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Better late than never How big is the dragon design?

I love dragons. This will be a brilliant project to watch grow. Love the colouring.

.... for being so good and not starting it before you said you would!!

Looking forward to seeing it grow!!

oooh, exciting!

pamelam wrote:Better late than never How big is the dragon design?

About 16" wide by nearly 9" tall. I think. Can't be sure because the fabric I bought is MUCH bigger!!!!! And I don't remember if that was the size Mr XStitch said to get, or if it was what I decided to buy... I'm going to see if I can find what he said in pm and old posts...

Ah! Got it! It IS 16" wide, on 24ct fabric, which is the fabric I bought. I think you have to allow about 5" all round, so if I cut a piece 21" x 14" I should be safe enough... no, that's not right... 26" x 19"... yes? Five inches on each side! Whew! Nearly got it wrong!

I shall iron anc cut tomorrow, and sort threads and mark with pattern symbols. Might be able to start stitching Thursday... I wonder if I should grid...?
I've also bought a few stitchbows and some plastic bobbins, so I can experiment to find if either suits me. I usually use little plastic bags and ice cube trays...

All those colors are going to look stunning on the black fabric! Have fun stitching it!

can't wait to see all those lovely vibrant colours on the black

Better later than never right? This dragon is going to be quite fun to watch grow!
Faith

Looking forward to seeing you start this, FD, it's going to be stunning.

Thanks, everyone! I hope it will be good!



K'n yer guess what it is yet...?

You know, I should have realised, seeing that the fabric is 24ct, that the design was charted to be stitched over 1. But I didn't - so it was a bit of a shock! Anyway, good practice for when I do my HAEDs...
I started stitching 2 over one, which gave good coverage, but I began to feel it would end up too thick and difficult to stitch, so I frogged, and am now stitching 1 over 1. Not such good coverage, but easier to do. I've never done anything over 1 before.

One thing - black really shows up bits of fluff and cat fur and dust! Plus, not only do I have to have a white bit of sheet on my lap, but a light shining on it as well, or I can't see the holes. I shall only be stitching this in the daytime. My elephant get's the evening stint.

Yay, you made a start! The colours look wonderful on the black. You must have good eyes to be working on such a high count on black!

It looks great already! The colors are so pretty against the black!

Sarah Gixxer wrote:Yay, you made a start! The colours look wonderful on the black. You must have good eyes to be working on such a high count on black!

Erm... No! I use a magnifier lamp! And I have another little lamp underneath, shining on the white sheet on my lap so I can see the holes!

I so love that dragon, hes so bight and colorful. Cant wait ti see him grow, going to be stunning on the black.

Becca001

Those colors are going to pop on that black fabric.

Don't the colours look gorgeous! I know one over one gives a little less coverage, but really there sees to be quite enough coverage in the pic, and comfort in stitching is worth a lot too!

This is going to look amazing on the black fabric, I can't wait to see more!!!

great start!!!!

This looks stunning!!!! Great work especially considering the count and the color!!!