mathematical idiot

[MaeveoSliabh]

OK, i've got this cross stitch/embroidery pattern that the working area is 156 x 156 stitches. On a 14 count cloth it's 11 - 1/8" square. Problem is, i don't have 14 count aida... i got 32 count evenweave linen instead. Will it fit (with stitching room) on a 16" square pillowform in any easy way?

 

[Huckleman2000]

I think you might have to blow it up a bit.

I'm not sure I totally understand the terminology, but on the 14-ct fabric, that means 14 stitches/inch.

156 st. = 14 * X, where X is the number of inches on a side of the pattern.

so, 156/14 = X
X=11.1428... or, just a tad larger than 11 1/8"

Doing the same thing on 32-ct. gives you 4.875", or 4 7/8". So, if you do it exactly as the pattern says, it will be just under 5" square in the center of the pillow.

You could blow it up to 9 3/4" square by using a 2ct. x 2ct. square on the fabric instead of just counting one hole, you count 2 holes in each direction.

If you did it on 3ct. x 3ct. squares, it would be 14 5/8" square, leaving just a 1 3/8" border from the pillow edge to the working area. It would also appear a bit more 'coarse', since each stitch would be larger than it would be on the 14ct. fabric.

 

[MaeveoSliabh]

You rock.

 

[Lisa Denton]

I think you might have to blow it up a bit.

I'm not sure I totally understand the terminology, but on the 14-ct fabric, that means 14 stitches/inch.

156 st. = 14 * X, where X is the number of inches on a side of the pattern.

so, 156/14 = X
X=11.1428... or, just a tad larger than 11 1/8"

Doing the same thing on 32-ct. gives you 4.875", or 4 7/8". So, if you do it exactly as the pattern says, it will be just under 5" square in the center of the pillow.

You could blow it up to 9 3/4" square by using a 2ct. x 2ct. square on the fabric instead of just counting one hole, you count 2 holes in each direction.

If you did it on 3ct. x 3ct. squares, it would be 14 5/8" square, leaving just a 1 3/8" border from the pillow edge to the working area. It would also appear a bit more 'coarse', since each stitch would be larger than it would be on the 14ct. fabric.

Can I use this same formula to sew the button back on my blouse, or do I need to change some of the numbers around or sumpthin?

 

[Roxanne Appleby]

Ooo - a story problem!

 

[Tom Collins]

I think you might have to blow it up a bit.

I'm not sure I totally understand the terminology, but on the 14-ct fabric, that means 14 stitches/inch.

156 st. = 14 * X, where X is the number of inches on a side of the pattern.

so, 156/14 = X
X=11.1428... or, just a tad larger than 11 1/8"

Doing the same thing on 32-ct. gives you 4.875", or 4 7/8". So, if you do it exactly as the pattern says, it will be just under 5" square in the center of the pillow.

You could blow it up to 9 3/4" square by using a 2ct. x 2ct. square on the fabric instead of just counting one hole, you count 2 holes in each direction.

If you did it on 3ct. x 3ct. squares, it would be 14 5/8" square, leaving just a 1 3/8" border from the pillow edge to the working area. It would also appear a bit more 'coarse', since each stitch would be larger than it would be on the 14ct. fabric.

I tried to read that and now I feel dizzy and my head hurts. *whimpers and covers head*

 

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[Huckleman2000]

I've always been good at story problems.

 

[Lisa Denton]

Ooo - a story problem!

I think you might have to blow it up a bit.

I suppose you want me to balance a beer on my head and hum dixie while I do that?

I'm not sure I totally understand the terminology, but on the 14-ct fabric, that means 14 stitches/inch.

I love it when you talk nasty.

156 st. = 14 * X, where X is the number of inches on a side of the pattern.

Are you sure it will fit?

so, 156/14 = X
X=11.1428... or, just a tad larger than 11 1/8"

So ..... size does matter?

Doing the same thing on 32-ct. gives you 4.875", or 4 7/8". So, if you do it exactly as the pattern says, it will be just under 5" square in the center of the pillow.

Is that my G spot?

You could blow it up to 9 3/4" square by using a 2ct. x 2ct. square on the fabric instead of just counting one hole, you count 2 holes in each direction.

I think I'm gonna get my first DP.

If you did it on 3ct. x 3ct. squares, it would be 14 5/8" square, leaving just a 1 3/8" border from the pillow edge to the working area. It would also appear a bit more 'coarse', since each stitch would be larger than it would be on the 14ct. fabric.

Can I have a orgasm now?

 

[Huckleman2000]

LOL, if it were that easy, Lisa Denton, I'd have lots of more frequent visitors!

In my brain:
Story problems - easy
Women - not so easy, even when they're 'easy'

 

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