After a certain amount of searching around, I found some stacking drawers that will work well for sorting linens. But before I put them all away, I want to make sure they are all in my database. So as I was going through my fabric stash I came upon this unopened package of Zweigart Belfast. Now I have been stitching on 32 count evenweave for Hawaiian Mandala and 28 count linen for Rouge. This fabric looked a lot more like the Rouge fabric than the Mandala fabric. After measuring a half dozen times, the best I could come up with for this piece of fabric was 24 count! WOW! I have always just accepted the count written on the package. Now the piece inside is 18" x 18", but with the count so far off, if I had tried to use it for any stitching I probably would have run out of room! This is scary. It makes me want to remeasure all the fabric I have or at least take a look at some of the higher count ones.Another project that I have been working on has been logging all the books I have read in the past year in LibraryThing, most of them rated and reviewed. I know I read a lot, but exactly how much? Well, since April 7, 2007, I have read 117 books; 96 fiction, 21 nonfiction; 50 science fiction, 30 fantasy, 16 mystery; 9 anthologies. That is not counting several dozen SF magazines, cooking magazines, Reason, and the random cereal box. I have been stitching a lot more in the last year, so the count is down from 150 - 200 that I normally read in a year.
Well, back to the database. We will be traveling to Hawaii on Thursday until the 21th. I have no idea if I will get much rest, but I will be stitching!
3 comments:
Nope, I don't check the fabric count before I use it. In fact, I rarely remember to check what the fabric count actually is! Which is how I end up with 1 inch biscornus and 25cm pinkeeps. :) 24 to 32ct is a bit of a jump though, not good quality control.
That's an impressive reading list! I love reading but just don't have the time any more... I haven't managed more than 200 pages this year. Maybe you can read enough for the both of us?
Good thing you checked it! Most of my fabric isn't marked so I usually check it to make sure it's big enough.
I suspect that actual fabric count and the fabric count that's recorded on a package often don't correlate, but we don't notice because we've left a big enough margin. Frustrating.
I don't read as much as I used to, but I think I enjoy it more. Or do I just tell myself that? ;)
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