Gridding

jt1077

Ive seen grinding for larger pieces in pen and marked with thread. How do you mark with thread? Backstitch the lines? And how does it come out when the piece is completed?

Pinkelicious

I grid with a pen : Pilot Frixion - the ink disappears when you iron the finished project. Its a heat sensitive ink.

karriboo

I have a friend that uses fishing line instead of the thread. She tells me its easy to use and cant be nipped in the stitching process. When shes finished stitching she pulls it out very easily. I only use the grid method for counting up and over to the the first stitch and then I pull the "counting thread" out. Hope it works for you.

Braenn

I use pen, that really doesnt like water (washes off easy) and fishing line. Second one is easy to pull after stitching. Its slippery, so I dont think about it while stitching, even when thread is over/under it.

CraftyLouAnna

I dont trust the marking pens, so I use fishing line to grid my projects and I do it page by page in case I count wrong.    Its so helpful if you need to mark just one place on your stitching or, if you make a mistake you can take the fishing line to the closest grid line and count back.

Hammy

I use different-colored sewing thread. I use running stitches - 5 blocks long - and do 50 x 50 grids only.
I have heard of using fishing line in gridding, and it is a good idea too.

Buffy

I have never used a grid and I rarely have to rip out any of my stitching.  I do use a colored pencil and mark off the stitches on my chart as I complete them. (actually I stitch an area and then mark them off on the chart. Yes, I make working copies of my patterns before I start.

jillyann

I use red fishing line. So easy to see it. I bought it online. The light green fishing line was OK but much harder to see. Once you are done the line is so easy to pull out.

jt1077

jillyann 2015-1-7 18:20
I use red fishing line. So easy to see it. I bought it online. The light green fishing line was OK b ...

Red sounds like a good idea!! I have gotten many great ideas I feel the need to try them all, see which is best for me! Where did you order your red line? Id love to try that!

charlotterogan

I have never used the gridding method, but I am thinking of trying a soluble pen

jillyann

jt1077 2015-1-8 17:31
Red sounds like a good idea!! I have gotten many great ideas I feel the need to try them all, see  ...

I ordered on amazon. Search cajun red fishing line. Get the 2 pound one. Its the thinnest.