Our Friends' HAED SAL: Catch a Falling Star Update

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Catch a Falling Star Update

I finally got some time to work on this and I am still not done with page 1. Only about 5 more rows to go! I decided to fill in the stars to get a break from all the dark navy blue I've been stitching lately.

Here was the last update:

And this is where I am now:

Hope everyone is well and looking forward to seeing all the updates!

Kerri :)

8 comments:

Marie said...: The sky looks wonderful, and I LOVE the stars !! Keep up your beautiful work, you will manage to finish the first page, I will be thinking of you to give you energy...!; July 11, 2009 at 12:19 PM
Carolyn NC said...: Very pretty - nice progress!; July 11, 2009 at 9:30 PM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: Very nice progress, catch a falling star is a beautiful pattern!; July 12, 2009 at 6:15 AM
Cindy F. said...: That's a lot of progress!!! Good job:); July 12, 2009 at 7:43 AM
pethair-xstitcher said...: Excellent progress! looks great; July 12, 2009 at 5:49 PM
Bellatrix said...: Love those blue stars. Great progress!; July 12, 2009 at 10:19 PM
Yvonne said...: Lovely!!! I love the blues and this is one of my favourite artworks by Fain.; July 13, 2009 at 9:33 AM
Wendy said...: That is a great progress! Love to stee that wonderful star. Can't wait to see your progress on this one.; July 14, 2009 at 11:43 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.