Our Friends' HAED SAL: Fantasies of the Seas

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Fantasies of the Seas

Well after a week of not stitching because I was ill, I finally took up my needle again last Wednesday and finished off the second row of pages for Fantasies yesterday.
Before:

After:

I just restarted Contemplating the System. I don't have much to show yet, just a couple hundred stitches. Hopefully I'll have more to show next week.

10 comments:

Anne said...: I love the jelly fish. This is going to be a delightful piece when it is finished.

Hope you are feeling lots better.; May 21, 2009 at 3:39 PM
Gabi said...: What a great process. Had to enlarger your picture to realize that there is a cute mermaid popping up at the right side. Lovely.; May 21, 2009 at 7:02 PM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: This is really a beautiful pattern, I love the colors! Progress is also very beautiful!; May 22, 2009 at 3:32 AM
Wendy said...: This is some wonderful progress! You did a lot of stitching on it and I see something appearing again. Very lovely.; May 22, 2009 at 4:27 AM
Carolyn NC said...: Wow - so pretty!; May 22, 2009 at 8:39 AM
Joke said...: Stunning!; May 22, 2009 at 8:45 AM
Carla said...: Looks amazing!!! Great progress!; May 22, 2009 at 12:45 PM
Cindy F. said...: Wow Jan! That's a LOT of stitches girl!! Good job! and very pretty:); May 22, 2009 at 7:44 PM
Marie said...: Your work is amazing !!! You stitch really fast, and the result is so beautiful !!! I love to see this piece growing...
You did a wonderful and fabulous job !

I wish you a nice week !!; May 22, 2009 at 10:49 PM
Sue in N. Va said...: Amazing!!; May 23, 2009 at 6:22 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.