Fljotsdale wrote:I know what you mean about nicer material - I prefer the look of things stitched on linen, myself.
I would dearly love to do this on linen or evenweave - but fear 'small holes' as I just can't count the threads in two's any more!! .... mind you, I did invest in a pair of glasses from the chemist (for the grand price of 10€!!) so might just give it a go!!
As a matter of interest .. has anyone ever bought hand dyed Aida? I love the look of the linens, but don't know if it would look anywhere near as good in Aida.
Many years ago cats were worshipped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this.
ali-cat wrote:Thank you everyone for all the lovely comments!!
Fljotsdale wrote:I know what you mean about nicer material - I prefer the look of things stitched on linen, myself.
I would dearly love to do this on linen or evenweave - but fear 'small holes' as I just can't count the threads in two's any more!! .... mind you, I did invest in a pair of glasses from the chemist (for the grand price of 10€!!) so might just give it a go!!
As a matter of interest .. has anyone ever bought hand dyed Aida? I love the look of the linens, but don't know if it would look anywhere near as good in Aida.
Is it from Passion Fil? I love it.
About the handdyed Aida, check out Polstitches. I bought a "grabbag" with handdyed aida from them, to see whether I liked it or not and I must ay I loved it. The grabbag has only smaller pieces in ot but I might take some nice coupons of aida later on.
I received some hand dyed Aida from silkweavers.... I looooooooved it. It's what I used on my satisfaction blackwork design and the recent I Stitch therefore I Stash design.. I loved it because it was soooooo soft compared to how stiff Aida normally is.
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I was given a piece of hand-dyed aida and really liked it, it was soft and the colours lent extra interest to it; I used it for my Reindeer christmas ornament.
I bought a few copies of Passion Fil on ebay. It's above my level too, but I love the designs in it. Might try them once. I just hate it that I have to buy it on ebay, cause I can't find it here. And on ebay they charge like 200% of the original retail price.
.... mind you, I did invest in a pair of glasses from the chemist (for the grand price of 10€!!) so might just give it a go!! 
Many years ago cats were worshipped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this.
