Our Friends' HAED SAL: December 2015

Sunday, December 27, 2015

Lily of the valley. Irena Butrimaite. Ricamare con stile.blogspot.it

http://ricamareconstile.blogspot.it/2015/12/lily-of-valley.html

I finished page N-49. 🎄

Saturday, December 26, 2015

Dreams of Gaudí - Week 250

Even with my color-highlight method I thought I would never finish this page... so much confetti in a heap! :DDD

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Shore Line Village Complete!

Shore Line Village

By Dennis Lewan

Stitched on 25 Count

1 over 1

Full Cross

Sunday, December 20, 2015

Jessie: supersized treasure hunt book shelf

Finished page 6 tonight before going to bed. 25ct magic guide. Artwork by Aimee Stewart. Hope everyone is getting some stitching time in around the holidays. I know I am.

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Sunday, December 6, 2015

Dreams of Gaudí - Week 249

Finished off two more pages. I really hope I can finish this piece by the end of next year! :)

Saturday, December 5, 2015

High Noon update by Komari

This week I've been stitching a lot on High Noon. Pages 31 and 32 complete. This is really a lot of fun to stitch.

Thanks for looking.

My stitching blog

Komari.

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Update on The Witching Hour

Sorry have not been stitching much lately. I have an update on this one and determined to get this first page done.

Here is the last post from stitching this which is from Feb. 2015

Here is were I am now. Just a little more to finish my first page :)

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.