tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post3618052346430574609..comments2024-03-29T14:23:43.384+00:00Comments on Serendipitous Stitching: Charting, Mermaid and Inky DarknessJo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-48302709240790734422012-05-10T19:02:21.972+01:002012-05-10T19:02:21.972+01:00I know this is an old post, but I came over the TG...I know this is an old post, but I came over the TGOS yahoo group, and I wanted to say I like the way you colour in your charts.<br /><br />I also really really like your blog header! I can identify!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-80607488682199831352011-08-16T00:43:43.665+01:002011-08-16T00:43:43.665+01:00Great ideas! I'm going to give these a try on...Great ideas! I'm going to give these a try on my pattern as I'm not using any marker at present and am finding it difficult.Jan Gartlanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01591841337913753378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-29013999172064345102011-08-09T15:01:49.412+01:002011-08-09T15:01:49.412+01:00My charts aren't as beautifully coloured in as...My charts aren't as beautifully coloured in as yours, but mine do turn into a bit of a rainbow. I prefer to mark off my working copy with highlighters - much faster than colouring in with pencil. I use 6 different coloured highlighters, so a finished chart looks like quite a sight!Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17664366609729845784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-55699180927889264542011-08-09T07:13:19.919+01:002011-08-09T07:13:19.919+01:00Cool, Jo. Thanks for the info. I think I'll ...Cool, Jo. Thanks for the info. I think I'll stick to the boring yellow, lol. It's easier and quicker for me!!mdgtjuliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06665956958250175869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-35209895890352118452011-08-08T22:22:49.432+01:002011-08-08T22:22:49.432+01:00Oh lol!!!! You have a whole artistic project going...Oh lol!!!! You have a whole artistic project going on with your chart. Me.... I just use one highlighter till it runs out of ink and switch to another. ;)<br /><br />Mermie looks beautiful, and Inky looks spooky!!Joyszehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03428456408840860137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-11465877198666057692011-08-08T20:53:12.044+01:002011-08-08T20:53:12.044+01:00I've never thought of doing that, although I h...I've never thought of doing that, although I have to say it looks much prettier than mine normally does!<br />And the stitching is pretty too :-)demeter83https://www.blogger.com/profile/03183091193870262226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-3319870206887561222011-08-08T00:39:34.975+01:002011-08-08T00:39:34.975+01:00I love your Mirabella! I just ordered this patter...I love your Mirabella! I just ordered this pattern during PTP's sale and I also ordered a piece of fabric from Silkweavers and can't wait to start her...eventually haha. <br /><br />Your colorful chart is also very pretty! I actually hardly every mark on my charts. I know it would probably be much easier but I just keep track of where I am with a magnetic strip thing. I don't have the patience to sit and color in or mark off every stitch after I do it.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07792504023365973813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-89516216126374856172011-08-07T17:21:20.167+01:002011-08-07T17:21:20.167+01:00Your mermaid looks beautiful.I enjoyed seeing your...Your mermaid looks beautiful.I enjoyed seeing your colourful chart,but like Gabi in the previous post, I use one colour,a plain pencil, and mark where I have been. I still plan my route,but by looking at the track of the colour/symbol I am working on as I go.<br />I love your Dark alphabet square too,the colours are very effective together.The Knitting Cross Stitcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17190571521286637417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-43442314263177020302011-08-07T14:40:11.214+01:002011-08-07T14:40:11.214+01:00Your mermaid and alphabet letter are both looking ...Your mermaid and alphabet letter are both looking great.<br />I belong to the group that crosses the copy off with only one color. Reason is I only want to see what's left over and cross everything I have done out. It doesn't look pretty at all, but works for me. :)Gabihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17258331709151408806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-75123549698439268102011-08-07T13:36:58.198+01:002011-08-07T13:36:58.198+01:00I don't mark my charts or working copies.
Merm...I don't mark my charts or working copies.<br />Mermaid is stunning!!Stitchabilitieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08486522750431462605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-18050113891530389092011-08-07T13:20:22.024+01:002011-08-07T13:20:22.024+01:00hello dear, the mermaid is imply so beautiful..so ...hello dear, the mermaid is imply so beautiful..so stunning..<br />the square is so beautiful too..and i am following the travelling patteren from a long time..please count my name for it..i will be so happy to see it in my home in south africa..<br />love and hugs cucki xxcuckihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650071456271781518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-28034032101356431942011-08-07T11:13:11.602+01:002011-08-07T11:13:11.602+01:00I love your colouring in Jo! I just use a boring ...I love your colouring in Jo! I just use a boring yellow highlighter or a lead pencil! I think I need some colours now! LOL.<br /><br />Just followed the trail of the "Sticherhood of the Travelling Pattern." I LOVE it! Please keep me in mind for the next pass on - I'd love to be a part of it's journey :)<br /><br />Kirstin<br />(Stitchin' Addiction)Freddysmama (Kirstin)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14567994718222180484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-66902260259435418092011-08-07T11:01:54.062+01:002011-08-07T11:01:54.062+01:00mdgt Julie:
Mermaid has got lots more metallics, l...mdgt Julie:<br />Mermaid has got lots more metallics, loads of beads and some bs plus boring border - waiting for another powercut for that!<br />The alphabet is a sampler 4 x 7 blocks, will post pic when I've finished J.<br />I have alot of coloured pens but not 80 or 90! What I do when there are alot of similar colours; I use yellow to mark what I'm about to stitch then a darker matching colour when I've stitched it. That way the current shade shows up best.Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-75420535277342405232011-08-07T10:21:32.307+01:002011-08-07T10:21:32.307+01:00Your mermaid is beautiful. I love #4 braid, its fa...Your mermaid is beautiful. I love #4 braid, its fabulous to work with and comes in such amazing colours.<br />I don't usually mark my charts in case I want to use them again, but your idea of using colours is brilliantChristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04614377822656512086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-7085075014077745452011-08-07T09:18:27.498+01:002011-08-07T09:18:27.498+01:00ooooo I had to get glasses on to see which one was...ooooo I had to get glasses on to see which one was stitched ;) love the idea but think I'm just a which ever colour highlighter is to hand kinda gal ..lol .. I've been following those squares but tbh haven't done anything about them .... and ooooooo that travelling pattern get my name down a few times for it pleaseeeeeee ...lol love mouse xxxxMousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11672749994268562607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-2910512296167063142011-08-07T02:10:01.557+01:002011-08-07T02:10:01.557+01:00Your mermaid is wonderful. I love the colors in h...Your mermaid is wonderful. I love the colors in her. Is she finished, or do you have more to do on her? I like your I square too. What do you have planned for all the squares? Glad you got your google reader to cooperate! Sometimes technology is not fun!! If I mark off, I mark off in one color. Lots of my charts have upwards of eighty five or ninety colors, so I would have to have a whole large set of markers to mark off with!!!mdgtjuliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06665956958250175869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-69127656452785468082011-08-07T00:35:17.174+01:002011-08-07T00:35:17.174+01:00What an interesting way of doing it! I just use o...What an interesting way of doing it! I just use one colour, unless I can't find it and then a second colour gets put in. Beautiful on both!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-66523122665602493472011-08-06T22:23:25.905+01:002011-08-06T22:23:25.905+01:00Your projects are beautiful. I love that mermaid. ...Your projects are beautiful. I love that mermaid. I'm very partial to mermaids. I have a Mirabilia pattern of a mermaid but I won't start it until I'm done with the Nora Corbett design I'm working on now. :)<br /><br />JenJennifer M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07321236895970913325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-60493326995684222902011-08-06T21:09:59.603+01:002011-08-06T21:09:59.603+01:00Both your mermaids look so pretty! And what a gre...Both your mermaids look so pretty! And what a great idea to use the appropriate color to mark off what you've done - much easier to keep track of where you are.<br /><br />Love your version of Inky Darkness, and that the "large boy" has found some inspiration - I'm just back from a retreat that I was doing pre-stitching for, so can finally get started catching up to you! Meanwhile, I hope K will be ready today or tomorrow.<br /><br />JulieJuliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08877038657361699565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-14735927160439286882011-08-06T20:57:41.138+01:002011-08-06T20:57:41.138+01:00I love how Mirabella is coming along, stunning!I love how Mirabella is coming along, stunning!Tracy Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198501522273633996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-71844044172889541252011-08-06T20:52:12.143+01:002011-08-06T20:52:12.143+01:00Oh, your pattern looks beautiful! But I have to sa...Oh, your pattern looks beautiful! But I have to say, this is the first time I see someone doing it this way. Pretty cool! I just use whatever I have near me at the moment - highlighters, pencils, pens, whatever. I guess it's just about time to try using lipstick or something XD And sometimes when I'm using some internet pattern, and I can't print it, I simply open it in Paint and I colour the stitches in there :DTopchohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00417901742040467894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-18526722046731107852011-08-06T20:50:24.387+01:002011-08-06T20:50:24.387+01:00I colour in the part I'm about to stitch so I ...I colour in the part I'm about to stitch so I can plan my route rather than the parts I've just stitched. It's why I started using different colours for each symbol.Jo who can't think of a clever nicknamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02663450738390351663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-28296827796363479492011-08-06T20:36:19.474+01:002011-08-06T20:36:19.474+01:00Your mermaid is beautiful!! I love those greens an...Your mermaid is beautiful!! I love those greens and blues! Your colour chart is pretty too, and practical. It makes sense to colour in the stitches you finished with the actual colour. Easier on the eyes! I should probably shade what I stitch to avoid mistakes but I don't. I think I'll have to when I make my HAED!Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15102636394805433263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358298815279665923.post-33004684477143017952011-08-06T20:05:18.007+01:002011-08-06T20:05:18.007+01:00lol I just use any old high lighter, the first col...lol I just use any old high lighter, the first colour that comes to hand, must say your pattern looks pretty all coloured in tho :D Your mermaid is looking fantastic! I've really looking forward to seeing your Happy Dance!Andiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00522550863544818113noreply@blogger.com