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I'm somewhat of a newbie and need help re-sizing the pattern American Gold Finch which I purchased on this site. a A couple questions: 1) How do you calculate a pattern you have which is 9"x10" on 14 count and you want the finished size to be about 7"x8"? 2) how do you figure if a pattern is too intricate to be downsized, maybe because you lose the details? It is a Gold Finch bird with numerous gradient colors in the wings and body. Sorry, if I am not clear in my questions, not sure how to phrase what I don't know. Thanks for any advice. Tess -- Tess from Belgrade, ME
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- Hi Tess, there's no way for you to re-size a pattern. You can stitch it on 18ct fabric to make it 7x8" but you're not changing anything, you're just stitching smaller stitches to make a smaller finished size. Only the designer could possibly redesign the pattern at a smaller size and make a new pattern, and then yes, it might lose some detail. -- Marv Schier from Crosstitch.com -- Jan 23
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