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Tuesday, May 5, 2009

HI FRIENDS

I'm a little late because I'm a bit sick and already a day or 3 lying in bed but still my progress for April 30! It is a slow progress and still not much to see the owl, which is easily visible and left you see the veranda there are, I've been a little less but I really enjoy your progress and thank you all for sharing!
Cindy and Wendy, thank you for this blog
xxx hugs Ingrid
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5 comments:

Cindy F. said...: Ingrid, so sorry to hearing you're not feeling well. We hope you feel 100% better very soon:)
WOW! That's amazing progress girl!
This is an awesome design:); May 5, 2009 at 2:57 PM
Gabi said...: Great progress. And I agree with Cindy...it's awesome; May 5, 2009 at 3:18 PM
Yvonne said...: Hope you get well soon. I started my flu 2 days ago and suddenly it is gone. Yours will be gone fast too. There's an amazing progress despite the fact that you are not feeling well. I love to watch this wip of yours growing.; May 5, 2009 at 7:58 PM
Marie said...: Hello Ingrid !
I'm always waiting for your progress !! Snow white is a so beautiful chart with all the details ! Your work looks so nice and the owl takes definitely shape !
I wish you a nice week Ingrid !; May 5, 2009 at 11:06 PM
Wendy said...: Wow Ingrid, this is coming along very nicely. Can't wait to see the rest of it.; May 9, 2009 at 1:07 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.