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Monday, April 13, 2009

Did I read somewhere....

that Kyriaki (Australia) just had a 21st birthday??? I was trying to catch up on your posts and comments and I hope I have that right!! If not, please forgive this aging mind and if I'm right...HAPPY BIRTHDAY KYRIAKI!!

I'm so proud of all your progress'!! It's like watching 100 artists painting beautiful pictures;)

I also wanted to say THANK YOU for your kind comments, hugs, prayers and well wishes! We felt them all:) Our ds and his gf stayed with us for the last 4days and made many phone calls and have everything lined up for a new start. They passed on help from the Red Cross and asked for them to focus on the others who remain homeless. We took them shopping for necessities, got a bunch of hugs in, I did a lot of crying...lol....they are both doing better than great and very thankful for your sweet words:) We hope everyone had a wonderful Easter weekend. We were very thankful our family could be together...safe and healthy. Thank you so much....each message made my heart cry happy tears;)
(((HUGS)))
Cindy F.

7 comments:

Carolyn NC said...: So glad!; April 13, 2009 at 10:28 AM
Gabi said...: I am so glad to hear that your son and his girlfriend are doing fine. Loosing everything to a fire does have quite an impact and the way he handled it shows that your son has a great inner strength. You can be proud of him.

And Happy Birthday to Kyriaki; April 13, 2009 at 2:46 PM
Solitary Raven said...: :)
so glad all is well...
I truly would not mind sending a care package...
I have so much and some clothes near new to new that will never fit
me again...
just let me know ...
:) if they need anything :)
hugs
I agree about the 100 painters, and some have more than one painting going on to my amazement :)
Laura
who decided to work more on hers instead of something else and has totally been thrilled with the progress :)
cant wait till Thursday :) maybe
I will post on time :)
Laura; April 13, 2009 at 5:34 PM
Louanne said...: So glad to hear that your family is all with you and unharmed!; April 14, 2009 at 6:23 AM
Sabine S. said...: Wonderful news, thanks for the update! Hope it's smooth sailing from here on out.
Sabine; April 14, 2009 at 11:02 AM
Wendy said...: Ooooh Cindy, I'm glad to read that ds and his gf is doing fine now. They will have a nice start now.
((((Hugs))))

Happy Birthday to Kyriaki; April 15, 2009 at 5:34 AM
Kyriaki said...: I did! I've been busy with Holy Week stuff, so haven't been able to check.

Thankyou all :D; April 20, 2009 at 7:19 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.