Our Friends' HAED SAL: Call of the Raven and Foregone

Monday, August 9, 2010

Call of the Raven and Foregone - Joke

It's quite some time ago that I posted an update on my work. I have been busy stitching on Foregone. It is a beautiful design, but until now rather boring! I am stitching brown, brown, dark brown, even darker brown and black. And I love bright colours LOL So how do I survive this? Yes, like all other stitchers do. Just follow my needle and from time to time stitch something else, like Call of the Raven. As you can see I don't like ironing LOL

Foregone

5 comments:

Astrid said...: Joke Good work !! But I always roll my work, To fold is not good for the work you do. And the fabric is nor bending bak after the Ironing. You think it did but on the fold its always larger when you do that often.; August 10, 2010 at 3:42 AM
Marie said...: Joke, I'm sorry that Foregone's background is boring but... you made me laugh !!!
Both of your works are neat and beautiful...

Hugs...; August 10, 2010 at 12:02 PM
Sjoukje said...: I really love the colours in call of the raven. But I guess I mentioned this before. I can imagine you think your other work is a bit boring at this stage. I also like the bright colours better.; August 11, 2010 at 12:49 AM
Joke said...: Astrid, thank you, from now on I will roll my work :); August 11, 2010 at 5:37 AM
CathE said...: Call of the Raven is coming on so well. And you've made a great start on Foregone.

I am also guilty of folding my work, so I guess I'll be rolling from now on too!; August 11, 2010 at 12:22 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.