Fabric
Can this item be ordered without the fabric?
Posted by: lreed on 03/24/15
No- Erica's kits come with the silk gauze, but there's no reason you can't use the chart to stitch on whatever size you prefer.
by: MissKitty on 03/24/15
I loved this design and ordered it. It came with this tiny piece of silk gauze. The finished design is 1.9 inch square, 73 x 73 stitch count. The gauze itself is 4" x 3 3/4". Directions are included for mounting this gauze on a sturdy woven fabric, sewing around the perimeter and cutting a window in the fabric to show the gauze, then placing it in a hoop to stitch. Whew! No way. I plan to stitch on 32 count linen.
by: terryslat on 03/24/15
So basically you're paying for material you will never use.
by: lreed on 03/24/15
terryslat,
I have also thought about buying this to get the pattern and put it on a piece of PTP fabric to mimic the sand. I'll pack the 40 gauze away in my fabric stash. A few times I've bought a "kit" to get the pattern but usually use my own fabric and threads.
by: Bermuda on 03/24/15
Bermuda,
Another note: The design is supposed to be stitched with the continental stitch and then the background with a basketweave stitch. If you are using fabric that looks like sand, you could skip the background stitching.
by: terryslat on 03/24/15
You're right! As a suggestion, you might want to look at 32 count Lugana "Earthen" fabric. I'm using this fabric as we speak for a "rede sampler" pattern I'm doing where I switched out the fabric and floss to the "Earthen" fabric and 4 different floss colors, instead of using a gray fabric with all 310 black floss.
I think it is by PTP
by: Bermuda on 03/24/15
Thanks, I'll check that fabric out!
by: terryslat on 03/24/15