Our Friends' HAED SAL: Progress of Impetuous Arrival

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Progress of Impetuous Arrival

Hi everybody!!!

I stitch a lot last week, and Impetuous Arrival takes shape. Page 4 is finished. Half of the first line is done.

Wish you a good day.

11 comments:

Unknown said...: Looks fantastic!!; October 16, 2010 at 4:36 AM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: Very nice and what a great progress!Looks great !!; October 16, 2010 at 4:47 AM
Jan said...: I'm so glad someone is stitching this. It looks absolutely fabulous. You can really see his face now.; October 16, 2010 at 5:10 AM
Harriet said...: Wow that is amazing.; October 16, 2010 at 7:50 AM
Bev said...: i love how this one is progressing, well done!; October 16, 2010 at 9:38 PM
Joke said...: This is a stunning piece, keep going!; October 17, 2010 at 10:14 AM
Shelleen said...: looks great!; October 17, 2010 at 11:30 AM
grannie said...: Fabulous!; October 18, 2010 at 3:06 PM
Dancing With Pussycats said...: You are a fast stitcher! This looks wonderful. How dreamy looking he is.; October 21, 2010 at 11:59 AM
Terri said...: Absolutely amazing; October 27, 2010 at 11:59 AM
Bonnie520 said...: I love this one! The photo never really caught my attention, but aver seeing your stitching... Your stitching looks even better then the original.

Bonnie 520; October 27, 2010 at 4:16 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.