Our Friends' HAED SAL: Train of dreams!

Monday, July 19, 2010

Train of dreams!

We're back from our holidays and I had Train of dreams with me. This is a photo of my starting point last week monday in the evening. Tomorrow I will show a photo of the current state of progress, I've done quite a lot. I'm a bit proud of myself, because I had two small kids with me as well and I even managed to read two books.
Now the real life start again, but not really real yet. I've still six weeks summerholidays left, I think there will be plenty time for stitching!

4 comments:

http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: very nice work Sjoukje and you made a great progress! It looks fantastic and I love the colors!; July 20, 2010 at 5:07 AM
Astrid said...: Leuk istie he. En de kleuren zo verschrikkelijk kleurrijk !!! Goede start hoor !!! Jemig wat ga je snel.; July 20, 2010 at 8:19 AM
Sabine S. said...: Sounds like a wonderful vacation! Glad you had time for stitching and reading. Waiting for your next update to see your progress.Nice stitching!
Sabine; July 20, 2010 at 8:57 PM
Terri said...: Looks fantastic I love it :); July 27, 2010 at 1:49 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.