Our Friends' HAED SAL: Thursday... Firefly

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Thursday... Firefly

Well I stitched and stitched..... and finished the second page of the Firefly bij Brigit Ashwood. I have a page rotation with other projects so I am jet in with the Madonna of Christensen.
Next Thursday you can all see that.

11 comments:

Yvonne said...: Really lovely with the blues. I saw your wips and you are really fast.

Yvonne; March 26, 2009 at 5:12 AM
Wendy said...: OMG! Your needles must be smoking! Wonderful progress!; March 26, 2009 at 5:51 AM
Gabi said...: This is so beautiful Astrid. I went and had a look how that design will look when finished and my mouth fell open. SO beautiful. I put this one on my wishlist.; March 26, 2009 at 6:00 AM
Anita H said...: Wow, those wings look amazing. You are cruising along on this one.
Anita; March 26, 2009 at 6:52 AM
CathE said...: Looks amazing. You're certainly making good progress.; March 26, 2009 at 8:11 AM
Cindy F. said...: Good gracious Astrid!! I think your needle has wings too! Incredible progress girl!! She's looking amazing:); March 26, 2009 at 9:20 AM
5horizons said...: You've made fantastic progress Can't wait to see more of her!; March 26, 2009 at 11:16 AM
Carolyn NC said...: Looks great - wonderful progress!; March 26, 2009 at 1:55 PM
Yoyo said...: OMG, outstanding progress!; March 26, 2009 at 2:19 PM
Annie Bee said...: You are such a fast stitcher. Looks great; March 26, 2009 at 4:55 PM
Marie said...: I already saw your progress on your blog and still find it amazing and beautiful !! I love your work !
Thanks for sharing it with us !; March 27, 2009 at 12:16 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.