Our Friends' HAED SAL: Mimosa's Unicorns Update

Friday, July 10, 2009

Mimosa's Unicorns Update - Jul 9, 2009

This week, I had completed page 2 and 3, and had almost page 4 done.
Two beautiful and cool eyes look at me. I'm so excited!

I'm always looking at all your great works!
Hope everyone has a great weekend.

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12 comments:

Teipu said...: You are so fast! It's amazing~ I can't wait to see this finished.; July 10, 2009 at 5:34 PM
Jan said...: You have really moved along on this. It looks great.; July 10, 2009 at 6:42 PM
Astrid said...: Goodness........ you are fast......Awsome horses !!!!!!; July 10, 2009 at 10:20 PM
Anonymous said...: Wow! You are making great progress. Your unicorns are beautiful!; July 10, 2009 at 11:07 PM
Wendy said...: Wow! They looks so great!! I'm a big horse lover ;) So no wonder I like this design very much.; July 11, 2009 at 4:04 AM
Beatrice said...: The unicorns are beautiful.
Look at you go. It takes me months to do one page.
I would be afraid of all of that thread. I haven't attempted that yet. I do one at a time.; July 11, 2009 at 6:50 AM
Joke said...: OMG, great stitching, and so fast!!!; July 11, 2009 at 11:01 AM
Carolyn NC said...: So pretty - fantastic stitching!; July 11, 2009 at 9:35 PM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: it is really wonderful and very beautiful colors!
You made a great progress!; July 12, 2009 at 6:09 AM
Cindy F. said...: WOW!!! Mimosa this is incredible!! So much beautiful, stitchy goodness!!!; July 12, 2009 at 7:53 AM
pethair-xstitcher said...: What a lovely pair of Unicorns... this part of the chart is so very lovely!
Congrats on what you have managed to do so far.; July 12, 2009 at 5:51 PM
Bellatrix said...: Beautiful unicorns! Great progress Mimosa!; July 12, 2009 at 10:21 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.