Our Friends' HAED SAL: Enchanted Flute Progress

Monday, April 27, 2009

Enchanted Flute Progress

Hello all. What fantastic work everybody is displaying. I hope you are all enjoying stitching yours as much as I am mine.

Here is an update of enchanted flute.

Last picture

Current picture

I don't feel like I'm making much progress due to all the confetti stitching but posting updates on here makes me realise it is coming on. Confetti stitches are something I'm going to have to get used to as the whole chart is made up of them. Just as well I'm enjoying it.

Happy stitching all.

7 comments:

Annie Bee said...: It is wonderful being able to take photo's weekly and actually see some progress. Looks great; April 27, 2009 at 2:29 PM
Sjoukje said...: It's beautiful. I've also a JW chart (earth angel) and I've already seen it's filled with confetti. I plan to stitch it together with a chart with bigger area's of the same colour (impossible love, serena fenech). Good luck and keep the good work going! Every stitch is a stitch!; April 27, 2009 at 11:40 PM
Wendy said...: Wow, you did a lot of progress on this one too! Every stitch counts and love to see this one grow.; April 27, 2009 at 11:43 PM
Gabi said...: It's lovely. And there is quite some progress.; April 28, 2009 at 5:24 AM
Sabine S. said...: You are one patient woman! Great work!
Sabine; April 28, 2009 at 9:40 AM
Cindy F. said...: Ah Cathe!! You have put in a lot of confetti stitches! Good job girl!; April 28, 2009 at 10:38 AM
Carolyn NC said...: Wow - I see what you mean with the confetti - you've made great progress!; April 29, 2009 at 6:50 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.