Our Friends' HAED SAL: Sakura WIP 1

Friday, March 20, 2009

Sakura WIP 1

Hi everyone :)

Last week I started Sakura by Chin Chou Kuik:

I decided to stitch her on 40 ct linen 1 over 2 and it has been a lot of fun to stitch so far! Here is a pic:

I am loving the colours of this project and I was so excited when I saw the flower emerge :D

14 comments:

Yoyo said...: Oh for the days when I could actually see a 40ct linen! Such beautiful fabric and the colors in this design are gorgeous. Good start, looking forward to your progress.; March 20, 2009 at 6:42 PM
Yoyo said...: Oh for the days when I could actually see a 40ct linen! Such beautiful fabric and the colors in this design are gorgeous. Good start, looking forward to your progress.; March 20, 2009 at 6:42 PM
Carolyn NC said...: Very pretty!; March 20, 2009 at 8:09 PM
Solitary Raven said...: love the colors, and of course I love the artist :)
the colors remind me of a dogwood tree on a sunny day... or a cherry tree in blossom :)
Laura; March 20, 2009 at 9:06 PM
Mich said...: Great start !!; March 20, 2009 at 11:25 PM
Wendy said...: That is a great start already and indeed the colors are really gorgeous!; March 21, 2009 at 2:32 AM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: Great start and very nice colors !; March 21, 2009 at 2:35 AM
Suzie said...: Wow! 40 count. I am greatly impressed. I'll never see those days again, so its good that I can enjoy your stitching, which looks lovely! And how nice that you can enjoy all of those gorgeous colors right from the start! Thanks for sharing your progress!; March 21, 2009 at 3:17 AM
Laura said...: Lovely start! This is going to be a fun one stitch.; March 21, 2009 at 4:55 AM
Puppy Love said...: I so love the days when something Pops out from my HAED and I see an actualy feature of the picture.; March 21, 2009 at 6:24 AM
Cindy F. said...: Oh wow!! Beautiful progress and the colors are sooo pretty! Love it! Good job!; March 21, 2009 at 9:32 AM
Joke said...: She is going to be beautiful, I love the colours, great job!; March 21, 2009 at 9:43 AM
Annie Bee said...: I love this pic and you can already see the beautiful soft pinks.; March 22, 2009 at 11:40 PM
Srinity said...: Great start and the colours are so lovely!; March 23, 2009 at 12:48 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.