Our Friends' HAED SAL: Maxine's Dragon Riders Update

Saturday, April 4, 2009

Maxine's Dragon Riders Update

Hello again...I'm surprising myself with how quick I'm getting through my chart and putting up another progress pic ...it's all thanks to you lovely people on here I'm sure :) I have now finished page 3...

I've got the top of the dragon's head showing now :) Here's what it looked like...And to complete the update here's my DD Jennifer's wip....Thanks for looking and commenting :) Have a good and productive stitching weekend.

Maxine (So Much Stash - Sew Little Time my blog)

11 comments:

Solitary Raven said...: great progresses!
Laura; April 4, 2009 at 9:42 AM
Jan said...: I really love the Rider. It is beautiful.

Jennifer is a fast stitcher!; April 4, 2009 at 10:49 AM
Louanne said...: You've both made great progerss! Those wips look wonderful!; April 4, 2009 at 11:50 AM
Cindy F. said...: Maxine! You and dd are putting me to shame...lol!!! You two make this look way to easy;)

Hugs!; April 4, 2009 at 12:48 PM
Carolyn NC said...: Holy smoley - you are moving along! Fantastic progress!; April 4, 2009 at 5:08 PM
Gabi said...: Great progress from you and your daughter. Both WIP's are just lovely.; April 4, 2009 at 7:00 PM
Wendy said...: You both did a wonderful job on your projects. It is looking great already! They are both nice designs.; April 5, 2009 at 12:10 AM
Sabine S. said...: You're both such dedicated stitchers! Your progress is super!I can see the dragon's head!
Sabine; April 5, 2009 at 9:20 AM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: ooo gosh what a great progress on both, you are so quick ..... why can I not?
Great job; April 5, 2009 at 10:05 AM
Cindy F. said...: Oh wow! Both of you have made beautiful progress. Congrats on finishing your page 3 Maxine! I'm hoping to finish page 1 soon;) ...lol... I need some of yours and dd's speed!; April 6, 2009 at 7:56 AM
Mimosa said...: Hello Maxine. Congrats on finishing your page 3! I love Steven's artwark, too. The dragons's face looks very gorgeous!; April 7, 2009 at 3:15 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.