Our Friends' HAED SAL: Firefly

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Firefly

Yesterday evening I finished the page. 5000 stitches were needed this week to do so.

I love all the updates from everybody. I am looking foward to the drawing of 1 may. !!!!!!

9 comments:

Yvonne said...: Astrid, that is really fast! AT times I suspect that you have more than 10 fingers ;0) Lovely Lovely Dragonfly. I love the colours combinations.

Yvonne; April 30, 2009 at 7:55 AM
Marie said...: Hello Astrid !
Your work is amazing, as always !!
5000 stitches in one week ?? How do you do this ?!!
Your Firefly looks so beautiful, I look forward to see more... !!

I love to see your update every week..

Happy stitching !; April 30, 2009 at 11:17 AM
Cindy F. said...: Wow Astrid! 5000 stitches! I think that firefly is helping you stitch!!; April 30, 2009 at 4:34 PM
Jan said...: Wow Astrid this is looking great. You are so fast.; April 30, 2009 at 6:24 PM
Carolyn NC said...: You go, girl! Wow - what fantastic stitching!; April 30, 2009 at 7:01 PM
Sabine S. said...: Fantastic progress! Wish I could stitch half as fast!
Sabine; April 30, 2009 at 11:04 PM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: WAUW Astrid what progress, this is fantastic ..... 5000 stitches in 1 week! great job girl and it looks beautiful!; May 1, 2009 at 6:01 AM
Wendy said...: This is really looking gorgeous! You did an awesome lot of stitches this week.; May 2, 2009 at 12:59 AM
Brigid Ashwood said...: OH MY GOSH! Cross Stitchers AMAZE me - I have no aptitude for such tiny stitch work. You are so very talented!!! Let me know when it is done I would love to see it!; July 20, 2009 at 9:16 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.