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I’m definately a "fix it right away" type. :^) I just can’t stand to leave mistakes in — if I *know* it’s wrong, then I have to make it right. –Summer person who fixes problems in your needlework as soon as you find them, whether it is the last two or three stitches or halfway back, OR when the problem is found (even needing to frog and replace a color), do you put it away for a while and start something new! For me, if the project is fairly going along, mine sits until I resign = myself that some needlework *pixies* won’t magically fix it for me.
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person who fixes problems in your needlework as soon as you find them, whether it is the last two or three stitches or halfway back, OR when the problem is found (even needing to frog and replace a color), do you put it away for a while and start something new! For me, if the project is fairly going along, mine sits until I resign myself that some needlework *pixies* won’t magically fix it for me. Eva in Windy/Snowy/Rainy/Icy Washington State
There is nothing worse than saying I’ll get back to that later and not being able to find where it was, that is till after the piece if made up, framed, or finished in such a way that it can’t be corrected. Roger in warm/sunny/dry/beach weather Melbourne town — Roger Doulis (A polar bear is a rectangular bear after a co-ordinate transform). Dept Civil Engineering (Clayton Campus) Ph 9905-4964 Monash University Fax 9905-1483 Wellington Rd. Clayton Victoria 3168 Australia
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I once read on RCTN that the Chinese believe that with anything that they do, there must be at least one mistake….that to not have a least one small imperfection would mean that we are trying to be like the Creator..only the Creator is perfect. Works for me!!! Marie – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’m basically lazy…I don’t re-do it unless I think it’ll show… (although if I think it’ll show I’m neurotic about making sure it gets re-done). Oh, I wish… I _try_ to just ignore things that won’t show. I _know_ they honestly _won’t_ show, that nobody but me will ever know they’re there, there’s really no reason to change them… And I can’t do it! No matter how hard I try, the problem just sits there going "Nah nan na nah nah!", and eventually I give in and frog it. This even happens on things I design or modify myself, where there isn’t any ‘right’ way to begin with. I’ve been known to frog the same section three and four times because I just wasn’t happy with it. Can you say "compulsive"? I knew you could… — Elizabeth
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I _try_ to just ignore things that won’t show. I _know_ they honestly _won’t_ show, that nobody but me will ever know they’re there, there’s really no reason to change them… And I can’t do it! No matter how hard I try, the problem just sits there going "Nah nan na nah nah!", and eventually I give in and frog it.
Hehe…I made a bellpull for my mom; the cross-stitch part is fine (fairly simple pattern, no frogging at all), but I had never done a bellpull before and was pretty much playing it by ear when it came to assembly. Managed to get the little border sewn on around the edge, only to find that the seam where it matched up at the bottom was just a bit off-center. THAT was one I really wished I could fix, but unfortunately at the time I lacked the expertise to sew something once the seam allowance had been trimmed (I lacked the foresight to check the placement BEFORE trimming…I would like to say I’ll never make THAT mistake again, but I’m afraid I’ll jinx a future project). Anyway, I had the choice of either putting the bottom tassle on in the center, or putting it on the seam–the tassle would be slightly off-center, but it would cover the seam as it was supposed to do. I chose to cover the seam. For years afterwards whenever I saw it hanging on mom’s wall, all I could see was that stupid off-center tassle. Mom, of course, never would have noticed if my husband hadn’t one day mentioned to her…"She was so annoyed that she couldn’t get that tassle perfectly centered." Mom looked and said, "Oh, I never noticed that!" Arg… But I don’t feel too bad, considering that it’s hanging in a prominent place in mom’s house so I know she likes it, imperfections and all. -Bertha Where are we going? And why are we in this handbasket?
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I do fudge around some of my mistakes, usually of the isolated x variety. For example, if I’m doing a leaf where four shades of green are quite well intermixed, and I realize I’ve left out one stitch of the first shade, I’ll likely fill that stitch in with whatever green is currently in the needle.
Well yeah, I do that too. There are a couple of places in "The Castle" that I stitched where I’m not right on the pattern–a place in the rocks, and another in the wing. I figured once it was done no one would be able to tell–and I was right, now *I* can’t even find ‘em! I’m basically lazy…I don’t re-do it unless I think it’ll show… (although if I think it’ll show I’m neurotic about making sure it gets re-done). -Bertha Where are we going? And why are we in this handbasket?
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I’m basically lazy…I don’t re-do it unless I think it’ll show… (although if I think it’ll show I’m neurotic about making sure it gets re-done).
Oh, I wish… I _try_ to just ignore things that won’t show. I _know_ they honestly _won’t_ show, that nobody but me will ever know they’re there, there’s really no reason to change them… And I can’t do it! No matter how hard I try, the problem just sits there going "Nah nan na nah nah!", and eventually I give in and frog it. This even happens on things I design or modify myself, where there isn’t any ‘right’ way to begin with. I’ve been known to frog the same section three and four times because I just wasn’t happy with it. Can you say "compulsive"? I knew you could… — Elizabeth
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Hi, I talked about this once before, I find if I put it down and go do something else for a bit, when I get back – sometimes the pixies have fixed it. IOW – it wasn’t wrong to start with (lucky me) and I was Tho to be honest, I do come back the next day and find the same darn problem, but yes, I’ll fix it then as fast as I can. Lois person who fixes problems in your needlework as soon as you find them,whether it is the last two or three stitches or halfway back, OR when the problem is found (even needing to frog and replace a color),do you put it away for a while and start something new! For me, if the project is fairly going along, mine sits until I resign myselfthat some needlework *pixies* won’t magically fix it for me. Eva in Windy/Snowy/Rainy/Icy Washington State
– I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is; I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat. Rebecca West, 1913
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I do fudge around some of my mistakes, usually of the isolated x variety. For example, if I’m doing a leaf where four shades of green are quite well intermixed, and I realize I’ve left out one stitch of the first shade, I’ll likely fill that stitch in with whatever green is currently in the needle. I’f I’ve made a frog-worthy mistake, I do all the frogging straightaway, as well as making at least a start at restitching it correctly. Without that feeling of recouping my "losses," I might be sufficiently discouraged to set it aside and never touch it again. After that start at restitching, my mood determines if I keep up with the restitching, move to a different section of the pattern, or set the entire project aside for a couple days so my sense of frustration can fade…. Sherri
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<snip Carolyn the (cleaning, dusting, yep you got it company’s coming) Small Bear
Hey, Carolyn. I’ve got the perfect verse for stitching: Show me an excruciatingly clean house and I’ll show you an older female relative about to visit it. Personally, the one I’d like to stitch is: This house gets cleaned once every three months, whether it needs it or not. Susan K. in MA
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person who fixes problems in your needlework as soon as you find them,
This is probably the only area of my life where I do this (grin), but I fix ‘em as I find ‘em. My grandfather used to say, "a man in a flying horse (wouldn’t see it)," but even if no one else would ever know there’s something wrong, I still have to fix it. Blah.
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When my daughter was in elementary school, a test question was "What is the difference between an island and a peninsula?" Her response is one I would LOVE to stitch: "A peninsula is almost an island and an island is not almost but is." Unfortunately for my little girl, the teacher marked it wrong… but I explained to my daughter that she wasn’t wrong… she was delightful — and *I* understood what she wrote! My daughter now has her Masters degree and taught school for lots of years… and is one of the most creative people I know! Gentle as you go, Marny who is long-winded… and ADDorable…
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I always rip out the problem as soon as I find it. Sometmes I’ll go ahead & begin stitching again, especially if there’s a chance I can stitch long enough at that sitting to get back to where I was when I found the error. If it was a major frogging experience, however, I usually put the project away until the next day. I’ve learned if I put it away much longer than that, I then not to pick it up again. AND if it was a major frogging experience, a little glass of wine (or 2) is uaually needed to ease the pain (tongue planted firmly in cheek <g). AnneM in NC
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: person who fixes problems in your needlework as soon as you find them, : whether it is the last two or three stitches or halfway back, : : OR when the problem is found (even needing to frog and replace a color), : do you put it away for a while and start something new! Some times I just need a little time to get some distance from the piece before I can see where the mistake is. Even if it just long enough to make and drink a cup of coffee. Last night I thought I found an error in my stitching – A TW Carousel horse. But Although I knew something was wrong I couldn’t see where I went wrong. I was blaming the existing stitching, counting and comparing It all looked fine. 1.2 an hour later after a break – the error was 4 stitches back. If I had rushed in to frog I would have remove some perfectly accurate stitches to fit in with the mis-counted ones. So don’t frog too quickly Karen :
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person who fixes problems in your needlework as soon as you find them, whether it is the last two or three stitches or halfway back, OR when the problem is found (even needing to frog and replace a color), do you put it away for a while and start something new! For me, if the project is fairly going along, mine sits until I resign myself that some needlework *pixies* won’t magically fix it for me. Eva in Windy/Snowy/Rainy/Icy Washington State
It depends really If it is a biggie I frog straight away but I put it away for a bit and have a quiet weep or a stiff drink depending on the magnitude. I figure that I’m giving the fabric some time to recover a bit. If weeping and frogging coincide this also gives it a chance to dry out. If its quite small I fudge it – I’m not one of those people who frets about things that only they know about stef -Hounslow, England WIP – Clara Bow Hardanger Heart wedding sampler
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I have to do something about errors right away or I’m likely to forget where or what they are. Can’t afford to just put the piece down until tomorrow. If it’s going to be frogged I frog right away. If it’s going to be fudged I fudge right away, or mark the chart so I don’t forget where and what to do. After that, what I do depends on how I feel. If I am too frustrated it’s a great mistake to continue stitching right then. I won’t concentrate well and will only make more mistakes. Interestingly, although I get angry with myself about lots of other kinds of mistakes, I don’t get angry about stitching goofs. I get frustrated and unhappy if the mistake is big enough to cause more than five minutes of extra fiddling, but I don’t beat myself up. If I am that upset, after the frogging (and the chart marking, if any) I will lay down the needle, loosen the scroll bars, cover up the project and walk, breathing deeply. No, no, I do not snort or growl, just breathe. <bg If that is enough to calm me down I’ll go back to stitching. If not, I’ll do something else, usually something around the house that I "should have been doing" in the first place. LOL! Nan Evelyn
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: person who fixes problems in your needlework as soon as you find them, : whether it is the last two or three stitches or halfway back, : : OR when the problem is found (even needing to frog and replace a color), : do you put it away for a while and start something new!
It depends on the error (as everyone else has said!) I usually stitch my top stitch "backwards" from instructions – top stitch goes /. But the piece I picked up yesterday (after several months of inanition) I am stitching in reverse (for me) – top stitch goes . This is because there’s a ton of half cross stitch and I thought, it probably is designed for the half cross to go /, since this is the generally taught way to do this. So I’d better reverse my stitching. I had to write "Top cross goes , half cross goes /" on my pattern, and I STILL forgot last night and put in about 10 stitches crossed the "wrong" way. They’re all in dark green (part of the trees) and I just don’t think they’ll be seen on a galloping horse so they’ll stay in. Alison WIP: Serenity Prayer (Cross My Heart): Black Plume Cockatoo (Beakers); January and April Bookmarks (Jorja Hernandez); Celtic Heart Barrette (Gail ?); Hamsa hand (Jorja Hernandez); Unicorn Head (Julie Hasler – in RAYON.) but wait there’s more….
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person who fixes problems in your needlework as soon as you find them, whether it is the last two or three stitches or halfway back, OR when the problem is found (even needing to frog and replace a color), do you put it away for a while and start something new!
I usually frog it out right away, and then put it away and come back later to redo the bad spot. Figure if I’m making goofs I’d better put it down, but at least I want to get the frogging done so I won’t procrastinate returning to it because I have to do the unpleasant ripping out part… -Bertha Where are we going? And why are we in this handbasket?
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I usually frog until it’s right or I seem to lose interest in the project. Must be the perfectionist in me<g That said, Recently I had only four weeks notice of a favourite cousins wedding so hurriedly did a lovely sampler adapted from Jill Oxen’s Cross Stitch Australia which had a gorgeous lace border in white with hearts and crosses in it also in white. As I did it on raw unbleached 32count linen I was loathe to frog the mistake so I left it and explained to cus that no marraige is perfect and we all have our faults, just like my pressie to you, and if you look hard enough you will find it and then you’ll always be aware of it but it’s still looks perfect if you don’t, so forget about the bad times and always remember you’re not perfect either. He honestly thought the mistake was intentional and still hasn’t found it!!! I wonder if I could talk my way out of the next one? Rosina in "Snowing at long last" Hampshire U.K. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – person who fixes problems in your needlework as soon as you find them, whether it is the last two or three stitches or halfway back,
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It depends. If it’s something that I can live with or is easily hidden or integrated into the pattern, I leave it. Otherwise I rip as soon as I notice it… Something for the house.
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Are you a person who fixes problems in your needlework as soon as you find them, whether it is the last two or three stitches or halfway back, OR when the problem is found (even needing to frog and replace a color), do you put it away for a while and start something new!
Good question! You’ve got me laughing at myself with this one. Because there is this Noah’s Ark piece, only 5" x 7", but 3/4 of the way through I found a mistake. A big one because it should be fairly symetrical and I’m way out whack on this one. So I discovered this mistake at least 3, maybe 4 years ago. This is what has fallen to the bottom of my UFO pile. And I was just feeling guilty about not finishing this, when here comes your question. I guess this means I should retrieve it and assess the damage and then fix it! But I don’t always put aside a piece I’ve made a mistake on. Mostly I fix problems ASAP, muttering under my breath the whole time. Happy Stitching, DonnaJ YankeeStch who is Joarch in another life. all mail blocked at this addy
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I do it right away – screaming and swearing in frustration as I fray the floss and split the blending filament and pull all the wrong stitches out. My SO gets quite upset to hear such disgusting language coming from me! The cat usually bolts off my lap and mews to be let outside. Rella
person who fixes problems in your needlework as soon as you find them, whether it is the last two or three stitches or halfway back, <snip
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person who fixes problems in your needlework as soon as you find them, whether it is the last two or three stitches or halfway back, OR when the problem is found (even needing to frog and replace a color), do you put it away for a while and start something new!
Depends on the magnitude of the mistake. If it’s a small mistake, I will generally sit and rip it out and continue on. If it’s a larger mistake (like the time I did one large rose on my bellpull and didn’t realize till I was almost finished with it that I had skipped an entire row somehow!) I will sit and mutter and curse and then it takes one of two routes……. If it’s something I *have* to get done for some reason (gift in this case) I set it aside for the rest of the evening. I am just too mad at myself to even rip that much out with the patience I need. <g Then the next evening, or perhaps the evening after, I will pick it up, rip out the mistakes (it’s surprising how much faster the ripping goes when I’m not boiling over mad!) and continue on my way (being MUCH more careful the second time…LOL!) If it’s something I haven’t been fond of working on, I do one of two other things. Either I learn to live with the mistake, tweaking here and there as needed or substituting colors to make it "work", or it ends up in the permanent UFO pile. I’ve only done this once in three years, and I *do* like the pattern, didn’t like the material I’d started it on, and once I made the huge mistake, decided I’d just start over again sometime when I have recovered from the discouragement (it was half done when I found the mistake, and it is a largish finished piece, so that was two months’ worth of stitching I’m about to throw out someday…will take me a bit longer to work up the nerve to do that! <g) Carolyn the (cleaning, dusting, yep you got it company’s coming) Small Bear Too Sisters Designs http://www.dnai.com/~sisters2
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