Our Friends' HAED SAL: Red Poppy: Ching Chou Kuik

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Red Poppy: Ching Chou Kuik

I love HAED, and think Michele does a great job creating the designs. I have 6 or 7 pieces to do for HAED and most are by the same artist : Ching Chou Kuik. SO my goal is to finish... which is the thing ... I am a serial starter... perhaps I can finish these, and put them in my new living room... which is not yet finished ... lol
hey... I am not in charge of that project... :)
Here are the pieces to show the design I will be working on : Red Poppy
and what the completed project willl look like.
I did get it started... and I love stitching on it... SO I promise to stitch on her at least once a week...but my goal will be more :)
Laura
who is so excited to be part of this, and a smile to my friends out there :)
Happy Stitching!

6 comments:

Cindy F. said...: Hey Laura!! Welcome!! Your friends are smiling right back at ya!
Wow! this is a gorgeous design and I LOVE the colors! Great progress!
I'm amazed you ever get to stitch with your busy life!
Have fun! Can't wait to see it grow:)
Hugs!; March 7, 2009 at 7:37 AM
Joke said...: Ching Chou Kuik, one of my favorites too. I've got several charts of her, but never stitched any of them. Might change my mind, seeing this lovely piece!; March 7, 2009 at 10:33 AM
Annie Bee said...: I just Luv Chin CHou Kuik's artwork and have stitched 2 of her. They are amazing when finished. The colours in this piece are just stunning. I can't wait to see more of her.; March 7, 2009 at 12:49 PM
Terri said...: Looks great.; March 7, 2009 at 6:57 PM
Wendy said...: Hi Laura, welcome to our blog too! Your design looks great already!
I also love to start new projects, but I have now 5 WIP's and I think I will finish one of those first before I start another one. I still have so many things in my stash to do, and I keep buying some more. I guess I'm addicted to it ;); March 8, 2009 at 12:57 AM
Carolyn NC said...: Check those colors! Great progress.; March 8, 2009 at 9:44 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.