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I can't seem to find the fabric I need for this pattern in the shopping area. Any ideas?? Thx
Posted by: mljant on 06/25/16
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Try other sellers such as 123stitch.com or others you can find. It is easiest to just google the evenweave in the count you want and internet retailers who carry it will appear.
Posted by: Su Pitt on 06/25/16
Fabric is a personal choice in this chart... I use evenweave a lot and tend to design using it as well. The fabric listed is only a suggestion. If you have something else you prefer or are more comfortable stitching with, then please, feel free to use it.
As Su mentioned, going to another site ( although, I encourage purchasing through here ), is most likely your best bet. 123stitch is a great place,you could also go to wichelt (they are a great fabric company) and look at their database for "places to buy", for a place close to you.
Good Luck! Happy Stitching, and thank you for purchasing this chart!
Posted by: artistsalley on 07/08/16
I don't get it...evenweaves are the same number of threads vertically and horizontally...linen, jobelan, lugana. WHY does she need to look elsewhere? Even the ivory color is on this site! :) even aida!! :) did I miss something? :)
Posted by: VCESS on 07/08/16
Nope, you didn't miss anything. Some people have material preferences for various styles and make. Evenweave is softer and more uniform in the thread layout. Aida is stiff. Linen is uneaven and harder to work with. After stitching for a long long time or even a short time, people have their favorites. I know I do. So like I said, it is just a persons personal likes and dislikes.
Hope that helped, and not just made the whole thing weirder lol
Posted by: artistsalley on 07/08/16
Definitely weirder! :) Lugana & jobelan are blends which makes them softer...I've never understood why linen is called an evenweave...but they are all STILL on this site. :)
Posted by: VCESS on 07/08/16
Most linens for needlework are evenweaves, because there are the same number of warp and weft threads. There are some, like Strathaven which are uneven..32 count one way, 33 the other.

We have come to refer to the Lugana & Jobelan type fabrics as 'evenweaves' for short...when in fact, they all are.
Posted by: MissKitty on 07/08/16
it says "14 count evenweave" on the purchase link, I think that's what is confusing her. You'd want 28 count evenweave and stitch over 2 threads to make it 14 count. I've never heard of just a 14 count evenweave and wonder if that's a mistake.
You can also make it any size you want on any count, you don't have to stick with the recommendation of what it was stitched on.
Posted by: peapodpard on 07/08/16
good lord... I didn't even see the 14 count part... I'm such a dork... I am so sorry about that.. It is a 28 count for evenweave. 14 Count for Aida
Thanks for pointing that out, I swear I don't know where my head is some times...
Posted by: artistsalley on 07/08/16
U can get from Ebay.com too
Posted by: miss crossstitc on 07/08/16
U can get that from Ebay.com too
Posted by: miss crossstitc on 07/08/16