Our Friends' HAED SAL: Faery Tales and Bubbles

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Faery Tales and Bubbles

It has been such a long time since I have posted to this blog, sorry. I am also sorry for the horrible photos. Faery Tales is getting so big, as I have stitched all over the place, I am having trouble laying it flat to take the wip pictures.

Here is a close up of Bubbles, I did take a picture of the whole lot, but it was so blurry that I decided not to show it.

You are all doing some amazing stitching and I enjoy keeping up with all of the wips on this blog.

3 comments:

The Chief's Chef said...: I love the pictures especially the one on the left! Great progress!; August 22, 2010 at 4:13 PM
Sjoukje said...: Lay it on the ground with books on the corners, climb on kitchen stairs and take the picture! I'd really like to see the whole work!; August 22, 2010 at 11:28 PM
demeter83 said...: They both look lovely, Fairy Tales is really growing and you've made a fabulous move on Bubbles, are you enjoying stitching her because I keep looking longingly at that one!; August 23, 2010 at 11:19 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.