Our Friends' HAED SAL: Firefly

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Firefly

Hello ladys.... I stitched a lot in these past two weeks. I finished one page and I am on half with the next page. Her face comes closer and closer. !!!

Also I see a lot of beautiful designs. Everybody is doing a great job !!!!

Keep up the good work everybody !!! love you all !!!

10 comments:

Marie said...: HELLO ASTRID !!!!!

I missed you !!!
How were your holidays ??!!

Your progress is SO beautiful !! It looks wonderful ! You worked hard Astrid ! This is so delightful to look at ! Colors are fabulous and so is the design. It grows very fast and I love to see it !
Thank you very much for sharing it with us !! It's good to see you again !

I wish a very nice week !; June 24, 2009 at 2:09 AM
pethair-xstitcher said...: Astrid! wow, it looks better stitched than in the picture! Love the feathering and the wings... I can just imagine the detail stitches there. BRAVO... bellisimo!; June 24, 2009 at 4:15 AM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: wow What a great progress again, it looks amazingly beautiful!; June 24, 2009 at 4:44 AM
Cindy F. said...: AMAZING!! Congrats on finishing a page and already half on the next!!
This design is incredible! Beautiful stitching Astrid!!!; June 24, 2009 at 8:01 AM
Beck said...: That is so beautiful - congrats on your super fast progress - it's looking wonderful!; June 24, 2009 at 9:07 AM
Sjoukje said...: Ontzettend mooi! (Really beautiful!) I love the details and the feathers, and I'm really curious to her face!; June 24, 2009 at 11:10 AM
Sjoukje said...: Ontzettend mooi! (Really beautiful!) I love the details and the feathers, and I'm really curious to her face!; June 24, 2009 at 11:10 AM
Yvonne said...: It looks really gorgeous! Much better than the picture itself. Only one word from me 'WOW!'

Yvonne; June 24, 2009 at 8:45 PM
Joke said...: Astrid, I can't believe the progress you made! The wings come off the screen, shiny and bright! Looking forward to your next update :); June 24, 2009 at 10:33 PM
Maxine said...: Astrid your stitching is amazing!!!; June 25, 2009 at 3:27 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.