Our Friends' HAED SAL: St Nick in His Study

Friday, June 12, 2009

St Nick in His Study

Yay, I can see Santa! I honestly thought I would *never* get to this point. :) I love coming to this blog and seeing the truly beautiful stitching going on. Thank you everyone for sharing your WIP pics and inspiration. ((hugs)) di

8 comments:

Gabi said...: This one is just as beautiful as your peacock with the doves are. Beautiful stitching as always Di.; June 12, 2009 at 7:53 AM
Anne said...: Your piece is beautiful. You have done a great job on it. I have this in my stash to do as soon as I finish a couple of others.; June 12, 2009 at 8:18 AM
Caroline said...: Totally gorgeous - I love it - great work!; June 12, 2009 at 10:47 AM
Maxine said...: Fabulous...absolutely fabulous!!!; June 12, 2009 at 12:33 PM
Wendy said...: Wow this is a gorgeous design. You did a lot of stitching on it and I just love it.; June 13, 2009 at 2:03 AM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: WOW.... i love it , this is a gorgeous design !The more you see how fantastic it is, good progress!; June 13, 2009 at 10:19 AM
Cindy F. said...: Oh Diane! WOW!! It's just amazing!!
I can't wait to get this much done!; June 15, 2009 at 12:16 PM
Solitary Raven said...: WOW absolutely stunning :)
I have not disappeared... hope to surprise u all with a prog pic soon :) but I did get two A+ on my finals.. tho i am shocked ;)
GREAT PROGRESS ;); June 15, 2009 at 9:17 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.