Our Friends' HAED SAL: My Queen of Hearts (Babs)

Saturday, August 29, 2009

My Queen of Hearts (Babs)

Page 5 is progressing, and still at least 4 pages left to do with only those 4 stupid colors. I don't like it anymore. There are over 80 colors in this work, but all I stitch is 4. I start to think that the other colors are in it with only 1-2 stitches.

Babs

8 comments:

Anonymous said...: I felt the same way when I was stitching this-probably why I haven't stitched on mine for a year or so!

It looks great-keep going!; August 29, 2009 at 3:26 PM
Carolyn NC said...: It's bound to change soon...looking forward to your progress.; August 29, 2009 at 8:31 PM
Astrid said...: oeps... but it looks very beautiful. keep up the colors are coming !!!; August 30, 2009 at 12:24 AM
Yvonne said...: Lovely progress! love the colours so much.; August 30, 2009 at 9:18 AM
Joke said...: Keep faith Babs, there will come a moment you can forget about these four colors and stitch the most gorgeous, colorful Queen of Hearts :); August 30, 2009 at 9:28 AM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: Babs the courage not lose the colors come very quickly and it will be super fun! it looks very nice and the design is now visible, still maintain a bit!; August 31, 2009 at 9:47 AM
Wendy said...: That is a nice progress Babs!!; September 1, 2009 at 8:14 AM
Nuttystar said...: Hello! I have just bought this design and I was wondering how you decided to stitch this? i.e. on aidia or evenweve, 1 over 1 or 2 over 1 etc?

Thanks!; February 1, 2010 at 6:35 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.