Our Friends' HAED SAL: Terri's SAL Update

Friday, March 20, 2009

Terri's SAL Update

Here is Water by Teri Rosario. I didn't have a before picture. I have almost completed page 37. Stitched on 28ct beige Lugana Evenweave 1 over 1

12 comments:

Carolyn NC said...: What beautiful colors! Nice progress.; March 20, 2009 at 8:08 PM
Mich said...: I love the beautiful warm colours. Great to see all the red, as a change for all the blue that I'm stitching ;-)); March 20, 2009 at 11:24 PM
Wendy said...: These are some gorgeous colors your are using! That is already a great progress and I can't wait to see the rest of it.; March 21, 2009 at 2:31 AM
Diane (di) said...: What beautiful rich reds. Great job Terri!; March 21, 2009 at 2:51 AM
Suzie said...: Ooooh, what gorgeous colors are emerging! They are so deep, and rich. I hope that they are as much fun to stitch as to look at! lol Your stitching is lovely! Thanks SO much for sharing your progress! Well done!; March 21, 2009 at 3:06 AM
Laura said...: You have made a really nice start. It is so motivating to keep on stitching when you are so close to finishing a page.; March 21, 2009 at 4:56 AM
Puppy Love said...: Ooohhh.. I love those colors.; March 21, 2009 at 6:23 AM
Yoyo said...: You have a very good start there. Looking forward to seeing where these lovely colors are going.; March 21, 2009 at 7:57 AM
beth said...: Beautiful start- I love the colors so far & can't wait to see more!; March 21, 2009 at 9:28 AM
Cindy F. said...: Awesome start Terri! Such beautiful colors!! Can't wait to see more of this one:); March 21, 2009 at 9:30 AM
Marie said...: Hello Terri !
The picture of Water is really nice and the colors are so rich that I can not wait to see the mermaid coming to life ! Your work is beautiful !
Have a very nice week with a lot of stitching !; March 22, 2009 at 12:17 AM
Annie Bee said...: Such rich and striking reds. Beautiful; March 22, 2009 at 11:42 PM

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.