Our Friends' HAED SAL: Queen of Hearts (Babs)

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Queen of Hearts (Babs)

Hello all,

like every week I've been working on my Queen of Hearts. A new color is going to be added in a few 300 stitches, but the weird thing is, that it's only one stitch. Should there be something wrong in the pattern? It's not coming back for the next 8 pages either. Anyway, I guess I'll put it in anyway.

This week I haven't stitched a lot, but there is something to see. Finally!!!! A rose. And the bad news, it's not growing anymore :( So the next few pages are just background again. Sometimes I wish I took something with more things in to grow.

Anyway. I all like your works. And you want to hear something? I finally learned how to use Yahoo Messenger. So if you want to add me on it, borduurmeisje1@yahoo.com or borduurmeisje1. I hope to see some of you appearing on my list.

Have a nice stitch week.

Babs

4 comments:

Gabi said...: Great progress. :); June 11, 2009 at 10:56 PM
Wendy said...: Great progress, Babs! Keep up the good work. The more you stitch the nicer it will look!; June 13, 2009 at 2:06 AM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: wonderful progress Babs, your Queen of Hearts looks beautiful, curious to see more!; June 13, 2009 at 10:28 AM
Cindy F. said...: Good job Babs!! The background is a lot of work, but it is so pretty in this piece:); June 15, 2009 at 12:21 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.