Our Friends' HAED SAL: Queen of Hearts (Babs)

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Queen of Hearts (Babs)

I know, it's Sunday, but here I got my update. My worked is kinda messed up. Ice Tea is spoiled on the fabric, and believe me, it leaves a mess. I can't get the stains out. Thank God I need to crossstitch over it.

Today I'm almost done with page 3, and still, I only have 4 colors to work with. It gets pretty boring also, cause I don't see anything change.

Before

and after...

Have a nice stitching week, Babs

6 comments:

lyssophietje said...: I can understand that it's boring, but I can see the picture appear! I hope none of the Ice Tea is spoiled on your stitches.

Mirjam; May 31, 2009 at 12:24 PM
Carolyn NC said...: Nice stitching and progress!; May 31, 2009 at 9:39 PM
Cindy F. said...: Babs, glad you can stitch over the tea and if it did get on your stitches, you probably can't see it with the dark colors!
Awesome progress!!; June 1, 2009 at 5:49 PM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: wow what a great progress, sorry for the iced tea on your work but you really will not see!; June 2, 2009 at 9:36 AM
Gabi said...: sorry for the tea on your fabric. Thank god it's only on the fabric and won't be seen later. Great progress; June 2, 2009 at 3:24 PM
Wendy said...: It is a good thing that you can stitch over the stains. I have a blood stain on my, but I have to stitch over it too. Lucky me;)

You did some great stitching on it, it looks so nice.; June 3, 2009 at 7:25 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.