Our Friends' HAED SAL: I Know I Can Do This

Monday, October 4, 2010

I Know I Can Do This

Thank you to Louanne for accepting me as a member. Here is where I am currently at with this design by Sharon Hurst

Caroline

5 comments:

Dancing With Pussycats said...: Your stitching is very neat and the coverage is great. I love the blending of colors. It's a beautiful start. I'll look forward to your progress.; October 4, 2010 at 2:49 PM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: WOW .... you made a very good start! Beautiful stitching!; October 5, 2010 at 4:04 AM
Sabine S. said...: Welcome and thanks for sharing your new start!
Sabine; October 5, 2010 at 8:38 AM
Marie said...: Hello and welcome here !
I like the colors on your start, and I'm looking forward to see more from this design...
Your work looks also very neat, it's a delight to look at it !

Happy stitching !; October 6, 2010 at 2:13 AM
Joke said...: Great start, I have it kitted up, but didn't start yet. I'm looking forward to see your progress :); October 6, 2010 at 10:09 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.