Experience Share-- Quick to Grid the Aida Fabric

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Before I write this course, I want to thank my sister. All of the tools are provided by her. She is my cross stitch teacher because she taught me everything on cross stitch once I know cross stitch. 1st step is to prepare the tools. Put aida fabric on table, and prepare a pencil and ruler. Tips: prepare a pencil instead of a water soluble pen which is hard to wash. I frequently use pencil, wax pencil and chalk. There are two kinds of ruler, one is soft and the other is hard. The second step, you should leave enough edge generally. In other words, leave 5CM for each edge. You can see that 5 CM for each edge.This is very important, The third step, choose one side to count the grids. 10 grids for each square and marked. Another side  is the same for 10 grids for each square. The fourth step, to draw the straight line by vertical. Finally, horizontal straight lines intersects to form a square. More to say, if you draw for the big aida fabric, I suggest that you should draw parts first instead of drawing the whole. Why? Theres two reasons, one is the aida fabric wont get dirty, and second is the handwriting will not shade away. One more tips for count the grids. First, we must remember that the cloth is intersected by lines, so that there are horizontal lines and vertical lines. Second, count by even number. two to four. Six, eight, ten. Third, The starting point in front of the grid is a vertical bar, then to ten, the end must be vertical. Whereas,the starting point is in front of the line is a horizontal bar, then to ten, the end must be horizontal. REPOST FOR YOUR REFERENCE!

leaken

Thank you for posting this reference.  I tried it and it worked like a dream.   I have been cross stitching for years.  I would get so upset because I would loose my way.  This really helped out a lot.

blackcockatoo

Does the pencil wash out easily? I do hope so...if your answer is "YES" I will try this as I am always doing large projects and lose my place - doing this will help me a lot!
Thank you for your post.

Hammy

Whereas,the starting point is in front of the line is a horizontal bar, then to ten, the end must be horizontal.
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That is an excellent advice, I use it myself too. It is good on stitching on evenweave over two, too. :-)

A tip on the "water soluble pens": one of my friends used it, and washed the piece with washing powder. The lines never came out. Clear water, it is important!

ddbb

Sounds an easy way to anyone who wants a grid...but would all those lines wash off?
I usually use running stitch along the center lines and all around and count from there.

nadinex

it is great for large projects :)

MaryGas70

Big Pictures like HAED .... is good like that!!!thanks a lot!!

littleone17

Does it not smudge or get marks on the fabric and threads?

StitchAndi

Does the pencil riub off on white threads? I have tried this tecnique with a pen that washes out on aida and it worked wonderfully!

Topcho

Thank you very much for the post!
But I would also like to know is it safe to use ordinary pencil for charting! If so, that would be great! Im afraid to use water soluble pen, because I usually dont stitch background and it will look bad if there are marks left. So I use running stitch or French chalk (tailor chalk), but pencil would be much more handy.