Our Friends' HAED SAL: Daydreaming progress March

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Daydreaming progress March

Been trying for days to find where to post, hope this is it!! Stitched all weekend on Daydreaming, got lots done on page 2. I was so bogged down on page 1, hated all that pale background, and the confetti in the hair was so tedious. But now I have an eye, and it's lovely. Now to try to put the pic in.

Anita

12 comments:

Cindy F. said...: Anita, I'm sorry girl! Wish you'd written us, we'd gladly walked you through it.

But look! You did a great job posting!! WooHoo!!

And your Daydreaming progress is beautiful!! Thanks for sharing her with us:); March 17, 2009 at 8:23 AM
Wendy said...: Wow! Your Daydreaming progress looks wonderful already! It looks nice with the eye already, now you can see something.; March 17, 2009 at 8:30 AM
Gabi said...: This looks SO lovely. What a nice design.; March 17, 2009 at 8:36 AM
Valerie L. said...: Great progress, and now you're a pro bloguer!; March 17, 2009 at 9:05 AM
CathE said...: She looks wonderful.; March 17, 2009 at 9:38 AM
Nancy said...: She's looking fantastic! I, too, think I will work on her face and then get back to the confetti in her hair.

TFS!; March 17, 2009 at 11:35 AM
Joke said...: What a beautiful eye!! Imagine to have two of those :)It's a wonderful design, so delicate!; March 17, 2009 at 11:40 AM
Laura said...: She looks fantastic, Anita! I am sure the hair confetti was tedious, but it looks so real.; March 17, 2009 at 8:24 PM
Annie Bee said...: She is looking lovely.; March 17, 2009 at 11:45 PM
Carolyn NC said...: Anita,
She looks so pretty already! Great progress.; March 18, 2009 at 6:34 AM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: they will be beautiful, that you can already see!; March 18, 2009 at 11:32 AM
beth said...: You've made great progress on Daydreaming! I'm stitching her for the SAL as well- seeing yours makes me want to keep stitching to get to her eyes!; March 18, 2009 at 2:55 PM

Tutorials

How to Carry Threads
This is really easy...it takes a while to get used to though....and your back will look terrible...this you will have to live with...One thing...You will be working your 10 x 10 grids in colums...it makes it easier...
1. Start with a 10 x 10 grid..
2. Find your first symbol...and stitch all of that symbol in your 10 x 10 grid....When finished...
3. Find the same symbol on the 10 x 10 grid below it...take your needle and bring your thread up like you are going to make the first 1/2 of the X ...but don't do it...just unthread your needle and lay the thread down..
4. Go back to the first grid you were working on...and stitch the next symbol the same way....when finished bring your thread down....
5. continue each symbol until your first 10 x 10 grid is finished....
6. start the next 10 x 10 grid ....you should have thread there already for you to pick up and stitch...
Posted by Vickie 3/7/2009

Tent Stitching (Wikipedia)
Tent stitch variants
There are three types of tent stitch, all producing the same appearance on the front of the canvas but each worked in a slightly different way and having particular characteristics, uses, benefits and drawbacks. These variants of tent stitch are known as basketweave, continental and half cross tent stitches:
Basketweave tent stitch - The basketweave form of tent stitch is worked in diagonal rows up and down the canvas. The yarn on the back of the canvas has a typical basketweave appearance, with alternating horizontal and vertical stitches. Basketweave is the best stitch to use for covering large areas of canvas as it does not distort the canvas as the other two forms of tent stitch do.
Continental tent stitch - Continental stitch is worked horizontally or vertically across the canvas. On the back of the work, the stitches appear diagonally across two threads. This method uses more yarn than half cross stitch tent stitch but is more hardwearing.
Half cross tent stitch - Half cross stitch is worked horizontally or vertically across the canvas. On the back of the work, the stitch appears vertical or horizontal, not diagonal, and crosses only one thread. This method uses less yarn than other stitches but is not very durable as coverage on the back of the canvas is a little thin.