Our Friends' HAED SAL: Afternoon Tea. Start.

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Afternoon Tea. Start.

Hi everyone!
I've just joined this groupe with my work "Afternoon Tea".
That's what I've done this month:

And that's what I want to have in the end :)

12 comments:

demeter83 said...: Oh how I do love the Spangler designs.

It's looking pretty amazing already, congratulations!; October 30, 2010 at 4:20 AM
MarchAnn said...: Aren't Spangler's great, and you picked a really cute one. You are moving right along and will have tea in no time.; October 30, 2010 at 4:43 AM
Nina said...: I love it! You've made a great start!; October 30, 2010 at 5:05 AM
grannie said...: What a great start! I have this one in my stash but he is way down my to do list so I will look forward to seeing yours being stitched :-); October 30, 2010 at 7:10 AM
Lonneke said...: Cute! Looking forward to seeing this one being stitched.
Great start.; October 30, 2010 at 7:16 AM
Claire said...: It's so cute and coming on nicely.; October 30, 2010 at 9:05 AM
Unknown said...: That's going to be sooo cute! It's good to see someone doing a Spangler that ISN't Train Of Dreams!; October 31, 2010 at 2:16 AM
Tatyana'S said...: Thank's a lot for your comments!!!
I wanted to begin with Train Of Dreams, but found this one. It will be a gift for my little son.; October 31, 2010 at 8:48 AM
Terri said...: Great Start; October 31, 2010 at 3:51 PM
ana~stitch said...: Love this one, great stitching!!; November 1, 2010 at 9:42 AM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: oooohhh i love this ....it's so cute .... very nice start and I'm looking forward to see more!; November 2, 2010 at 3:13 AM
Dancing With Pussycats said...: Such a cute design. This will be really fun to watch as you progress. And you've already made a good start. Well done!; November 3, 2010 at 2:28 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.