Signing work

[critterlovinlady]

Need to know how many threads to use when signing fabric

[Mabel Figworthy]

Depends on the work you're siging, I'd say; something over one on 32 count would look better with a smaller, finer "signature" than something chunky on 14ct aida. Are you signing in backstitch, cross stitch, something else?

[rcperryls]

Hello critter love lady! And welcome to the forum from South Carolina. The number of threads I use depends on the project, it’s size and the type of fabric I am using. Because I typically stitch on 28 ct eve weave or on linen, I tend to use 1 thread and a small size alphabet. When I was making a lot of cross stitch afghans that were large and stitched on 18 ct fabric, I usually signed them With 1 strand, but larger letters. If you have any fabric you can test this on, or have enough fabric on the edges, I would suggest trying a few letters to see what you like best.

Hope to hear from you again!

Carole

[mauveme]

I use one strand. I use the colour that’s the same as the area I put my signature. But if that’s too dark I use a lighter shade.

[Podolyanka]

Are you talking here about putting your name on the stitching? Sorry, if I sound odd. I just cant understand what is meant by "signature"- some wording which goes with the design or just your name. Thank you in advance for an explanation.

[richardandtracy]

What I have done in the past is to use a fountain pen to sign and date an unused part of the chart, then use that as a chart to plot out how I am going to sign the work. I use a single thread of backstitch to follow the 'chart' of my signature, in the closest approximation to my favourite fountain pen ink colour (DMC 995, a turquoise colour). This has worked for me on 14 ct Aida, 32 ct linen and 28 ct evenweave. I just make sure the stitched signature is physically the same size as my normal signature, and it usually looks appropriate.

Regards,

Richard.

[mauveme]

Are you talking here about putting your name on the stitching? Sorry, if I sound odd. I just cant understand what is meant by "signature"- some wording which goes with the design or just your name. Thank you in advance for an explanation.

I use my initials and the year. It’s very small.