What is Reddit's opinion of R & S Designs Easy-Count Guideline, 100-Yard, Red?

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Monofilament, got this off Amazon. It was easy to work with but covering the whole piece took a while, plus I had to line it up with my original stitching. Luckily my counts weren't off when I started it.

Second this. I've never done griding before, I usually just work my way out from the center, but next year I'm doing a cross stitch of Starry Night over the Rhone by Van Gogh so that's not really feasible. I'm gonna be getting this from Amazon to do my griding with. I've seen it suggested on here a few times as easy to remove after you finish stitching because it's plastic so you can't accidentally stitch it to your fabric (ie put your needle through the string making it impossible to just simply pull out after).

I bought this off Amazon when I first started this project, the fabric is 14 ct and it was easy (very time consuming but relatively easy) to 'sew' it in.

It's definitely more sturdy than regular fishing line.

I largely recommend this:

R & S Designs Easy-Count Guideline, 100-Yard, Red https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002WE1EWU/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_i_5ET62XQDQZZ5ZZCR8HEY?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

It takes longer to grid your fabric but boy is it nice! And the lines are monofilament so won't be pierced by your needle and pull right out after the project is finished. Then you can use a white floss or something to stitch numbers on the ends of your gridlines if you like and just rip those out later.

The line is red so it shows up really well on most fabric colors.

I have this and it’s meant for cross stitch gridding! It’s a flexible wire that you can’t pierce. It was certainly a pain in the ass to stitch but easy to remove.

It's actually my first time gridding with it! I usually use a water soluble marker, but since this is such a large project, I was worried the marker would fade after a while.

This is what I use (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002WE1EWU/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_ANS7AJMKHX9AQZNDE2AE). It's the same feel as fishing wire and from what I read, when I'm done, I should be able to pull all of it out!

I use red filament from my LNS, but here's a Amazon one. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002WE1EWU/ref=asc_df_B002WE1EWU5344201/?tag=hyprod-20&creative=394997&creativeASIN=B002WE1EWU&linkCode=df0&hvadid=198071695149&hvpos=1o4&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4403835432337637756&hvpone=&hvp...

Yes, I use this stuff, which I heard about on here. Putting it in is a pain in the butt, because it's so fine and is designed to pull through the fabric, but I can tell you it's the only reason I've gotten to far in this project! :P

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002WE1EWU?keywords=cross%20stitch%20grid&qid=1455575968&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1

Thank you very much! :) I've used this: https://www.amazon.com/Designs-Easy-Count-Guideline-100-Yard-Red/dp/B002WE1EWU#:~:text=The%20Easy%2DCount%20Guideline%20assists,a%20breeze%20to%20follow%20patterns., kind of a red fishing line? I think it will be easy to pull out, but I was wondering if backstitching over it would make the stitches too loose and not flat, if you know what I mean?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002WE1EWU/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_i_KADQ0QVQP51W66X1WSCH but I think it's too thick for 14 or higher count but it's basically more expensive fish line.

https://www.amazon.com/Designs-Easy-Count-Guideline-100-Yard-Red/dp/B002WE1EWU
Probably this stuff. I've heard of it, but most people I've seen just use fishing line or Sulky Silver. I don't grid personally.

Hey, thanks!! I use this, but you can use fishing line. I then do the first two of each square of ten. I hope that helps! You can find some YouTube videos on how to do it.

you could try this too. it's definitely more work but theres no chance of bleeding/staining

easy count

Yes I do have the pattern, I bought it off of Etsy. Easy Count thread is used to grid your aida cloth. Once you complete your work you can just pull the Easy Count thread out of the cloth.