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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Vibrant Vista, Stars & Stripes

Vibrant Vista has a real American flag now. I changed it a little bit, because while stitching and using the colours as charted, I noticed the stars weren't visible. And how about an American flag with only stripes? No way, although I am not an American woman, that just isn't done! So I added some white stars and here she is: The well-known Stars & Stripes! I have to admit I have been thinking about changing it into a Dutch flag, but then I considered the artwork isn't Dutch at all and I may encounter some big difficulties changing the colours, so why change it if it is not for the better?

10 comments:

Caroline said...: WOW! It really looks fabulous - keep up the wonderful work!!!; June 23, 2009 at 6:55 AM
Sue in N. Va said...: Looks fantastic!! I love the colors in the sky!; June 23, 2009 at 7:20 AM
Marie said...: Hello Joke !

My God your work looks simply fantastic... ! The flag is so perfectly done, you are really gifted !
And you are working fast ! It's a big pleasure for me to see your updates !!
I'm often thinking of you and your wonderful work...

I wish you a nice week...!; June 23, 2009 at 10:56 PM
pethair-xstitcher said...: What a lovely piece and now the landscape is coming in... it is just amazing. Beautiful work!; June 24, 2009 at 4:22 AM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: Joke it looks really super nice, I love this pattern, you can see the flag now already ..... it is super nice!; June 24, 2009 at 4:49 AM
Astrid said...: A dutch flag ???? no way !!!!
this belongs the stars and stripes !!!!! Lovely done !!!; June 24, 2009 at 7:54 AM
Cindy F. said...: OH MY GOODNESS!! Your flag is absolutely AMAZING!!! Beautiful work Joke! You should think about doing some design work!!!; June 24, 2009 at 8:11 AM
Sjoukje said...: Well, a Dutch flag would have been nice too, but a bit strange in such an American landscape, I suppose! It's a pity there aren't works with Dutch landscapes, they are beautiful too!
I like your work very much!; June 24, 2009 at 11:15 AM
Yvonne said...: Joke! that's an extremely fast progress! It is progressing really lovely. Another wip that looks much more lovlier than the picture itself.

Yvonne; June 24, 2009 at 8:48 PM
Maxine said...: WOW fabulous progress ...keep up the great work :); June 25, 2009 at 3:30 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.