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No problem! It's interesting the gridding thread is leaving the holes bigger on yours .. especially on an 18ct fabric where the holes are already quite big. I'd probably try and find a finer gridding thread? The one I use really is just like a tiny thin little ribbon, and on the 28ct fabric I'm ...

As promised......

Peepfaleep, when I was originally reading up on gridding a few months ago (i'd also never done it before then), everyone kept saying that there was no best way and that i would need to try a few different methods and I would get a feel for which one was best for me. And that's exactly how it has ...

Hi maemae0410,

Had a go at getting the grid boxes as closed and complete as I could on a different piece i'm working on and it looks like the below image. Its over 8 and under 2 .. still cross hair style, but much bigger cross hairs and less gap in between each one. I think i'm going to change to ...

Hi Kathy_A. I can't remember exactly what it's called... something like Sulky Metallic thread... it's like a really tiny ribbon almost. After trying both this, and the thinnest fishing line, I much prefer this. It's much more pliable and easier to work with. Someone mentioned it in another thread on ...

So I've gridded at least page 1 of my HAED .. giving the tiny thin ribbon style thread a go. I'm liking it WAY more than the fishing line!!

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Have started stitching ...

Thanks! It's funny you say my stitching is neat... to me it looks all uneven! Stitching 2 over 1 on the high count fabric feels so much less neat than normal on the less detailed fabric!!

So i'm testing it out on a smaller, fully stitched pattern i'm doing .... appears to be working nicely! Its also my first time stitching 2 over 1 on a higher count material (25ct i think) .. more practice for my HAED! Attempting to put a photo below ... lets see how it goes!

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Thanks everyone for your input! I think i'm now a bit more compfortable with what I plan to do.

Knowing i should use separate pieces for each down gridline and each across gridline is my biggest one! Glad to know that there are big ugly knots involved too as i was worried this wasn't the norm and i ...

Hi all,

I've been reading this forum for a few weeks, and after gaining a ton of knowledge I have a question i'm hoping you can answer for me.

A little bit of background - i'm from Sydney, Australia and have been cross stitching (large and small) since i was 8 (25 years).

As many seem to have ...