Monday, October 16, 2006

Factors

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I've used this chart may times for planning my counted thread work.

Reading the top row think -- number of threads in linen or squares in aida
Reading the first column think -- number of threads in linen or squares in aida used for motif or repeat

For instance if you have a piece of material with 24 threads (find 24 in top row) available for a design you may have 2 repeats (find 2 in first column) of 12 threads each (intersection of row and column), 3 repeats of 8 threads each, 4 repeats of 6 threads each, 6 repeats of 4 threads each 8 repeats of 3 threads each or 12 repeats of 2 threads each. If using for repeats consider if there are any leading or ending threads needed. If using for motifs consider if you want space between the motifs.

For a band samplers repeats of 12, 8, 6, 4, 3 or 2 would all turn out evenly, excluding leading or ending threads, if any.

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