Our Friends' HAED SAL: Train of Dreams R.Spangler.

Sunday, April 4, 2010

Train of Dreams R.Spangler.

I started Train of Dream for future grandchildren (haha) You cant start early enough.....

But there is a reasonable chance in the next two years.

I love the details and the bright colorfull colors very much.

5 comments:

Marie said...: Hello Astrid !

It's delightful !!
This is such a surprise !! After the Sifter, I was wondering what you will be starting (I was thinking about The first rose...!), but I never thought about this one ! It's so beautiful !!!
The cup's style looks elaborate, and your work is so neat...

I'm looking forward to see more of this funny design !!

Happy stitching Astrid !; April 4, 2010 at 10:50 PM
Sabine S. said...: What a wonderful start! So cheery! It will be so special in a nursery one day, although even if your DIL were pregnant already, my money would be one YOU finishing first!
Sabine; April 4, 2010 at 10:55 PM
CathE said...: what a great start.; April 5, 2010 at 1:48 AM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: I know (lol) better start early enough, I stitch snow white for my grandchildren .... euhhhh it will be a wedding gift hahahahaha ..
Train of Dream is really beautiful and what a start ...... WOW !!!!!! I can only dream of such wonderful progress!; April 5, 2010 at 2:17 AM
Sjoukje said...: I think it's beautiful and I'm in love with this piece as well. I'm seriously considering buying it, but I don't know when I can stitch it and my children are little now, and starting it for my future grandchildren may be a bit too early... Anyway,I like it very much, and when I looked at the whole picture at the HAED site, my eldest son (2,5 years) did too. He called the train Thomas (the train, you know?) and wanted me to stitch it for him. Your wish is my command? But he expects it to be finished next week, I'm afraid.; April 5, 2010 at 3:34 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.