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Sunday, November 21, 2010

Madonna of Christensen

Sanne has a very nice Frame selected for the train. About three weeks he is ready. Then I can show it to everyone.

Finally almost December. I had the Train of Dreams exactly finished on time. Because I have big plans for the Madonna of Christensen. Who actually I want to have done this year.
Now I had to do four pages of the Madonna. I have one finished now. A total of 6200 stitches done this week. Three pages to go. Actually, it must be finished before Christmas because then I have no time to spend on it anymore. So fingers crossed ..

5 comments:

Sara said...: that's a lot of stitches, but is very cute, it really resembles an old painting, really lovely, nice job. And I hope you can finish it before Christmas as you want.; November 21, 2010 at 8:01 AM
Teipu said...: Good luck for finishing this! I'm sure you can do it!; November 21, 2010 at 8:11 AM
Sabine S. said...: I don't know how you do it, but I am sure you will finish it on time! Go Astrid!!!!! Can't wait to see Sanne's frame.
Sabine; November 21, 2010 at 8:54 AM
Marie said...: Astrid,
You know how much I love your Madonna... It will be a big big delight to see it finished !! And I'm sure you will achieve it very soon !

I'm looking forward too to see the train framed...

Have a nice week !; November 21, 2010 at 11:43 AM
grannie said...: Fingers crossed for your finish. She is beautiful and must be lovely to stitch :-); November 22, 2010 at 2:23 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.