Which way do you stitch?
I cross each stitch as I go whether I’m using DMC or a variegated thread. I know lots of other people do one half of the cross stitch, then come back with the other half. The result of the second method is that the back looks like lots of vertical lines. The result of the way I stitch is taht I get vertical and diagonal lines on the back. Theoretically, this would probably mean that stitching my way uses more thread (since the diagonal is going to be longer than the vertical). On the other hand, I just can’t get it in my mind to go through a bunch of stitches, then come back over them again. It is almost like stitching it twice – or does it mean twice as much fun?
Here is a picture of a newly returned model. I started stitching the design to check that I like the colors, then sent it off to a terrific stitcher, who just happens to stitch a different way than I do. I thought it would be interesting to post a snippet of the back. Can anyone else see the difference between the two methods on the back? Ok, it isn’t a big area to compare, but I can’t give away the subject of the latest Ancient Sampler – after all, that’s been a big mystery for a couple of months now. Any guessess? Anyone? Bueller?
I’ve also uploaded some more pictures invovling stitching and bikes to the flickr pool.
To answer Becca’s question about starts during the Tour de France SAL, I’ve checked with the judges, and for the green jersey competition, it was starting and finishing the same design. So, restarting a design (without finishing it) won’t count toward the green jersey.
Also, in case of a point tie, I’ll use a random number generator to decide on a winner.
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