Our Friends' HAED SAL: FINISHED FIREFLY !!!!!!!

Sunday, August 30, 2009

FINISHED FIREFLY !!!!!!!

Sorry that it took two weeks for an update. But very hot weather, sick (again) and much work. But I have this morning finalized the Firefly. Finally finished so I can go to the Madonna of Christensen. Everyone has a lot of progress. Great. all a good stitching week.

I add a picture of the Madonna were I was ended in april I believe...... So you can see next week or I made any progress. But my mil is brought to the hospital so i hope i can show some progress. life is more inportent than any stitching on this world i think........

12 comments:

Jan said...: Congratulations on the finish! Now, you can mail that to me and I won't have to stitch my own LOL! It is truly beautiful. You do such nice stitching. Madonna is looking nice too. I love the background on it. It really looks like an old painting.; August 30, 2009 at 4:57 AM
MarchAnn said...: Firefly is beautiful you did a wonderful job. Your stitching is great.
Love the old world look of the Madonna.A great addition to anyone’s stitching gallary.; August 30, 2009 at 6:16 AM
Gabi said...: Congratulations Astrid. What an fantastic achivement. It looks stimply stunning.
I hope your Mother in Law will be better soon. And you are right, she is more important then stitching. We're going through some very serious health problems in our family as well, which turned and turns our life upside down (Father in Law).
Anyway, looking forward to see more of your Madonna, and wishing you and your Mother in Law the very best.; August 30, 2009 at 7:13 AM
Sabine S. said...: Huge congrats to you on finishing Firefly!!!! I absolutely love her! I am sooo happy for you! Have fun with your next one.
Sabine; August 30, 2009 at 8:53 AM
Yvonne said...: Congratulations on your finish!! It is a stunning beauty. I hope your mil gets better soon.; August 30, 2009 at 9:16 AM
Joke said...: Astrid, this turned out really great, congrats on the finish! And I am soooo looking forward to see more progress on Madonna. I really love that design :); August 30, 2009 at 9:26 AM
Marie said...: Congratulations Astrid !!!
Firefly is gorgeous, and I'm looking forward to see it framed !
Thanks to you and your beautiful work, I discovered the artwork of Brigid Ashwood.
Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful universe with us !; August 31, 2009 at 1:37 AM
Annie Bee said...: congrats on your finish. She looks beautiful. and you have made great progress on Madonna. Hope you are feeling better.; August 31, 2009 at 2:20 AM
Louanne said...: WOW!!! Firefly is gorgeous! Congrats on yet another stunning finish! Madonna is coming along, you stitch so fast!; August 31, 2009 at 6:06 AM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: Congratulations Astrid !!!I love firefly, it is fantastic so beautiful! The colors are gorgeous! The Madonna is very nice it is as beautiful old painting; August 31, 2009 at 10:25 AM
Carolyn NC said...: Beautiful finish! Your next one is also pretty!; August 31, 2009 at 9:57 PM
Wendy said...: Woohoo!! Congrats on your finish Astrid!! She is so gorgeous, great work and I love the design!!

nice progress on Madonna too.; September 1, 2009 at 8:12 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.