Our Friends' HAED SAL: My Queen of Hearts

Thursday, March 12, 2009

My Queen of Hearts

Hi everyone! It's Rachel here (aka rachelsparkles). I thought I would share my Queen of Hearts progress with you all. I havent stitched on her for a while now so she in need of much attention. I shall be stitching her non stop for the next week and hopefully I shall get lots more done :)

I just have to say, I love the idea of this blog where lots of us all over the world can write in it and share our progress and beloved hobby. What a lovely and creative idea this was :) I love reading everyone's posts too, it really inspires me, I love you all!

Rachel x

8 comments:

KiKi said...: Great job! I'm jealous! I have her kitted and ready to go but have not yet gotten to her! I'm hoping very soon!; March 12, 2009 at 4:49 PM
Carolyn NC said...: Looks lovely!; March 12, 2009 at 6:22 PM
Solitary Raven said...: I love this design... for so long it was my background on my computer...
:) great choice!
Laura; March 12, 2009 at 8:53 PM
Mich said...: Great to see that you will give this lovely lady some attention again ;-)); March 13, 2009 at 4:06 AM
Wendy said...: That is really good you will be stitching on her again, because she looks so gorgeous! You did a lot of stitching on her already. She is too nice to put away!
Thanks for your sweet comment on our blog too. It is nice to read that you enjoy it! It is really fun to share eachothers beautiful work and get inspired!
Hugs,
Wendy; March 13, 2009 at 5:34 AM
CathE said...: Glad you're feeling inspired to have another go on her. She looks amazing.; March 13, 2009 at 6:49 AM
Cindy F. said...: 1st let me say...YOU ARE PRECIOUS!!
2nd...WOW!! Your progress is BEAUTIFUL! This is such a gorgeous piece and I'm loving watching it grow:) So glad you're sharing this with us!; March 13, 2009 at 9:47 AM
Annie Bee said...: Rachel this is a beautiful piece and your stitching is just lovely.; March 14, 2009 at 5:18 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.