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Sunday, June 21, 2009

May I have this dance (S Fenech) - Pethair xstitcher

A Finish! for the first day of Summer and in honour of Fairy Day (24th of June)

She is an experiment in combining tenting with X-stitches and is done 1 over 1 on 32 ct Lugana (Burnt Papyrus - SMF) I started her in Feb. of 2006 and completed here May 2009. This was one of my swips... most of her was done in 2008 when she became a focus piece. She is now framed and hanging up on the wall.

17 comments:

Cindy F. said...: OH MY GOODNESS!!! ~~CONGRATS PETHAIR-XSTITCHER~~ Absolutely gorgeous! I really love this design:) I know this is amazing hanging in your home:); June 21, 2009 at 7:53 AM
Anita H said...: OMG, it's wonderful. Have watched your progress all along, and the finish is the best. Love the fabric, makes it pop. Wahoo on a great finish.
Anita; June 21, 2009 at 8:13 AM
Joke said...: Wonderful, no other words for it! Great job, my English is insufficient, I only can express myself in Dutch properly, so that is what I'll do now:
Geweldig! Een meesterstuk!; June 21, 2009 at 8:43 AM
Carla said...: Gorgeous finish!!!! Congrats!!; June 21, 2009 at 8:59 AM
Anonymous said...: Congratulations on a beautiful finish!; June 21, 2009 at 9:32 AM
Sjoukje said...: I love this design and indeed, the fabric makes this really special! Do you have a picture of the piece when it is framed? Congratulations on your finish!

Sjoukje; June 21, 2009 at 10:09 AM
Kathy A. said...: Wow!!! Congratulations on such a beautiful finish!!!!; June 21, 2009 at 11:53 AM
Elfie said...: Cngratulations. It is stunning.; June 21, 2009 at 3:29 PM
Gabi said...: Fantastic. That's the only word that comes to mind. Simply fantastic. Congrats on that stunning finish.; June 21, 2009 at 5:15 PM
Puppy Love said...: Gosh that is beautiful!!; June 21, 2009 at 5:39 PM
Sue in N. Va said...: Gorgeous, Sonya! Gorgeous!!

*hugs*; June 21, 2009 at 6:22 PM
Anonymous said...: Congratulations on your wonderful finish!!; June 21, 2009 at 8:13 PM
Anonymous said...: I've really been looking forward to seeing this finish and it was worth the wait - it's beautiful. Well done :); June 22, 2009 at 7:03 AM
kerbear said...: WOW indeed! It doesn't even look like cross stitch! You have done a fabulous job on this!; June 22, 2009 at 9:12 AM
Wendy said...: Wow! Congrats on your finish! This is such a gorgeous design. You did a wonderful job on it.; June 23, 2009 at 5:18 AM
Lisa said...: Absolutely beautiful! Congrats on the finish :D; June 23, 2009 at 11:11 AM
Leslie said...: What a beautiful finish!; June 24, 2009 at 1:04 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.