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Wow! They are beautiful. If you absolutely can't find them, you may enjoy Drawn Thread patterns. Many of the google images remind me of their style.

I can't answer most of your questions but I will offer one cautionary tale. I did the tent stitch for a lovely xs-collectibles piece. The piece developed such a severe "tilt" to the right (I stitch bottom left to upper right from the bottom of the charter) that I had to trash it after about 2in up ...

rebels

What a thoughtful gift.

hounds

At least the puppy didn't eat the project. I have had that happen fortunately not too far into the project but a huge waste of cloth. On a similar note, I restarted a long lost xs-collectibles project and she was kind enough to replace the first few pages that I had lost. It is nice to know that ...

dermatology

impressed

black

planks

tiles

cold!

Saraha (I know they aren't there but that's what sprung to mind!)

beach

I love lugana evenweave although it took me a little time to adjust from aida. That was many years ago and I have never gone back to aida. The lugana is so soft but doesn't have the imperfections of linen.

I think the problem rears its ugly head anytime you stop at the end of an artificial break such as the 10x10 sq or page line because we subconsciously change our tension. It sounds like the way you are carrying the color across these artificial breaks that you shouldn't have any trouble.

jetlag

I don't know anything about the politics surrounding the kinkade "brand" but I have always found his work lovely and I'm sure many people do. I also love Renoir but that doesn't negate looking at a mass produced work even if many people don't consider it art. On a xs level, I would think kinkade ...

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