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Solaria designs are
suitable for both Cross Stitch and Needle Point techniques. When
they are finished they both look pretty close. The only difference
is that if you use Needle Point technique you'll save some time.
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Needle Point
(Please take note of the fabric and read
about it below) |
Cross Stitch |
Tips & Tricks
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Step1.
Use
this special 22 ct fabric for designs with background and get easy stitching! |
Step
2.
When the design is finished these darker threads are covered
completely
as you can see above. |
Step 3.
Frame it and
enjoy! |
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Stop counting
from top to bottom and from left to right!
For your convenience we have
this special fabric which is divided
with one dark yellow thread
into squares
(at
interval of 20 threads),
which correspond with squares of your chart. Stop counting all the time and stitch wherever
you want with color you want.
This way every
beginner could stitch the most complicated design. Your speed will
increase at least 3 times! |
How
to stitch a design with detail?
This
design includes two kind of charts:
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1.Main
chart - 1:4.
One
sign of the chart = 4 stitches petit point or cross
stitches. Every square includes 10x10 signs = 100 signs |
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2.Chart
of the detail - 1:1.
One
sign of the chart = one stitch (petit point or cross
stitch). Every square includes 20x20 signs = 400 signs |
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...and
they are combined: |
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For
18 ct and 22 ct fabric:
In the begining you have to stitch the main chart with the
background in style 1:4. This technique allows you to stitch
big areas in less time. |
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After
that in the empty places you have to stitch the other chart
with details in style 1:1. |
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Here
is another technique suitable for 28ct and 32ct
fabric:
In
the begining you have to stitch the main chart with the
background over two threads of the fabric. |
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After
that in the empty places you have to stitch the other chart
with details over one thread of the fabric. |
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