Our Friends' HAED SAL: Foregone

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Sunday, January 23, 2011

Joke's Foregone

This week I have been focusing on Foregone and yeah!! I finished page three (as you see I stitch from right to left, so two pages to go before the row is finished). It was a long way of confetti stitching, but finishing this page makes me aware (and proud) of my own grey hair LOL

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Joke's Foregone and Call of the Raven

A new year, a new update :) By the way, wishing you all the best for 2011!

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Foregone, Vibrant Vista and Call of the Raven

As you might know I have three heads on the roll. They are all growing little by little, here are some pictures .

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Joke's Foregone and Vibrant Vista

Here's my progress on Foregone. The hair is getting clearly now, even a part of the lady's forehead.

As Autumn is coming quickly now I thought I should stitch on Vibrant Vista again. Do you remember how I left it last February? Like this:

Now there is some progress, the house is almost finished.

Monday, August 30, 2010

Joke's Foregone and Call of the Raven

It's been quite a while, so I have an update to show. I'm reaching the hair of the lady of Foregone. So stitching on it is becoming more and more fun. Call of the Raven is still growing on a monthly basis. And Astrid, do you see the difference? I'm rolling my work now instead of folding ;)

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.