Our Friends' HAED SAL: Progress on Vibrant Vista and Call of the Raven

Friday, March 20, 2009

Progress on Vibrant Vista and Call of the Raven

Last days I have only been stitching on both Haeds, but tonight I have to pay attention to some other WIP's. So I thought to show the progress now. Page 6, on the right side, is finished now, but as you can see it wasn't a page, in fact it were about 1500 stitches. I am continuing on the left, to finish page 1. After that, or at the same time, I am starting page 5, until the top is closed.

Call of the Raven has some progress too. I managed to fill in the open spaces between the wings, and a few beams om the left.

7 comments:

Wendy said...: Great progress on both your projects! I really love Call of the Raven, the colors are so gorgeous!; March 20, 2009 at 1:58 PM
Cindy F. said...: Joke, I totally admire you for handling 2 at one time and you are such a fast stitcher! Love the vibrant colors in Call of the Raven!; March 20, 2009 at 5:25 PM
Yoyo said...: Raven is so colorful, WOW. Great progress on both projects.; March 20, 2009 at 5:51 PM
Carolyn NC said...: These are both looking great!; March 20, 2009 at 8:12 PM
Suzie said...: I'm in awe. .two major projects at once! And you're making such grand progress on both of them! Congratulations!!

I love the colors in Call of the Raven. It is looking amazing!!

Thanks so much for sharing your updates!; March 21, 2009 at 3:51 AM
Laura said...: They are both beautiful projects. The colors in the sky are just amazing in Vibrant Vista. I am eagerly watching for your updates as this is the first Wooster Scott I have seen stitched.; March 21, 2009 at 5:13 AM
Anita H said...: They both look amazing, Raven is so vibrant.
Anita; March 21, 2009 at 7:36 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.