Our Friends' HAED SAL: QS Storykeeper- Week 2

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

QS Storykeeper- Week 2

Hello all my new stitching friends!

It's been another week and my weekend is quickly ending, so it's time to post an update on QS Storykeeper. Needless to say, I didn't make as much time for stitching as I would have liked, but I have used 7 floss colors and placed several hundred more stitches! I'm also still trying to find my groove. On some days I put a new color of floss in the needle and stitched until the thread or the symbol ran out. Other days I placed one stitch here and three stitches there in hopes of completing a square. So here are last week's and this week's pics!

Have a great week everyone! I look forward to seeing all of your stitchings!

Sabine

10 comments:

Cindy F. said...: Good job Sabine!! Just enjoy the process:); March 24, 2009 at 8:32 PM
Yoyo said...: You made some great progress!! A few stitches here and few stitches there, that's how we get it done.; March 24, 2009 at 8:42 PM
Yoyo said...: You made some great progress!! A few stitches here and few stitches there, that's how we get it done.; March 24, 2009 at 8:42 PM
Annie Bee said...: You have made a good start and those blues are very pretty.; March 24, 2009 at 8:47 PM
Gabi said...: Great progress. And I do exactly the same as you do. Sometimes I park, sometimes I finish the color off. Just as I like it at that very moment. :); March 24, 2009 at 10:16 PM
Wendy said...: You made great progress on it! I can't wait to see it grow!; March 25, 2009 at 5:52 AM
5horizons said...: Such a fab start! I'm waiting for her face - are you using Kreinik or subbing it with something else?; March 25, 2009 at 10:08 AM
Maxine said...: You are making good progress, keep it up :); March 25, 2009 at 12:05 PM
Nancy said...: You've made a great start!! I'm doing the full version of this one.; March 25, 2009 at 1:10 PM
Carolyn NC said...: Great job - nice progress!; March 25, 2009 at 6:08 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.