Our Friends' HAED SAL: Trellis Kitty. Karen Middleton

Monday, October 11, 2010

Trellis Kitty. Karen Middleton

Hello. First of all, thanks to Louanne by accept me in this wonderful blog. I visit it everyday. Your work is very beautiful. Congratulations.

My name is Karmen, and I'm Spanish, so sorry if my English isn't very good.

This is my first HAEDS, and I have got three more in project.

I hope soon I will be able to show you cat's face.

9 comments:

Nina said...: Wow, your stitching looks fabulous! I love all the shades of orange :) And welcome to the blog!; October 11, 2010 at 9:39 PM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: Welcome to the blog Karmen !Trellis Kitty is so beautiful with very nice colors ...I look forward to your next up date!; October 12, 2010 at 4:42 AM
CathE said...: Welcome. Lovely work. I look forward to seeing your progress and your other pieces of work.; October 12, 2010 at 8:45 AM
Claire said...: Wow looking good so far!; October 12, 2010 at 10:04 AM
Dancing With Pussycats said...: Welcome to the group, Karmen. This is so pretty! And you've gotten a lot done. Congrats. I'm looking forward to seeing the kitty emerge from your needle.

And of course, to see what your other two wips are.; October 12, 2010 at 10:58 AM
laura118 said...: Wow, amazing work. I'm looking forward to more of your progress pictures
Laura; October 12, 2010 at 10:49 PM
KiKi said...: The colors are beautiful! Your english is very good for being your second language!; October 15, 2010 at 7:26 PM
grannie said...: What stunning colours. Great stitching! :-); October 18, 2010 at 3:09 PM
Terri said...: This looks great Karmen and your english is very good.; October 23, 2010 at 12:33 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.