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Thursday, April 9, 2009

Koukiotis Sleeping Beauty 09 Apr 09

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09 Apr 09

Hi all!! I was rushing to get this posted on the blog today. Since it is a public holiday in Denmark today, so we went off to Germany to do our weekly shopping as it is not a holiday in Germany. It was quite a hectic day but real fun :0)) Here is my Koukiotis Sleeping Beauty as from today. I wish every member on this wonderful blog a great Easter!!

7 comments:

Felicity said...: Absolutely gorgeous! I hope you enjoyed your day out. It must have been a long one.; April 9, 2009 at 12:32 PM
Gabi said...: She is a real beauty. So lovely. Happy Easter to you too; April 9, 2009 at 4:29 PM
Vickie said...: this looks gorgeous! I love how it is in Black and white.; April 9, 2009 at 8:24 PM
Mimosa said...: She is so cute! Happy Easter to you too!; April 9, 2009 at 8:31 PM
Carolyn NC said...: Happy Easter back! Your SB is just breathtaking - great progress!; April 10, 2009 at 6:44 PM
Wendy said...: This is really a gorgeous progress! She is looking so nice!; April 12, 2009 at 2:02 PM
Cindy F. said...: She is truly breathtaking!! Beautiful stitching Yvonne!; April 13, 2009 at 8:54 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.