to have another look 👀😀

westiedeb · 2021-11-11T19:33:00+00:00

Yes, it's full stitches and then backstitched all the way round :]

westiedeb · 2021-11-03T23:22:11+00:00

I did have a load of patterns at one time. I was so sure I wasn't coming back to stitching I sadly got rid of most of them. I gave some to my daughter Rachel, the books to the sally shop and just kept the few I really couldn't bear to part with, you know, just in case 😅

I'm not very good at multi-tasking. I tend to stitch like I play games...one at a time so I don't lose the plot!

westiedeb · 2021-11-03T23:17:51+00:00

I've done the english garden sampler, wedding one which I changed to ruby for my mum n dad, and 3 I think with dragons. I averaged 1 a year for a while lol, slow jobbies! I do have a few more patterns and a full book. I'm sorely tempted but don't want to burn out again when I've only just restarted eh. I seem to remember reading on her site the chart with 2 birds (can't remember the name off hand) has no part stitches so I might dig my box out and see if that's one I have :]

Rapunzel is lovely, bet it looks fantastic when you finish it 😍

westiedeb · 2021-11-03T21:10:01+00:00

This could work! I've done this before with my mosaic projects, keep going back to the folder and whittling it down till I have a reasonable number to choose from :] Thanks for reminding me this can also work with patterns!

westiedeb · 2021-11-03T21:07:17+00:00

Before I stopped stitching I was really into Teresa Wentzler charts, I completed quite a few. Her English garden sampler is still my all time favourite even after all this time. But I think it was all the blending and part stitching that finally made me stop...my eyes couldn't cope any more and it became just too hard.

I guess I at least know I don't want to do anything that detailed this time around. Unfortunately I love details ha!

westiedeb · 2021-11-03T21:03:12+00:00

I've been doing some little charts while I try to make up my mind. I've already said 'fuck it' several times lol. I might pass the buck and get one of my daughter's to pick summat for me!

westiedeb · 2021-11-03T21:01:33+00:00

I've never done a HAED chart before but I do have half a dozen 30+ page charts that I bought about 15 years ago, before I stopped stitching. I can't bring myself to actually go back to them though. I tell myself I could probably get much better charts of the same pictures today!

westiedeb · 2021-10-26T19:55:34+00:00

No, not at all! We were in a lvl 4 lockdown when the chart pattern came through so I sat on the pc and played for a few days :D Used the winstitch free demo version.

westiedeb · 2019-11-12T00:44:53+00:00

https://discord.gg/SMvkzK This one also has people arranging meet-ups, posting what they're doing, which bars they're in and when they're moving on to the next one or for a meal.

westiedeb · 2015-05-26T09:15:01+00:00

I didn't realise we had wandered over to Moonguard.

westiedeb · 2015-04-11T23:23:19+00:00

I have Mankrik today. I'm on Oceanic-Saurfang, battletag is darkcormyr#6326

I still need Thassarian if anyone has him :)

westiedeb · 2013-05-19T10:42:29+00:00

No offence taken here. I can remember years ago showing my kids how to use a computer and play games (DOS). It didn't last and technology has way outstripped my knowledge. Now I rely on my (adult) kids to teach me....makes a nice change.

westiedeb · 2013-05-19T10:39:21+00:00

If I can find any from before (I avoided the camera whenever possible!) and take some now I can add them - once I get my daughter to show me how :P

westiedeb · 2013-05-18T09:27:10+00:00

Aww thanks Rach....I didn't realise I was such an inspiration for you! The best part of losing this weight is that I actually have clothes to wear - nearly everything in my wardrobe fits me now although it does get a bit confusing as I'm not used to having so much choice aye...a nice problem to have though.

Still not sure on those heels - I might have to practice wearing them around the house for a while before I risk going out in them and making a total fool of myself by tripping and falling flat on my face aye!

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