Our Friends' HAED SAL: SNOW WHITE UP DATE

Saturday, April 18, 2009

SNOW WHITE UP DATE

hi everyone, this is my progress last week, the colors are still dark and almost the entire pattern is filled with confetty stitches by the many threads hanging down I am completely confused! I try it differently and see how it is! It is nice to see it grow......
Have a nice Sunday and a nice new stitching week and I see you next week

INGRID
THIS WEEK

lAST WEEK

11 comments:

Carolyn NC said...: Nice job stitching and great progress, Ingrid!; April 18, 2009 at 6:06 PM
Annie Bee said...: You have made great progress and it looks really great. Those confetti stitches sure can get you confused.; April 18, 2009 at 9:54 PM
Mich said...: Great progress, and not easy with all confetti stitches.; April 18, 2009 at 10:11 PM
Carla said...: Nice progress, Ingrid! Now we can see an owl, right??; April 18, 2009 at 10:17 PM
Wendy said...: Wow Ingrid, this is a great progress. Your needles must be smoking. I can see an owl too already! Keep up the good work on it.; April 19, 2009 at 4:55 AM
Jan said...: Wow. You got a lot put in. The owl looks great so far.; April 19, 2009 at 6:36 AM
Gabi said...: Great progress. Love that owl.; April 19, 2009 at 9:03 AM
Suzie said...: You've made great progress, and even more so when you think of all of those confetti stitches!!

And look!! An owl!! Now how cooooool is that? (sorry, I couldn't resist. lol)

Thanks so much for sharing your update!; April 19, 2009 at 2:06 PM
Yoyo said...: Considering all the confettii you have done wonderfully well. Good for you.; April 19, 2009 at 10:24 PM
Marie said...: Hello Ingrid !
Snow white is really a wonderful chart ! And it is always a pleasure to see it growing. I can see an owl ! It's fantastic ! Now some protective eyes are looking at you when you will be stitching !!

I can not wait to see your next progress !
Have a nice week Ingrid !; April 20, 2009 at 12:08 AM
Cindy F. said...: WOW Ingrid!! That's a lot of stitches you've put in!! Good job!; April 20, 2009 at 6:14 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.