Our Friends' HAED SAL: Finished a Page

Sunday, April 19, 2009

Finished a Page

I finished a page on Sunnia today-The end finally seems in sight!

Love seeing everyone's updates-such an inspiration to keep going!

11 comments:

Anita H said...: She looks wonderful. Great feeling to actually see the end coming. I don't think any of us realised just how long these could take til we started our first.
Anita; April 19, 2009 at 3:05 PM
Annie Bee said...: Congratulations on finishing a page. It is wonderful to be on the downhill run.; April 19, 2009 at 3:58 PM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: O WOW what a beautiful design and it looks very nice, great that you've completed a page, very good progress; April 19, 2009 at 4:02 PM
Gabi said...: She is such a beauty. Congrats with finishing another page; April 19, 2009 at 5:12 PM
Yoyo said...: Oh my, she is very pretty. Doesn't it feel good to know the end is near...or maybe not, if you really are enjoying the piece.; April 19, 2009 at 10:13 PM
Sabine S. said...: She looks so delicate! Happy for you that you finished another page! And yes, the end is near...woohoo!
Sabine; April 19, 2009 at 10:58 PM
Marie said...: Hello Susan !
The face of Sunnia is so cute, so fine.... so beautiful !
The entire picture takes shape and I can already imagine it finished ! It will be so wonderful... Keep going ! Your work is so great !
Have a nice stitching !; April 19, 2009 at 11:41 PM
Caroline said...: WOW! Looks gorgeous so far! Can't wait to see more progress!; April 20, 2009 at 9:29 AM
Wendy said...: Wow! This one is so great looking, she is coming along very nicely. Keep up the good work.; April 20, 2009 at 10:00 AM
Cindy F. said...: Congrats on another page finish! This piece amazes me the more it grows...it's just hard to believe it's stitched!; April 20, 2009 at 6:04 PM
jessneal said...: That looks awsome! It really inspires me!!!; April 21, 2009 at 10:39 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.