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There are charts that tell you how many stitches you can get per skein of thread for each thread count of fabric. Of course this is approximate and will vary depending on how you stitch, how often you start and stop, how many stitches you carry your thread, etc etc. But I looked this up for you:
For 25 count, 2 strands, it is estimated that you can get about 3000 stitches per skein of DMC. You said you are using 14 count, so first of all you will be using more than 2 strands of floss to get good coverage - more like 4 would be my guess, though you should test it out with more and less and see which you end up liking. Here are the numbers for 14 count. The number in (parenthesis) is how many strands you will use, and the number after that is how many stitches you will get from it.
14) (1)3570 (2)1785 (3)1190 (4)892 (5)714 (6)595
You can use this information combined with going to the HAED site and finding their floss usage chart to figure out how many skeins you need for the count that you are doing.
As for dye lot problems - if you have any colors that have very large areas, I would recommend 'blending' from 2 or more skeins. So cut a length from each skein and pull 1 strand from each skein onto the needle - that way even if there is a slight variation, it will be consistant everywhere and you won't have any visible lines at all. This is what knitters do when working with hand painted yarns to prevent visible patterning and pooling, and you can apply the same concept here to your cross stitch. |
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