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The 28 ct sounds like a good option if you find the tenting more satisfying and it will certainly go faster than haveing to do the full cross stitch. Another option is to go with a larger ct fabric like a 22 or 20 ct and do the full cross stitch. I don't know how many fabrics there are at that ct but I would think you should still have a good selection available. I know what you mean about it being frustrating but once you get the right fabric you will be pleased.

Carole

Busy_B wrote:I'm tenting 2 over 1. There are a few small spots where I can see the fabric, but they should basically disappear when it is off the q snap and washed.
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Maybe, if you're going to change your fabric, you would want to try a different color than white so it isn't so obvious where the fabric peeks through? Maybe a tan, dove gray, or another neutral/light color?

Do you think the colour of the fabric will make a difference even if I choose a pale colour? Since the design is very dark navy blue almost all over? I have considered going with a dark fabric, but fear that I will struggle too much to see when I am stitching.

It is so frustrating because I really want to stitch, but the fabric is all wrong so for now I have just added to the things I think about endlessly, which is one reason I stitch, to give my brain a break from useless thinking in circles.

Since I havent stitched much before and nothing for years I am worried about getting it right. I am leaning towards a 28ct now, but would really like to hear if anyone else has any suggestions and experiences with tenting dark designs on 28ct

Hi sunshine,

I'm currently doing a HAED...its called Superstitions and I'm tenting 2 over 1 and I've only completed a coupla pages so far which are mainly in 939 (dark navy blue)...I had the exact same problem as you...couldn't find a combo I liked on 25cnt so went with 28cnt and it looks fine to me now, you can look up my sal if you want to have a look at piccies.

Please bear in mind though that even though it looks great from a short distance away I can still see little flecks of fabby when I'm stitching...you just have to put it down and stand back a bit to see how it looks to everyone else....we are definately the biggest critics of our own work.

I hope you find your perfect combo soon.

My project is a lot of dark reds right now on a mushroom colored fabric. I'll take a picture as up close as I can when I get home from the soccer fields later. (DS has a game @ 2, and I work concessions for the games @ 2 and 3:30.)

Hi Sunshine - I am tenting this guy 2 over 1 on 28 count Bone Lugana and I am extremely happy with the coverage. I had tested on 25 count prior to switching to 28 count and I wasn't happy with the coverage at all...

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As promised, here is the picture of my project. As you can see (same as other's projects on 28 ct tent stitch) there are a few small slivers of fabric that you can see close up (3" or so) but they disappear from a distance.

Photographs can actually lie -- they show up things which in real life are invisible! Great start

nice start!!

fingers crossed that the new fabric will work out better for you!

I have had exactly the same problem and I am still undecided. I have a few HAED on the go and I am doing 2 over 1 tent on 28ct for two and 2 over 1 tent on 25ct for another. I like the coverage of the tenting on the 28ct but do find that fabric shows thro a little when doing blocks of dark colour. That mostly disappears when it is off the frame however. I want to see how a 2 over 1 tent on 28ct looks on a finished piece when it is washed, ironed etc coz I think that makes a big difference. I personally didn't like the bulky look of the full crosses. I am wondering if I might try another with full crosses on the 28 but as has been mentioned before it does increase stitching time and I found it very difficult to get the needle thro holes which already had a number of threads in them. For the most part I am happy with the coverage on the 28ct with darker colours, light colours on 25ct tenting also look fine.
I don't know if this has helped you in any way.

Hi again sunshine,

I've had a trawl on the HAED bulletin board and I've found a pic of a WIP which is a Julie Fain and is tented 2 over 1 on 28cnt....hopefully this will give you an idea of how it can look.......I hope the lady who is stitching this will be ok with me posting this