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Monday, August 23, 2010

Wrath - August 23, 2010

I finally finished page 10 of Wrath. I have not stitched at all since my OH's accident nearly 4 months ago. For those that don't know, my OH was in a car accident and suffered a severe brain injury. He is still in the hospital and has made slow improvements. The prognosis has never been good but he is still improving more than the doctors thought so I hope he continues down that path. I recently just picked up my stitching again last week. It's helped to get my mind off of what has happened. Here's page 10, I didn't get a pic of the whole thing because I took it with my iphone and didn't realize I had it upside down until much later..so pic of the whole thing will be coming after I finish the next page.

~Kerri~

4 comments:

Sjoukje said...: Hi! It's great to hear from you again! It's terrible what happened to your husband, but I'm so glad that he's getting better than the doctors expected. I'm praying this will continue! And indeed, stitching is a great thing to get your mind off something else. I like your work, the colours are beautiful!; August 23, 2010 at 11:49 PM
Shelleen said...: I am so sorry to hear about the accident and I hope he keeps on recovering. I agree that stitching is calming.; August 26, 2010 at 5:02 PM
Louanne said...: So sorry to hear about the accident, how awful. I am keeping you and your husband in my prayers. Congrats on your page finish on Wrath, your stitching is lovely!; August 27, 2010 at 8:17 AM
Astrid said...: I hope he is going to be with you soon at home!!!
The Wrath is beautiful; August 31, 2010 at 4:25 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.