Fabric Density Swatches

These are a few density swatches I put together for reference. First is 14ct perforated plastic. One thing you may be able to see from the photo is how badly the plastic warps and deforms with six strands. At one point, the floss actually broke the plastic, and I had to creatively lay my stitches to keep that from being obvious, but you can still see a little peek of white. On both plastic and fabric, I do not recommend more than four strands for full stitches on 14ct. Even at four, there's enough floss that it gets caught up on itself and tends to create big snags and snarls. For 18ct, I don't recommend more than three strands for full stitches. After that point, the same thing starts to happen. And for 22ct, you only need two. Not only does your floss start to snag, but 22ct is a loose weave, and deforms with too many strands, and pretty soon you actually lose your grid.

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2019 MadXStitchalong

The 2019 MadXStitchalong is scheduled to take two months this year. Why? Because it's a bit bigger than the ones in the past, for one, and a two-month schedule should hopefully make it easier for everyone to keep up. It's also a drawn design this year, meaning that although the design is bigger, it's going to be much simpler to stitch and count, with a lower threshold for detail.

The 2019 SAL will run from September 1st through Halloween. Also changing this year is the way you will be receiving your patterns. Rather than having to remember to keep checking back at a certain page, there is a form below for you to sign up. Every week, starting Sunday, September 1st, you will receive all your files over email. The SAL will be structured at one page per week, except for the final week, which will be two pages.

Like every year, the design is a mystery. But you do get to know some specifics.

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Floss Types on Import

Ever wonder what might happen if you tried to re-chart an image for a different brand? Well, wonder no more. I took the same image, and imported it to PCStitch for a variety of popular floss brands. Note that I did not include everything, since some of the brands in PCStitch's library have an extremely limited palette. Also be aware that these colours are dependent on how PCStitch displays these colours, so it may not be 100% accurate. But it can give you an idea of what you'll get.

The original painted image is on the left. This only compares the original, intended colours to the floss. It does not directly compare flosses.

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