Jungle Babies
Hi, I'd like to use the Aida Cross Stitch fabric instead of the quilt squares. Is that possible and if so, what count should I use? Thank you
Posted by: lauriej210 on 07/18/18
Looking at the description it says to use 14ct afghan material so I presume you can use 14ct aida instead. More experienced people than I will be able to answer your query. Just another stitcher from down here.
by: deirdre on 07/18/18
Hi, Laurie. My name is Pam and I am a stitcher just like you! Certainly, you can do what you want. There are no Cross Stitch Police and if there were, a bunch us would be in big trouble. Cross stitching is fun and it allows the creative juices to flow. When I first started,I thought everything had to be perfect. No, and if it something you can live with and is not too noticeable, just go with the flow and have fun. I hope someone else will post if I haven't given good advice. I hope you will share your work with us. By the way. I love your designs! Take care and enjoy. Peace. Pam
by: pamelastine11 on 07/18/18
Thanks for the suggestions. The reason I was asking is that I read that if you use a 24 ct linen, you would have to make changes to use the Aida fabric. I believe it would equate to 12 ct Aida. So I wasn't sure if the quilt squares were similar to linen or to the Aida Fabric in size. I'm pretty new to this and though I know you can do what you want, I also want to make sure it would be a similar size pattern done.
by: lauriej210 on 07/19/18
If you are using 24 count, and you stitch over 2 , you would get a 12 count and you would end up with a larger size image. If you stitch over one, you would end up with a smaller image. Pam
by: pamelastine11 on 07/19/18
Thanks everyone! I really appreciate all the help and you sharing your knowledge with me.
by: lauriej210 on 07/19/18
Thanks everyone! I really appreciate all the help and you sharing your knowledge with me.
by: lauriej210 on 07/19/18
Hi Laurie,
Welcome to the ECS chat board!
Did you tap on the ‘View Item’ button that is below the picture? It does call for using a 14-count Afghan for the Afghan project.
You and Pamelastine are thinking correctly- if using a linen for example a 28-count linen, you would just divide the
28 by 2 = 14 count aida. They pattern sizes will come out to be the SAME size, it is just you are stitching ‘over 2’ squares on the 28-count as compared to stitching ‘over 1’ on the 14-count aida.
You can use this method figuring out any fabric counts you want to use. Example: if I have an pattern that calls for using 36-count linen (over 2), I can use a 18-count aida (36 divided by 2 = 18) and Stitch ‘over 1’ square and get the same size on the 18 count.
Hope I didn’t confuse the issue for you...but if you are somewhat new, it’s always good to know this ‘principle’ to open up a whole new world of using different fabric counts.
TIP: to assist you in figuring out different COMPLETED pattern sizes and size of fabric you need to purchase, including extra fabric for mounting and framing, there is a fabric calculator here on ECS, but I use the fabric calculator on ‘crossstitch.com’ or ‘yarntree’ to have a bit more freedom on adjusting my ‘extra fabric’ needs for mounting and framing. The fabric calculators are FUN to use because you can just plug in the different numbers of pattern sizes and fabric counts and it will do the calculations for you and you can experiment as to completed pattern sizes to make them larger or smaller. :)
by: Bermuda on 07/19/18