Where do you like to start a pattern from?

Rapsy

Personally, Im traditionally a top to bottom, left to right kind of stitcher.  Its what makes sense to me.
But Ive seen lots of people start in the middle, and even more stitch from the bottom of the pattern to the top.

Interested in hearing your preferences and why.

Care to share?

belle2105

i used to start from the middle. Now I start from top right after I started to grid my fabric.

bpbright

I start in the middle.

CraftyLouAnna

For me it depends on the  chart.  If it was a HAED or a full coverage chart I would start at the top left.  Most kits I start in the middle.
It just depends  on how complicated it is.    Most cases I start in the middle.  I think starting from the bottom would lead to wearing of the
stitches already stitched.  So I usually start in the middle work up and across then down to the bottom allowing the stitches done to be rolled under my frame or hoop.

radsweb

For me I start left top corner every time ,Makes sense to as we stitch left to right ,,, right ? lol

pixy

I always start in the left bottom corner.
Only if the pattern is very big, I start in the left top corner.

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I always start in the left bottom corner.
Only if the pattern is very big, I start in the left top c ...

Do you find it easier to stitch up rather than down?

LucyLocket

Top left for me............:)

ShiauLing

I always start from the middle. I have started using the parking method and it changes according to which quadrant i am stitching.

Left to right has lesser chance of soiling the stitches. But if i start from the middle to the top left, i need to stitch right to left.

PS: i stitch 1 row of the same colour going ////// first before coming back with \\\\\\

Meeshee

Top left , always!   Thats how I learned and going down makes more sees to me sine I stitch left to right and work down.  

Rapsy

When I stitch a Heaven and Earth, I do a full x before moving on to the next stitch.  When I used to do a plonk load of Mirabilia, I would do the /////// then \\\\\ method.  But still, always left to right top to down.  

Someone once started me in the middle and it was a clusterfart of confusion for me.