Our Friends' HAED SAL: Marie, Winter Angel.

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Marie, Winter Angel.

Here she is...

Hello everybody !

Are you ready to meet her ?!... This past week, her face came to life. When I look at her, I think that my Winter Angel looks kind, and now, everytime I'm stitching, she's taking care of me...

So here is my work :

Before :

Now :

And this a focus on her face (sorry for the bad picture) :

I hope that you will enjoy looking at my work ! You all are cheering me up, as always.

I wish you all a very nice week, with smiles in the air...

With all my affection,
Marie.

14 comments:

Anonymous said...: Oh my gosh-when I saw her face, it just took my breath away! Stunning!; June 25, 2009 at 10:46 AM
val said...: ohhh she's lovely
you have good avdanced

Val; June 25, 2009 at 11:43 AM
Carla said...: she looks wonderful!!; June 25, 2009 at 12:14 PM
Joke said...: Oh Marie, how good to have this angel wachting over you! She will guide you towards the finishing of this lovely piece of stitching. I hope she guides you through life as well :); June 25, 2009 at 12:34 PM
Yvonne said...: OMG!! Marie!! She is gorgeous! That is an extremely fast progress. Lovely!

Yvonne; June 25, 2009 at 12:39 PM
Caroline said...: This is really, very beautiful - she is coming to life - wonderful stitching Marie!; June 25, 2009 at 1:16 PM
Sue in N. Va said...: How serene! Beautiful stitching!; June 25, 2009 at 2:00 PM
Cindy F. said...: Marie, she is truly breath-taking! She looks like a painting in a museum:) Such beautiful progress!; June 25, 2009 at 2:23 PM
Maxine said...: WOW she looks fabulous, you've done a great job and made really good progress :); June 25, 2009 at 3:26 PM
Puppy Love said...: She takes my breath away!; June 25, 2009 at 6:00 PM
Anonymous said...: Marie, she is beautiful!; June 25, 2009 at 6:29 PM
kerbear said...: WOW! This is a gorgeous piece and you are just whipping right through this! Congrats!; June 26, 2009 at 7:23 AM
Astrid said...: OOOOO MArie... I looked it up. GORGEOUS !!!!!!!!!!!; June 27, 2009 at 11:30 PM
Beck said...: Marie, that is absolutely beautiful - I send you my best wishes for a wonderful week too...hugs, Beck; June 28, 2009 at 11:52 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.