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Read Bargello repeats
Track stitch span and vertical step separately. The repeated rise and fall creates the pattern; a misplaced first row can shift every following color band.
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Track stitch span and vertical step separately. The repeated rise and fall creates the pattern; a misplaced first row can shift every following color band.
Before you start
Have the chart key, chart width and height, fabric thread count and threads crossed by each stitch. Keep floss strands separate from fabric threads.
Try this example
Copy one complete rise-and-fall repeat onto graph paper, numbering its columns. Stitch that first band and verify both turning points before adding the second color.
Check your result
- Count from two independent reference points before filling a large area. Verify the outer stitched dimensions on the actual ground; include finishing fabric separately.
- Changing fabric count changes physical size, not chart complexity. Fractional stitches, mixed scales and non-square grounds need explicit chart instructions.
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