As you know 50% of the work is stitched from the back of your card and 50% is stitched from the front. The stitching diagram shows you the view of the front of the card. When you turn the card over to work from the back you get a reverse image of the pattern. If you are working on a circle or line it is easy to see which hole to use next. However, if you are working on an area with random dots it becomes more of a challenge.
You get a similar problem when there are a number of threads crossing the area on the back of the card and some of the holes have become obscured.
When this happens to me I find the next hole to use by looking at the front of the card. I then push the tip of my needle through the next hole to show where it is on the back.
I do the same as you stated — I was wondering how to do shading on
embroidered cards — I just can’t seem to get it perfected
Thanks — Carol
Yes thats what I do if I am unsure of which hole to go into next.
Keep up the good work
Thanks
Wendy