Our Friends' HAED SAL: Pulled Out

Saturday, April 18, 2009

Pulled Out

Since I haven't found any fabric to do CtS on yet, and I needed something to work on, I pulled out Fantasies of the Seas by James Christensen. I am embarrassed to say I haven't touched this since December. I think I will keep going with this for the next week or so. I have a good chance of completing this page soon. Before:

After:

It is stitched on pale blue 28 ct. lugana 1x1 complete cross stitch. Isn't her face beautiful? I love how JC does faces.

11 comments:

Sue in N. Va said...: Your jellyfish is mesmerizing! I'd find myself staring instead of stitching! Beautiful!!; April 18, 2009 at 7:02 AM
Wendy said...: That is a great progress you did and a lovely design too. Keep up the good work on this one too. I'm looking forward to see this grow.; April 18, 2009 at 7:25 AM
Anita H said...: It looks wonderful, those blues are amazing, looks like water.

Anita; April 18, 2009 at 7:55 AM
Gabi said...: Thank heaven you pulled it out of the closet. It's SO beautiful and deserves some stitches.; April 18, 2009 at 9:13 AM
Yvonne said...: The face is really gorgeous.; April 18, 2009 at 9:47 AM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: Indeed, her face is beautiful and a great progress you made, very beautiful stitching; April 18, 2009 at 10:43 AM
Carolyn NC said...: Such beautiful colors and a serene face - nice work!; April 18, 2009 at 6:07 PM
Annie Bee said...: Love your jellyfish. Just love the colours.; April 18, 2009 at 9:56 PM
Suzie said...: I'm so happy that you got this piece out to work on again! It is lovely!!; April 19, 2009 at 2:09 PM
Yoyo said...: I love this chart! You made really good progress.; April 19, 2009 at 10:26 PM
Cindy F. said...: How smart to use the pale blue fabric! This is a gorgeous design and I'm amazed at all the blues and greens! Beautiful stitching Jan! So glad you brought it out again:); April 20, 2009 at 6:17 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.