~ Stitching Over One ~

 

 Good Morning Friends & Folk!

Happy Tuesday to us all...

sunny and cooler this morning, a blessed respite from the heat and humidity,

at least for this short time-being...

If you follow me on Instagram/Facebook,
you'll already know that I'm working on a small over-one cross stitch project...

and if you don't follow me there, you should, and now you know! lol

I'm working on 30ct linen, using one strand of cotton floss...

and a tiny house is being built stitch by tiny stitch.

 

 

here is my progress thus-far this morning, 

~ after stitching a bit more last evening:

...we have a door, a small transom window and another full size window

almost completed up there on the second story...

stitching over one is not new to me,

but I don't do it that often.
I have designed patterns specifically for over-one stitching, but if you're not a fan of stitching those tuiny stitches,

then by all means stitch on whatever count you choose and enjoy!

"Little Brown Dog" sampler pattern shown below

stitched over one on 30ct linen:




and a small bird below, sleeping now in my sewing basket...

just waiting to be finished into something lol

stitching over one is not that hard!

truly...if you can stitch on 40ct linen, then your eyes are used to small stitches already...the one difference is of course, not having to count '2' threads of your linen to make that 'x'....

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here are a few suggestions that I'll share if you want to try stitching over one:

I find it easier to use a very small hoop,
like mine shown in the first photos...it is an antique 3" 'Holdtite" wooden spring hoop...

{why use a huge hoop when your motif is so small?}

I also choose a more open weave linen, not a loosely-woven linen,
but more open-holed I think I'm trying to say...all the above photos show my stitching on 30ct linens.

my favorite needle to cross stitch with is by far the ball-tipped, easy glide needles...
I use both #26 & #28 for over-two and over-one cross stitching.

I will try to stitch in natural light as much as possible, and unless it is 10000 degrees outside,
you'll find me on the patio in the nice, bright sunshine...
when I can't stitch outside,
I use a Dazor Floor Lamp with a bajillion LED lights to mimic sunlight.

I do not use a magnifier to stitch over one {or any other stitching} unless needed...
my Dazor has a magnifier, but I have only used it sparingly when I stitch.

and when working over one, I always make sure to rest my eyes every 15 minutes or so.
I'll close them and let them adjust before moving on with my work.

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Oh, and I tried to post a video here,
but blogger can sometimes be difficult,
~ so head on over to my IG/FB pages to watch me stitch over one :)

so tell me your thoughts on stitching over one...

yay or nay?

Blessings from the Farm

 ~ Lori