Our Friends' HAED SAL: Madonna Christensen.

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Madonna Christensen.

I finished the page.... wow and her face turned out beautiful !! I go further with the Firefly of Brigit Ashwood. I see all the updates from everybody you all did a good job last week.. and thursday. See you all next week lady's.

11 comments:

Marie said...: Hello Astrid !
Her face is just BEAUTIFUL ! She looks so serene and the background is like a mosaic or an ancient icon. This is a wonderful job !!

I lookd forward to see your firefly too ! So have a nice stitching week !; April 16, 2009 at 10:54 PM
Sabine S. said...: She is very beautiful! Congrats on finishing the page!
Sabine; April 16, 2009 at 11:05 PM
Carolyn NC said...: She is just beautiful!; April 16, 2009 at 11:07 PM
Gabi said...: Gosh, your needles must be smoking. Great progress, and it's simply stunning. Love her face.; April 17, 2009 at 1:11 AM
Carla said...: She looks amazing! Great job!; April 17, 2009 at 8:12 AM
Cindy F. said...: Astrid, she is just amazing!! Like a painting in a museum! I'm so proud of you:); April 17, 2009 at 9:02 AM
Yoyo said...: The expression in her face is just wonderful. Congratulations on finishing your page.; April 17, 2009 at 9:58 AM
Jan said...: She is just fabulous. You are so fast. I'm looking forward to seeing Firefly also.; April 17, 2009 at 11:03 AM
Wendy said...: Wow! Her face is indeed very beautiful! Such a wonderful progress. Keep up the good work.; April 18, 2009 at 4:09 AM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: Very beautiful and her face is sweet, very, very great progress and congratulations on your finished page; April 18, 2009 at 10:20 AM
Annie Bee said...: I just love it when a face is done. She certainly is beautiful and you have stitched such a lot.; April 18, 2009 at 10:03 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.