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Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Lust Update!

Hi Everyone,

I have picked up Lust again after stopping mid page, I finished that page and another, page 4 took 10 days which I'm pretty happy with.

I think the pictures don't do it justice. Lust looks much better from a distance.

But enough chatter here are the pics

This Was Lust Before

Page 3 Finished

And Page 4 Done

Lust is being Stitched on 18cnt 2 strands, DMC
Im off to my favorite craft store this weekend to Kit up 'Sloth' Can't wait to start her

Happy Stitching Everyone

Manbroider!

12 comments:

grannie said...: Wow! She is fabulous! Can't wait to see Sloth too!; October 19, 2010 at 3:25 AM
Delfike said...: Now it looks good! Will be beautiful!; October 19, 2010 at 4:09 AM
Marianela said...: waow! I have several charts of Seven Deadly Sins of Martha Dahlig (Envy, Lust and Envy). Each time I see your WIP I want to start working them. IT LOOKS WONDERFUL!; October 19, 2010 at 4:26 AM
Marianela said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; October 19, 2010 at 4:26 AM
Amanda said...: It looks great! Can't wait to see more; October 19, 2010 at 7:58 AM
Astrid said...: WOW !! beautiful colors !!!; October 20, 2010 at 4:20 AM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: WOW !!! Very beautiful .....; October 20, 2010 at 5:01 AM
Unknown said...: Looking fantastic!; October 21, 2010 at 3:08 AM
Dancing With Pussycats said...: Looks great! You're stitching so fast! Are you doing all 7 designs?; October 21, 2010 at 2:00 PM
Mel said...: Awesome! :); October 21, 2010 at 2:51 PM
Terri said...: This is beautiful :); October 30, 2010 at 10:35 AM
MiniBinoy said...: woww!! cant wait to see the finished project!!; November 3, 2010 at 7:00 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.