Our Friends' HAED SAL: The Final Few

Friday, February 26, 2010

The Final Few

Hello Stitchers,

The pandas are doing their best to look important and able to withstand another 6-8 months of stitching before they can be hung on the wall. Soon I really hope to start on the trees so that I can use some color other than blue.

The WIPs that you are posting look great. Some of you are moving along at a fast rate. Even though I can stitch every day it still seems pretty slow.

Have a great week stitching. See you next week.

Anne

4 comments:

Anonymous said...: they look awesome just like that!! But I bet when its all done its going to be even more stunning!!; February 26, 2010 at 9:27 PM
Marie said...: Your work looks so neat and it is really growing !
Sometimes I have the same feeling as you about the slowness of my work. But then, I remember that the most important is to appreciate the journey, and to have fun !

I'm looking forward to see the trees... !
Happy stitching !!; February 26, 2010 at 11:02 PM
MarchAnn said...: The Panda's look great and the trees will really add to your piece.; February 28, 2010 at 2:48 PM
Terri said...: Looks fantastic; March 4, 2010 at 2:08 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.