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Friday, May 22, 2009

Manhattan Wonderland

My weekly update for Manhattan Wonderland. Got a bit more done on the first house. And I'm not too happy about the Kreinik Breid. I used Rainbow Gallerie Petite anyway, but that's pretty much the same stuff. I'm stitching with one thread over one. After reading on the HAED Yuku board that most only do a half stitch with the braid, I followed that advice. It looks weird to me. It's not only transparant...which would be ok, it's also less thick then the rest of the stitching. And I don't think I'm a fan of that combination. In the next page I'll make a full cross stitch. And no...I won't frog the braid. That could only go wrong. Besides, sky is not that regular...lol. IF it's visible that I used 2 different ways of applying the braid in the sky then I'll keep my face straight and insist it was charted that way!!!

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9 comments:

Jan said...: Gabi it looks great. I love this piece.; May 22, 2009 at 6:50 PM
Cindy F. said...: I bet no one would ever know the difference! I'd think you followed the chart!
You have made some amazing progress there girl!; May 22, 2009 at 7:33 PM
Sabine S. said...: You're too funny! It's coming along nicely.
Sabine; May 22, 2009 at 11:09 PM
Claire said...: Fab progress!! I am looking forward to this one developing!

Thanks for sharing.
Hugs
Claire in UK; May 23, 2009 at 12:12 AM
Bellatrix said...: Hi! Your work looks beautiful! I'm stitching The encounter, and there is 15308 stitches whit Kreinik. I do tent stitches when stitching big areas whit Kreinik. Only few stitches are used, it's better do hole cross stitch. I have written some tips for those who have to use Kreinik - look label The Encounter, if you want to read them:-); May 23, 2009 at 12:28 AM
Wendy said...: It is coming along nicely! I'm using kreinik too and I use 4 strands of it and full cross stitch. By doing this it is not that much difference between the regular threads and the kreinik ones.; May 23, 2009 at 3:59 AM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: gosh this looks so beautiful, I'm already curious to see it grow!; May 25, 2009 at 9:47 AM
Vickie said...: this looks wonderful!! You are making wonderful progress...; May 25, 2009 at 5:30 PM
Carolyn NC said...: Sky is so delicate and pretty! Lovely piece.; May 26, 2009 at 7:12 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.