Hi! My name is Kelly, and since I just joined this lovely forum, I wanted to say hello. I just discovered Chatelaine designs last week, and I'm completely in love... I ordered the Swan Lake pattern as my first, and I'm so excited!
I had a couple of questions as I start out:
-What do you usually use to keep your fabric taut? 33x33" seems too big for stretchers, and I'm concerned that hoops or q-snaps might hurt my stitches if I clamp them.
-Have you found a big difference in silks vs. DMC? I'm planning to buy the silk threads if they have special variegated colors, but if they are solid colors that have a good matching DMC, is there really a difference?
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-I also saw this Chatelaine consolation prize picture posted on this forum, and I'm totally in love with the pattern. I honestly think it's the most beautiful cross-stitch I've ever seen (even more so than Swan Lake or the big Mandalas), and I'm dying to stitch it. I know Martina doesn't sell the Consolation Prizes (this was the Easter raffle of 2011), so I'm wondering if anyone can help me get a pattern for it? I believe we're allowed to sell old Chatelaine patterns if we don't keep the original. I would so love this pattern!
Thanks very much,
Kelly![]()
I had a couple of questions as I start out:
-What do you usually use to keep your fabric taut? 33x33" seems too big for stretchers, and I'm concerned that hoops or q-snaps might hurt my stitches if I clamp them.
-Have you found a big difference in silks vs. DMC? I'm planning to buy the silk threads if they have special variegated colors, but if they are solid colors that have a good matching DMC, is there really a difference?
Thanks very much,
Kelly
