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Thursday, May 14, 2009

Koukiotis Sleeping Beauty 14 May 09

7 May 09

14 May 09

Hi everyone. This is my Sleeping Beauty after 1 week. Not going as fast as I wanted to but still I am quite happy with the results. I thought I could finish the last 3rd page today but I couldn't make it but very close. I really feel lucky with her. I haven't been frogging on her much since I started. I guess the most stitches frogged were like less than 20 stitches (touchwood!). I am looking forward to see wips posted. Have a great day!

6 comments:

Gabi said...: Great progress. And only 20 stitches you had to frog? That is as good as nothing.; May 14, 2009 at 5:37 PM
Carolyn NC said...: Kudos - looks wonderful!; May 14, 2009 at 6:32 PM
Annie Bee said...: She is just so beautiful and you are making great progress on her.; May 14, 2009 at 10:04 PM
Wendy said...: She is so lovely and you had some nice progress on her!; May 15, 2009 at 4:22 AM
Marie said...: Hello Yvonne !
You stitch really fast ! Your Sleeping Beauty is wonderful and looks so calm... When I look at her, I'm the more quiet that I can, because I don't want to disturb her sleep ! So you see how real she's looking !!!
Wonderful...

Have a nice week-end and a happy stitching week !!; May 16, 2009 at 11:27 AM
Cindy F. said...: Yvonne, she just keeps getting better and better!; May 17, 2009 at 6:03 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.