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Show 'ifi' I1 Bl p PH 'H ym ny mi ii y iy il '".""y"ny u j p f n'n f n yiFyty rigrTrrrpryrpryrtryi fyT 1 I , IS W The Salt Lake Tribune, Sunday, Marrh 5, 19,'h Fabric is the key to artistic cross stitch designs By could see that fee designs were worked on fabric instead of needlepoint canbas, with the fabiic itself serving as the background On the spot, I purchased some kits, and thread. Since fabric, chart counted cross- stitch goes so quickly, I had finished all of fee beautiful examples of counted ctuss-stitcworked on evenweave fabrics. Whenever 1 travel. always seek out needlework shops On my first day in found a charming shop tonenhunen, wiih a window full of what 1 thought was exquisitely fine needlepoint. When I went into the shop, however, and examined the pieces closely, I l;it Trvxlcr Wtii-i- l you hoar the wards "cross Mitch," duos it bring to mind di-towels and pillow cases in inexpensive f.iln staoHs'd w ith large X's for you to cover witli enihroidery threads? This was my conception until seven years ago when I visited I'njH'iihaeen, IVnniark, and saw for the first time. 1 project $7 soon my return home. To my dis- after & m oi So9 M LARGE STITCIIERY iiffu may, I couldnt find the fabric to anywheremore Kirs complete ,"i ;rH,(K I V Fat Trexler projects. Fortunately, tunes have changed and mnny needlework shops carry the linen. Aida and Ilardanger cloth so suited to this type of stitchery. These are fabrics m winch the horizontal and vertical threads are woven the same distance apart, thus permitting a perfectly square stitch when worked over thread intersections. Ginnie Thompson, a talented designer from Parwleys Island, S.C., has done more than anyone else to spread and the word about counted cross-stitc- h is largely the one responsible for the greater availability of the necessary materials today. Ginnie, by the way, designed the spice spoon rack featured w'ith this column. o needle. Cstitchery SUNSET DESIGNS? fabric should not show through at oil. 1 made this mistake until Ginnie straightened me out, advising me that cross-stitc- h should have a light and airy 11 you can thread a needle and go up one hole and down another, you can do It is fortunate that counted cross-stitcthis is an inexpensive form of needlework, for you are very likely to become addicted to it and there is r.o end to the items you can decorate with appearance. As a final trip, cut your Uueads about 18 to 20 inches long, if you are working Aside from fabric, thread, needle and charted design, all you need is an embroidery hoop and a pair of small, sharp-pointe-d scissors. Some people stitch with the fabric held over their index finger, but the hoop insures a more even tension. By Dale Cavanagh To paraphrase the architectural concept of less is more, nothing is something when it comes to stitching darts. Dai Is are shapers. They are tapered folds of fabric stitched up to Even-weav- make flat fabric fit curved no narrow, diagonal, double pointed or cutout, they all ultimately come to a point. Which is the point some sew people find so hard to make. Too Many Strands Darts are stitched from wide to narrow. In the vernacular of the Most needlepointers have a tendency to use too many sjands. feeling that the up kitchen with this rack And people. matter what shape darts are in; long, short, wide, h S1lice N km & i V -- r 'h Spice up your kitchen w ife this brightly colored spoon rack. The design is worked from a graph chart wife embroidery floss on woven Aida cloth. The finished size is nine inches by five inches. cross-stitc- h 10 to 10:00 to 6:00 Mnn.-Su- l. 1855 E.7000 So off Timo.. X tt.-d- . lill 0:00 (enter) of cardlmaid and Spoon If k sewing instruction sheet, this reads: "stitch dart, tapering to nothing at end." And if you just miss stitching to nothing at the nothing end you get something you wish you didn't hsve. A b!vikT feat wont press out. Another Try So give it another try. Make up a sample or two or three in various fabrics to get the knack On thick fabrics or polyester louts you may have to try harder: Using a compatible marking method, transfer the dart lines from the pattern to the wrong side of your fabric. If you underline, maik the underlining. When the pattern is removed, redefine dart lines with a ruler and chalk pencil marking stitching lines clearly. Mark fold line between stitching lines and crossmark at end point and seam lines (1). Fold Dart point, 4 ((.ottonwiMal HeioItU hlioppiug ' punch holes in a small loop all the threads of one color through one hole. Copy from your chart the symbol used for each color right beside the hole for that color. Tlus keeps youi thread nicely sorted and makes it so easy to find fee right color wl en you need it. piete chalked fold lines, bring stitching lines together and prepare dart for stitching by pinning or basting. Pin perpendicular to stitching line and baste just inside stitching line. Begin stitching at wide end and stitch toward If you prefer to order the instructions and chart, without the materials, send your request for Leaflet wife $2 50 and a long, stamped, envelope to Pat Trexler at the same address. ni you will be Fold dart along tions. Price includes postage and handling charges. 3 DAYS ONLY March 6th, 7th & 8th HOI ItV 50 "1 To obtain the complete kit for making the Spice Spoon Rack, send your request for Kit No. SA-2- 4 with a check or money order for $9.95 to Pat Trexler, in care of The Salt Lake Tribune, Home Service Dept., Box 867, Salt Lake City, Utah 84110. Kit contains spoons, hooks, embroidery thread in 17 colors, fabric, needle, backing frame, charted design and instruc- LARGE SELECTION ; How to make your point Size of Design 'flic size of your finished design e depends upon the fabric used. linen is usually 30 threads to the inch, while Hardang'T has 22 stitches per inch, (me Aida 14 stitches and coarse Aida 11 stitches per inch. Embroidery floss generally is packaged in six strands. How many strands you use at a time is a matter of choice and can best be determined by experimenting. As a general rule, however, you will use just one strand on Hardanger, two strflnds on medium-weigh- t linen or fine Aida and three to four strands on coarse Aida. ' and chances are with several colors cross-stitc- t rack can spice up your kitchen. along marked stitching line. As you approach the point slow down; run the last few stitches parallel to the fold edge, like then finally run off the edge (2). If you are in control you can backstitch to secure thread by retracing the stitching exactly. Otherwise tie threads at edge-stitchin- point to secure. The threads at the point must be secured or you can end up with a bloop even if you didnt begin with one. Dry press or steam according to fabric requirements and over a tailor's ham for shaping First, sandwich press to blend fee threads, then press dart fold downwards, upwards or to- center as indiyour sewing instruction sheet. If you slip a strip of paper between the dart fold and fabric the impression wont come through to the outside (3). wards cated Dowar in in Tim St.M EACH postpaid. Hard Cow Soar took, 114 Id postpaid. Send order la THe Sait Lane 2 ftndM St.. Tirtune, co Spade MiftxU NJ.Oto r if ? ! r t SALT LAKE FASHION PLACE COTTONWOOD MALL OGDEN W i t i , 4 i I t- Garolinis Prelude to Spring! 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