Our Friends' HAED SAL: A Wintery Heirloom update

Saturday, May 2, 2009

A Wintery Heirloom update

Time for the weekly tree update. I worked on this Friday night and mangaged to get a lot of stitching completed. As you can see, the tree is comeling along nicely. you can also see the trees forming in the background. Those trees I don't stitching...it is nothing but DMC 310/939. However, I am hoping that I should finish the tree by the end of the month. I want to say thank you to everyone who left comments on my last post.

8 comments:

Sabine S. said...: It's already 80 degrees here this morning, it's refreshing to look at your wintery tree! Good luck on your end of the month goal!
Sabine; May 2, 2009 at 8:28 AM
Cindy F. said...: Vickie, as fast as you stitch, no doubt you'll meet your goal! Good luck!! and great progress!!; May 2, 2009 at 8:54 AM
Yvonne said...: I am sure you will finish the tree and more by end of May. This wip is really beautiful.; May 2, 2009 at 11:16 PM
Gabi said...: Beautiful progres. Of course you'll finish that tree!!!! Looking already forward to it; May 3, 2009 at 3:34 AM
Anonymous said...: It looks great!; May 3, 2009 at 12:05 PM
Anonymous said...: It is lovely!; May 4, 2009 at 2:13 AM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: Beautiful progress,it's already a beautiful tree!; May 5, 2009 at 6:35 AM
Wendy said...: Wow Vickie, this tree is coming along very nicely! Wonderful progress.; May 9, 2009 at 1:04 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.