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Posts: 3 04/13/2008 10:11 PM	Tags : None the Masonic Emblem cross-stitch pattern. First, I'm so glad I found this site! I got this pattern from Dracolair a while back and while I have really been enjoying this cross-stitch pattern (it's for my dad) I just realized I have a question! The pattern calls for Kreinik Metallics 154V. When I looked for this at the craft store, the color is called Verdigris. (green) Am I misunderstanding the color chart or have the thread colors changed since I got this pattern? (The Masonic Emblem is all blue and gold.) I am soooo close to being finished with this! My next project is Midnight Hunting and I am looking forward to stitching that one for my dragon-loving son! Thanks! Charlayne
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Posts: 68 04/14/2008 11:55 PM	154V - Vintage Verdigris from looking at the krenik color list it looks like it's actually part of the gold in that design here's the page I found it on in case you want to look around at other colors http://www.kreinik.com/kshop/product.php?productid=51 Loretta Stitching the Night Away ~ Free cross stitch patterns, round robins, message board and lots of fun! My Stitching and Pics (flickr account) Just Not Martha ~ perfect is boring
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Charlayne		#2	[url]	[-]
Posts: 3 04/15/2008 3:40 PM	Thanks Loretta! LOL! Still looks kinda green to me! Must be my monitor! I happened to be at the craft store yesterday and bought that color. (154V as per the thread supply list) I even went ahead and stitched a small area thinking it is a trick of the eye. It just doesn't look right. I referred back to the picture of the emblem enclosed with the pattern. The areas calling for 154V (detail work in the arms of the compass and the square, definitely look like they are done in blue. Under the backstitching instructions, it calls for KM 154V BF. I wonder if the BF is where I am making my mistake. This is the first project I have done that calls for a metallic thread other than gold so I am not sure. Again, thanks for your help and the link to the Kreinik site! Charlayne
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Dracolair		#3	[url]	[-]
Posts: 113 04/16/2008 3:20 AM	Hi Charlayne, There is both 154V BF and 154V #4 braid used in the pattern/on the model. It is the colour that Loretta posted. That picture looks like the braid. The blending filament doesn't have the black in it, it is a ribbon of floss and looks like blending filaments whose numbers have HL attached to them if that helps. It is a muddy brown colour with a golden sheen. The blending filament is used for the backstitching around the outside of the design and the braid is used for adding any lettering inside the border. But remember this is your stitching, if you don't think it looks right, change it! You have to be happy with it. A close dmc is probably around 829, (offhand - don't hold me to that). The only closeup picture I have of that arm is here http://www.dracolair.com/masonicemblem.html If I recall I found that dmc thread got a little lost and I liked the sheen of the BF, but it is harder to work with. The braid is used for the lettering because the blending filament won't cut it. I didn't want the lettering to stand out glaringly so you could go even darker with that if you wished. But if you tried to use the blending filament there it would totally disappear. If you need anything else, this is the place to post. Let me know if you would like more info on the bs'ing for the inside legs of the two arms of the compass as they taper to the point. I can look up the x number of threads down y number over as it is variable backstitching and you have to look at where it crosses the design grid to work out the holes it travels down into. This was designed for my father and he's a stickler for accuracy, 45 degree compass arms would not have been apprecaited! Sarah.
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Charlayne		#4	[url]	[-]
Posts: 3 04/17/2008 3:37 PM	Sarah! Thanks so much for explaining that! And thank you for coming up with such a beautiful design! My dad is the "Worshipful Master" at his Lodge this year and I was looking for just the right surprise for him. This design certainly was what I was looking for! So your dad is a stickler for accuracy too? Sounds very familiar! lol I'm going to check one more store here locally for the 154V BF but I may be ordering it from you if I can't find it. (I just noticed you have just the Kreinik filament for this project.) I'm looking forward to finishing this, framing it and surprising my dad! Charlayne
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