Our Friends' HAED SAL: Helping Hand, Marie.

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Helping Hand, Marie.

Hello everybody !

This little mouse caught my heart and... my needle !

The design is fantastically charted, full of details and I must say that when I sticth it, I'm really charmed and captivated.

I'm stitching it on a Silkweaver fabric, lugana 28 count.

And this is my work after one week :

Thank you all for your presence here, it's a place full of sharing and happiness.

I wish you all a great week !

Marie.

8 comments:

CathE said...: What a charming chart and a great start. Love your fabric choice.; May 5, 2010 at 11:39 AM
Sjoukje said...: The stitching is more beautiful than the original picture. That's weird?!; May 5, 2010 at 2:34 PM
Sabine S. said...: I love the hummingbird! They come through here twice a year and will feed around us sitting on the porch. Sometimes we have to duck because they fly by so fast and close. Cute chart, I'm glad you're enjoying it!
Sabine; May 5, 2010 at 10:51 PM
Astrid said...: O thats a great chart to make. Very lovely !!!; May 6, 2010 at 9:16 AM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: oooh !!That mouse is so cute, what a nice pattern to make ..... I look forward to your next up date!; May 6, 2010 at 9:27 AM
Anne said...: I love the little mouse sharing his flower with the hummingbird. I know you will enjoy doing this pattern.; May 14, 2010 at 4:32 PM
Shari said...: oh wow! I am so glad I stopped by the blog today!!! I have this one in my stash, waiting to start!! How pretty yours looks. I look forward to more updates!; May 27, 2010 at 11:44 AM
Unknown said...: its cute,; June 7, 2010 at 4:20 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.