Comments on: Why string art is the granddaddy of prick and stitch card making http://prickandstitch.ismycraft.com/seen-on-other-sites/why-string-art-is-the-granddaddy-of-prick-and-stitch-card-making/ Make beautiful cards with stitching. Our blog shows you how. Sun, 01 Jan 2012 13:16:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: DJ http://prickandstitch.ismycraft.com/seen-on-other-sites/why-string-art-is-the-granddaddy-of-prick-and-stitch-card-making/comment-page-1/#comment-283 DJ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:18:47 +0000 http://prickandstitch.ismycraft.com/?p=330#comment-283 String art and prick and stitch use a different stringing/stitching sequence so direct reduction is not the best approach Sally. For example, the string art candle pattern that I have just converted to prick and stitch was a complete redesign. I took the basic drawing and started again with different spacing on the holes and a revised stitching sequence. With string art the string usually goes across the design, around one nail and back across the design. On a stitching card the thread usually goes across the design, in at one hole and out of another before going back across the design. String art and prick and stitch use a different stringing/stitching sequence so direct reduction is not the best approach Sally. For example, the string art candle pattern that I have just converted to prick and stitch was a complete redesign. I took the basic drawing and started again with different spacing on the holes and a revised stitching sequence. With string art the string usually goes across the design, around one nail and back across the design. On a stitching card the thread usually goes across the design, in at one hole and out of another before going back across the design.

]]> By: sally http://prickandstitch.ismycraft.com/seen-on-other-sites/why-string-art-is-the-granddaddy-of-prick-and-stitch-card-making/comment-page-1/#comment-282 sally Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:53:57 +0000 http://prickandstitch.ismycraft.com/?p=330#comment-282 How did you reduce the pattern size for the greeting card? the directions are for an 8x10 or 5x7 picture with nails and string How did you reduce the pattern size for the greeting card? the directions are for an 8×10 or 5×7 picture with nails and string

]]> By: Judy http://prickandstitch.ismycraft.com/seen-on-other-sites/why-string-art-is-the-granddaddy-of-prick-and-stitch-card-making/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Judy Sun, 28 Sep 2008 16:52:16 +0000 http://prickandstitch.ismycraft.com/?p=330#comment-105 Some of the patterns I remember my Dad making were of things like the sail boat, a spinning wheel, a penny farthing bike, a wind mill, an owl and his most favourite at that time, was one of Concord in flight. He used something like small shoe brads, the type you used to put a new heel on a shoe with. His colours came from using something called Twilly's twine, which was all shiny and twinkly. Some of the patterns I remember my Dad making were of things like the sail boat, a spinning wheel, a penny farthing bike, a wind mill, an owl and his most favourite at that time, was one of Concord in flight. He used something like small shoe brads, the type you used to put a new heel on a shoe with. His colours came from using something called Twilly’s twine, which was all shiny and twinkly.

]]> By: Bazza http://prickandstitch.ismycraft.com/seen-on-other-sites/why-string-art-is-the-granddaddy-of-prick-and-stitch-card-making/comment-page-1/#comment-104 Bazza Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:34:23 +0000 http://prickandstitch.ismycraft.com/?p=330#comment-104 Just as a matter of interest, when I made the Americas Cup set, I used Nickel Plated Escutcheon Pins, and when I started and finished off each section, I put a small ammount of clear nail polish on the end of the thread. This stops the knot from coming undone and also stopped the end of the thread from fraying. Bazza Just as a matter of interest, when I made the Americas Cup set, I used Nickel Plated Escutcheon Pins, and when I started and finished off each section, I put a small ammount of clear nail polish on the end of the thread. This stops the knot from coming undone and also stopped the end of the thread from fraying.

Bazza

]]> By: Bazza http://prickandstitch.ismycraft.com/seen-on-other-sites/why-string-art-is-the-granddaddy-of-prick-and-stitch-card-making/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Bazza Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:15:51 +0000 http://prickandstitch.ismycraft.com/?p=330#comment-78 Many years ago the Americas Cup was run in Perth West Australia and the yachts looked impressive. I designed 3 picures, 1 yacht with the Australian colours, 1 with the American colours and 1 of the Americas cup done in silver. All done on a dark blue velvet background. I made them up and showed them to a friend of mine who told an American tourist about them and he made me an offer to good to refuse. I believe they were hanging in his office in the US for quite a few years. Bazza Many years ago the Americas Cup was run in Perth West Australia and the yachts looked impressive. I designed 3 picures, 1 yacht with the Australian colours, 1 with the American colours and 1 of the Americas cup done in silver. All done on a dark blue velvet background.
I made them up and showed them to a friend of mine who told an American tourist about them and he made me an offer to good to refuse. I believe they were hanging in his office in the US for quite a few years.

Bazza

]]> By: Judy http://prickandstitch.ismycraft.com/seen-on-other-sites/why-string-art-is-the-granddaddy-of-prick-and-stitch-card-making/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Judy Mon, 01 Sep 2008 04:33:11 +0000 http://prickandstitch.ismycraft.com/?p=330#comment-60 My Dad used to make the string art pictures years ago and I was always fascinated by them. Perhaps that is why I was so taken with being able to create greeting cards this way. My Dad used to make the string art pictures years ago and I was always fascinated by them. Perhaps that is why I was so taken with being able to create greeting cards this way.

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