Our Friends' HAED SAL: QS Steam Punk Fairy

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

QS Steam Punk Fairy

For Thursday's SAL I stitched on QS Steam Punk Fairy. The rest of the week she had to share with my non HAED WIP, Cirque de Cercles. I am really enjoying stitching on her. She has a much better "feel" than QS Storykeeper. I love the picture of Storykeeper, but she will wait in the background for a while as stitching her was more of a chore than fun. Here are the pics:

Before: After:

Hope everyone has a great stitching week! I love seeing all of your progress pics, they are all fantastic!
Sabine

8 comments:

Annie Bee said...: You have made a great start on Steam Punk Fairy. Looks great so far.; April 29, 2009 at 2:00 AM
Gabi said...: Beautiful progress; April 29, 2009 at 3:43 AM
Wendy said...: You made a nice start on her! Can't wait to see the rest of it.; April 29, 2009 at 4:02 AM
Caroline said...: I'm also stitching Cerque - though it's been a UFO for a few months, I should dig it out. It's tough to feel motivated when it should be fun! Good start none the less!; April 29, 2009 at 4:05 AM
Cindy F. said...: Good job Sabine! Maybe it'll help to switch back and forth some times...or just take a break from Storykeeper like you're doing now:); April 29, 2009 at 9:10 AM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: Great start on Steam Punk Fairy , I already look forward to see more; April 29, 2009 at 10:37 AM
Yoyo said...: Great start...punk fairy, what a name, can't wait to see what she really looks like.; April 29, 2009 at 12:33 PM
Carolyn NC said...: Nice progress]!; April 29, 2009 at 6:46 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.