Our Friends' HAED SAL: Camelot from Kinuko Craft

Monday, February 27, 2012

Camelot from Kinuko Craft

Hello everybody !

Thank you Louanne for getting us out of the winter's torpor and for reminding us to post our progress !

It is an opportunity to present you one of my WIPs.
This is Camelot from Kinuko Craft (the full version 525 x 383).

stitched on lugana 25 count, with two strands of thread

With this journey, I am travelling in the medieval time and my needle is in close contact with King Arthur's legends...
I enjoy each stitch of it...

Happy stitching to you all !

Marie.

6 comments:

Joke said...: As always, great stitching. Kinuko is one of my favourite artists, I love to see this design stitched!; February 27, 2012 at 11:18 AM
Pull the other thread said...: Wow amazing stitching. It looks so beautiful.; February 27, 2012 at 11:39 AM
Ali O'Donnell said...: Love how this is looking!; February 27, 2012 at 12:21 PM
Beck said...: Like the stitching in Camelot. I'll be in a 16th century chapel stitching a stained glass window this weekend - or as soon as my threads get here, lol! Thanks for the inspiration!! Beck in TN; February 27, 2012 at 6:56 PM
Astrid said...: Marie its so beautiful.its splashes out with the colors. !!!; February 28, 2012 at 10:40 AM
Unknown said...: Ooooo gorgeous. Love this one and have had the chart for ages but been a bit scared to start it.... might have to get the mini of it and have a go because it's so beautiful!; February 29, 2012 at 6:43 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.