Lugana vs magic guide

LindaLugten

I'm planning my first Haed for my next project. 25 count is new to me and I can't find sample pieces in Holland. Could someone tell me the difference between Lugana and magic guide. I like the gridding of the magic guide,but I read that it is 20x20. And I can't buy it here. I have to order from abroad. Any information would help!

carolinebrown66

yes magic guide is 20x20. i find it is excellent for Haed charts, so much easier to pick up any errors. Would highly recommend it to anyone.

LindaLugten

Thank you for the information on the Dmc gridding! I realised that 10 by 10 gridding would be really small. But I am still hoping for information on the differences between Dmc and Lugana fabric besides the gridding. Are the threads thicker with one and therefor the holes smaller? Something like that. Any noticeble difference?

Thank you for the help.

Lepetitfish

This is helpful!

Finajenny

for me I think lugana is confusing.. they are threads instead of boxes unlike the dmc fabric... both are soft... I tried lugana and my image is distorted that is because i cant control how tight or how loose my tension is..  control is the key for lugana... in my own opinion and experience dmc fabric is still better but there are other people who swears on lugana :)

Flirti

isn´t magig guide Aida and Lugana evenweave - totally different kind of fabric! On Aida one cross is 1 over 1, and Lugana 2 Threads over 2 Threads ... am I right?

LindaLugten

25 count is evenweave. 14 and 18 count should be aida.

Little update: After starting on Lugana like Ubelhor fabric for my heaven and earth patern I noticed the flexibility of the threads made it harder to get the tension right. So I switched to DMC magic guide. It is stiffer so I can pull harder without problems.

Silverlea

Thanks for the info on the gridding :)

htsear13

Following this thread

manolimu

¡Esto es útil!