Our Friends' HAED SAL: The Final Few

Thursday, April 30, 2009

The Final Few

Hey There,

I am as addicted to these designs as most of you are. As the matter of fact I think I now have 10 waiting to be started. The Final Few is my first one, and my first one on 25 count, but the detail is so dramatic that I don't know if I can ever cross stitch on 14 or 18 count again. I have worked some more on the sky around my panda holding the earth and since it is all still just a little patch of blue, I didn't take a picture. I will for next week, hopefully I will get a lot done.

Thanks for reading and Wendy and Cindy thanks for the blog. When I get to the end of my rope I can get on here and read what others are doing and I really enjoy that.

Great Stitching,

Anne

5 comments:

Carolyn NC said...: Looking forward to seeing your pics!; April 30, 2009 at 6:46 PM
Sabine S. said...: We've seen blobs of many different colors and still admire them!They can take lots of stitches and even color changes before they grow into something recognizable. Can't wait for your pic.
Sabine; April 30, 2009 at 10:57 PM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: I look forward to your pics!; May 1, 2009 at 6:09 AM
Cindy F. said...: Anne, 1 stitch or 1000 stitches makes no matter to us! We get excited just knowing you're working on it! We love to see progress pics because we enjoy watching your design grow:)
...and never get to the end of your rope!! I think blogging de-stresses a lot of us:)
(((HUGS))); May 1, 2009 at 8:13 AM
Wendy said...: I'm really looking forward to see your pictures of your stitching. I love to start different designs too ;); May 2, 2009 at 12:56 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.