Our Friends' HAED SAL: Firefly

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Firefly

Lovely, another page. It is good, If I get it finished before October. I can go back to the Madonna. It must be because she is laying still too long. Now the firefly, where this project due to his name, has appeared. I know I am going so fast because there is less confettie stitches. One row of pages to go. Everybody a lovely stitching week !!!!!!!

7 comments:

Joke said...: Your needles must be smoking. Or do you stitch with two needles? Remember when we used to use two pencils writing punishment (strafregels) at school? Firefly is really bright, she pops out of the fabric. Great work!; July 23, 2009 at 10:29 AM
beth said...: She's looking gorgeous! and you're getting so close to a finish! Beautiful stitching as always.; July 23, 2009 at 12:20 PM
Billie said...: Stunning!!!!; July 23, 2009 at 12:54 PM
Jan said...: I have no doubt that you'll have this done before October. This is just beautiful. You do wonderful stitching.; July 23, 2009 at 1:28 PM
Valerie L. said...: So you will be in the 2009 year of stitching HAED book I think!
I didn't really noticed Ashwood's work before I saw your Firefly, thank you because I love her work, and yours too ;); July 23, 2009 at 4:10 PM
Marie said...: Hello Astrid !
I'm hypnotised by the shining firefly... This row has been rich of details and surprises ! The result looks very neat, and one never tires of looking at your beautiful work !

I will be thinking of you for the next row !
Have a nice week !; July 24, 2009 at 12:02 AM
Yvonne said...: Astrid, I am extremely amazed at the growing speed of this Firefly. She is extremely beautiful!; July 24, 2009 at 11:04 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.