Our Friends' HAED SAL: Mirjam: Wip pics

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Mirjam: Wip pics

Hi everyone,
As I promised, here are my wip pics:

Autumn Winds - Selina Fenech (after one evening)

How it´s going to look:

Storykeeper - Selina Fenech

How it´s going to look:

Ow, and in case you where wondering, I LOVE Selina´s artwork! No wonder I´ve called my daughter Selina (because besides the beautifull paintings, I think ´Selina´ is a beautifull name!)!

Mirjam

5 comments:

Cindy F. said...: Selina IS a beautiful name:)
Great progress on these 2 beautiful wips!! Keep it up girl;); March 10, 2009 at 4:54 PM
Annie Bee said...: Ohhh another Selina fan. Selina's Leaf is my focus piece at the moment and I have also started Blossom. I have quite a few of her patterns too.; March 10, 2009 at 6:41 PM
Carolyn NC said...: It is a beautiful name! You have some beautiful designs and made nice progress on both. :); March 10, 2009 at 9:21 PM
Wendy said...: Wow! Great WIP's, they both look great already!
Selina is indeed a beautiful name!; March 11, 2009 at 7:26 AM
Nancy said...: Great stitching!

I am also a HUGE Selina Fenech fan! I am working on Story Keeper and Autumn Winds is on my wish list. I look forward to seeing more WIP pics!!

HUGS!; March 12, 2009 at 8:39 AM

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.