Our Friends' HAED SAL: Enchanted Flute Update

Monday, July 20, 2009

Enchanted Flute Update

Hello ladies,

I'm sorry for such a long abscence. Life has been very busy and I have had little time to stitch. I've been watching all your progress and all of your work is fantastic.

I do at last have a little progress to show. Here is what it looked like last time I posted:-

and this is what it looks like now

Happy stitching everyone.

11 comments:

Sue in N. Va said...: So many detail stitches, Cathe, but it's SO cool!!; July 20, 2009 at 9:23 AM
Astrid said...: Wow you did a lot!!! Beautiful..; July 20, 2009 at 10:15 AM
beth said...: You've made great progress! The detail is amazing. Beautiful stitching!; July 20, 2009 at 10:43 AM
Cindy F. said...: Good job Cathe! That's a bunch of stitches!!; July 20, 2009 at 2:41 PM
Jan said...: So pretty! I can't wait to see more.; July 20, 2009 at 6:14 PM
Marie said...: The colors on your work are amazing !!! It looks really beautiful, I'm looking forward to see your next update !
Happy stitching !; July 20, 2009 at 11:18 PM
Carolyn NC said...: My goodness - great progress!; July 21, 2009 at 8:37 AM
Joke said...: You stitched a lot this time, great work:); July 21, 2009 at 12:01 PM
Valerie L. said...: AMAZING! There must have so much confettis in this one, but the result is just so beautiful!; July 21, 2009 at 4:30 PM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: ooohh my ..... what a great progress, I look forward to see it grow!; July 22, 2009 at 10:20 AM
kerbear said...: Wow is all I can say because I haven't seen anything like this! I can tell you have done a huge amount especially with all those colors! I am looking forward to seeing more of this one!; July 22, 2009 at 11:08 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.