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Thursday, April 16, 2009

Daydreaming Fairy

Stitching has been rather slow in my house at the moment due to having DH home with torn tendons around his wrist and I am being the good little nurse.....LOL.

Thought I would do an update of Daydreaming Fairy. I love how she is looking but I still have a few big patches of Blending Filament to get through before finishing off Page 2. I hope to get this page finished before the end of the month all going well.

I love everyone's progress. I haven't had time to comment on them all but well done everyone.

11 comments:

Claire said...: Hope your DH soon gets better - I reckon men can be worst patients ever!

Daydreaming Fairy is looking gorgeous - cant wait to see her face....

Hugs
Claire; April 16, 2009 at 12:47 AM
Yvonne said...: Hope your DH recovers fast. I love the hair of your Daydreaming Fairy. I am looking forward to see her face.

Yvonne; April 16, 2009 at 12:54 AM
Maureen said...: this is looking lovely - can't wait to see it grow; April 16, 2009 at 2:51 AM
pethair-xstitcher said...: I know you are doing a wonderful job at being a nurse for your DH... I wish him a speedy recovery, it must be very painful. despite the care and attention he is getting, you did do a nice piece of work on that chart of yours!; April 16, 2009 at 5:22 AM
Carolyn NC said...: Great progress - hope DH is better soon!; April 16, 2009 at 5:37 AM
Cindy F. said...: Oh! So sorry to hear about dh!! Please give him a hug from us and tell him we wish him a speedy recovery:)
Annette..your progress is so beautiful!!!; April 16, 2009 at 7:48 AM
Gabi said...: Beautiful stitching. Hope your husband will recover soon.; April 16, 2009 at 9:39 AM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: Hope your DH gets better and this is really very beautiful, can hardly wait to see more; April 16, 2009 at 10:10 AM
Wendy said...: Wow that is a wonderful progress too! Good job!; April 16, 2009 at 1:48 PM
Wendy said...: Hope your DH recovers soon and he doesn't have too much pain.; April 16, 2009 at 1:48 PM
Yoyo said...: Oh that fun blending filament, don't we all love it (NOT!!) Just give DH a sleeping pill -- and by that I mean a remote control -- and tell him a little exercise is good. (LOL); April 17, 2009 at 10:18 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.