Our Friends' HAED SAL: Marie, Winter Angel.

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Marie, Winter Angel.

Hello everybody !

As you will see on the picture, I'm working on her hair... so I let you guess what is coming very soon... I'm so excited to finally meet her by stitching her face... but this is for next week !
For the moment, I will show you my work of this past week, and it's already a delight to stitch her beautiful hair !

Before :

After :

I hope you will enjoy seeing my work !
Beeing a part of this community is so precious, it cheers me up. Every day.

Thank you everyone,
Happy stitching !

Marie.

10 comments:

Puppy Love said...: That really is beautiful hair!!; June 18, 2009 at 7:43 AM
Anonymous said...: I have loved watching this grow-the wing and hair just glow!; June 18, 2009 at 8:34 AM
Cindy F. said...: Marie, the way her wing and hair glow, she truly does feel angelic!!
BEAUTIFUL!!! I'm so glad you're sharing her with us:); June 18, 2009 at 8:52 AM
pethair-xstitcher said...: Love the way the hair flows in this one... a knock-out angel!; June 18, 2009 at 12:20 PM
Beck said...: Boy, you have really made progress!; June 18, 2009 at 12:58 PM
Anne said...: You are really working hard on your project. It is coming out beautiful.; June 18, 2009 at 6:20 PM
Joke said...: Hi Marie,

Looking on your fabulous angel is a pleasure for the eye. I hope you keep up your spirit and show us her face soon!; June 20, 2009 at 9:48 AM
Gabi said...: It's looking fabulous Marie. And I'm SO curious how her face will look. I stopped myself now several times from looking up how the design will look when finished. It's too much fun to see it growing here and stay surprised :); June 21, 2009 at 2:49 AM
Anonymous said...: Marie, your Winter Angel is fantastic!; June 21, 2009 at 1:01 PM
Wendy said...: Wow, that is a wonderful progress. It is great to see her hair grow. Can't wait to see more of her.; June 23, 2009 at 5:32 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.