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Saturday, March 28, 2009

Ingrid : Snow White and a little more

hello everyone, this is my progress of Snow White is not much, because I have been working many hours, but there are zooo much conffetie stitches and this takes a lot of time but despite that we see our work is growing and this is still a lot of satisfaction .It is so nice to always see how you do it and the beautiful designs you have chosen .I love a lot of this blog, thanks for your work to share
Have a nice weekend with lots of stitch fun and until next week
Ingrid
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BEFORE

BACKSIDE

9 comments:

Wendy said...: Well, that is a wonderful progress you did. the more you will be stitching, the more you will see it grow. It is a wonderful design and can't wait to see your progress on it.; March 28, 2009 at 5:37 AM
Mich said...: You have made already a big progress despite all hours that you had to work last week. Also your back looks so beautiful, not so messy as mine ;-)); March 28, 2009 at 6:26 AM
Gabi said...: Great progress. And your back looks so neat.; March 28, 2009 at 8:04 AM
Sabine S. said...: I'm having a slow stitching progress week too, filling in confetti stitches. We'll both make progress though!Hang in there!
Sabine; March 28, 2009 at 11:09 AM
Annie Bee said...: You have made great progress. Confetti sure slows down your stitching.; March 28, 2009 at 8:11 PM
Carolyn NC said...: Nice progress!; March 28, 2009 at 8:11 PM
Suzie said...: Ingrid, I see a lot of progress. It just seems slow going because you are the one stitching it!

And once again, I see a back that looks SO neat! Trying as hard as I can, mine still always look like a nightmare gone bad.

But we're looking at your stitching, which is looking great!

Well done! Thanks so much for sharing!; March 29, 2009 at 4:01 AM
Vickie said...: confetti stitches are the worst!! Your project is coming along nicely!; March 29, 2009 at 8:09 AM
Cindy F. said...: Good job Ingrid! and your back is so nice and neat:); March 30, 2009 at 8:08 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.