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Sunday, July 5, 2009

Goldilocks on 2009-07-05

Hi everyone!

I survived to the moving!

I finally found the camera in a box today so I can send you my progress of the last 4 or 5 weeks... Sorry for the long time since my last post but if you once move in a house in your lifetime, you'll understand me...

And I must tell you girls, if you decided to paint your walls in red, it must take you 4 or 5 painting and 24 hours between each time. So loooong! And it was raining cats and dogs for 5 days here, humidity level was very high inside (and outside of course ;))

But now that (almost) everything is done, I can say that I LOVE our new house and I'm really happy with the red choice for our kitchen.

Enough talking, let me now show you Goldilocks!:

I wish you all a nice stitchy week!

8 comments:

Carolyn NC said...: So glad that you are settled and happy in your new home. Goldilocks is looking wonderful!; July 5, 2009 at 11:12 PM
Marie said...: Hello Valerie !!

I was very often thinking about you, specially at the end of June... I feel very excited for you, and I'm glad to know that you survived to the moving !!! I would love to see a picture of your red kitchen !

And with all the work you had with your new house, how did find the time for this amazing progress ??! It's beautiful ! The design really grows fast... very good work !!

Have a nice week !!; July 6, 2009 at 2:21 AM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: congratulations on your new house, it's so much work to move. Goldilocks is beautiful, I see a lot of colors that are similar, and probably many confetty stabbing!Keep up the good work !; July 6, 2009 at 4:38 AM
Joke said...: I wish you a lifetime of happiness in your new home. Enjoy it and leave some space on the wall when decorating. This stunning piece is going to take some space :) Great progress!; July 6, 2009 at 5:02 AM
Yvonne said...: Beautiful, huge and with lots of colours haed wips like yours always make my jaws drop and say 'WOW! Stunning!' I hope I have the courage to stitch one of these huge ones one day.

We found our dream house 2 years ago and we are still doing stuff in and outside the house whenever we can.

I wish you great prosperity and happiness in your new home.

Yvonne; July 6, 2009 at 12:55 PM
Cindy F. said...: Oh that is such wonderful news about you being all moved in and red walls!! I bet they are gorgeous!!
I am so happy for you Valerie!!
and your Goldilocks is amazing! Such beautiful progress!!; July 6, 2009 at 1:19 PM
Wendy said...: Wow, that is some nice progress!! It is such a beautiful design.

That is wonderful news that you moved in you new house.; July 6, 2009 at 11:43 PM
kerbear said...: I am glad your move went well! I've moved 13 times since moving to colorado 12 years ago and the last move was nearly 5 years ago so I completely understand!

That is some really great progress on Goldilocks! I am really looking forward to seeing this one grow! :); July 7, 2009 at 6:59 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.