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Friday, April 10, 2009

Kim FL - Bunny Backside

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Front and back of "Bunny On Path" freebie. I was able to work on his coat over the weekend and stitched that entire left row to the bottom on Thursday. My hair on the back side is for luck (!?! Oops!).

Kim

7 comments:

Solitary Raven said...: lol
Great progress :)
looking splendid!; April 10, 2009 at 7:32 AM
Gabi said...: I love that bunny of yours. It's looking great. And that hair just gives it a personal touch...lol. Great progress; April 10, 2009 at 8:35 AM
Valerie L. said...: lol for your hair! It happened to me... With cat fur also... A lot of black and white with my toxedo cat :P
Great progress for Easter! ;); April 10, 2009 at 10:22 AM
Wendy said...: Thanks for sharing the back and your hair...lol. It is a nice tough on your cross stitching.
Great progress, your bunny is coming along very nicely!; April 10, 2009 at 12:51 PM
Carolyn NC said...: Looks great - tons of progress!; April 10, 2009 at 6:40 PM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: very good progress, good job and beautiful work; April 13, 2009 at 4:48 AM
Cindy F. said...: OK!! That is a big WOW!! Look at all those stitches you've put in girl!! Good job! and your back is very nice:); April 13, 2009 at 8:49 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.