It all started last Thursday, when one of my colleagues wanted a chart of a crane.....After some rather daft jokes about the type of crane, I managed to find a picture I had taken of a crane whilst in China with my husband over seven years ago. ! have spent a lovely day drawing and charting a crane and some of you will see it before he does!
The design has no fractional stitches so may be worked on linen or Aida fabric. I would choose tea dyed or natural fabric so that the bird shows up. If in doubt, collect the threads first and then choose the fabric, preferably in daylight!
Stitch Count: 109 x 154 Work out the design size
Design Size
To work out the design size (or the stitched area) you need to divide the stitch count by the number of stitches to the inch (2.5cm) on the fabric. You then add enough fabric to this measurement to allow for framing etc. If a stitch count is not shown on any design, you will need to count across the design and down the design, which will give you the stitch count.
Example: 140 stitches divided by 14 (Aida) = 10 inches
If working on evenweave fabric, remember that you generally work over two fabric threads, thus 28-count linen is also 14-count when doing the sum. I suggest adding 5 inches to the design size on a project to make sure you have an adequate margin for mounting and framing. Obviously you can adapt this amount when working a small card of lid top.
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