Our Friends' HAED SAL: this weeks progress on red poppy

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

this weeks progress on red poppy

here is this weeks progress plus I finally got a picture of what she will look
like completed. I am really enjoying this group and stitching her!
Laura

13 comments:

Gabi said...: If I recall your last picture correctly, you have made quite a huge progress. She looks lovely.; March 24, 2009 at 10:26 PM
Yoyo said...: Oh she is lovely!!! Great progress.; March 24, 2009 at 10:55 PM
Annie Bee said...: I love her love her. You have made a lot of progress this week.; March 24, 2009 at 11:00 PM
Diane (di) said...: Oh my goodness she's gorgeous... those colors are so rich. Great job!; March 25, 2009 at 12:28 AM
Srinity said...: She is beautiful! Great progress! I love the colours.; March 25, 2009 at 1:23 AM
Melissa33 said...: She looks awesome!; March 25, 2009 at 5:44 AM
Wendy said...: Wow! She looks so wonderful! That is a lot of stitching you did on her.; March 25, 2009 at 5:49 AM
Sabine S. said...: How very Spring like! She looks wonderful, great stitching!
sabine; March 25, 2009 at 8:53 AM
Cindy F. said...: Girl!! My goodness! How many stitches have you added since your last pic post?? A million?? She's gorgeous! Good job!; March 25, 2009 at 10:13 AM
Maxine said...: Fantastic !!!!; March 25, 2009 at 12:03 PM
Carolyn NC said...: Poppy is looking great - wonderful progress!; March 25, 2009 at 6:07 PM
Carla said...: It's coming along beautifully!!; March 26, 2009 at 10:33 AM
Claire said...: The colours of this are stunning - loving watching your progress with each piccie!

Hugs
Claire; March 26, 2009 at 2:36 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.