Our Friends' HAED SAL: SNOW WHITE THIS WEEK

Saturday, August 29, 2009

SNOW WHITE THIS WEEK

I love this design and the more I have to work ......the more I enjoy them ! The very very many confetty stitches are not so difficult ( no longer)and it's varied work! Soon I am on the lower part of the pattern and then almost to page 3! It is a shame that so slow moving forward, I know it's not a competition but I've already seen so much that I find very beautiful and I would like to make!
But time is simply not for sale!
I always enjoy your progress and beautiful designs, great job!!!
NOW

BEFORE

a very nice weekend all!

HUGS INGRID

8 comments:

Anonymous said...: Beautiful...you are making wonderful progress!; August 29, 2009 at 1:19 PM
Jan said...: That is a nice chunk of stitching you finished. I love watching this piece.; August 29, 2009 at 3:15 PM
Carolyn NC said...: Great progress!; August 29, 2009 at 8:42 PM
Astrid said...: its always nice were you can see there is SOME progress done. you did alot !!!!; August 30, 2009 at 12:26 AM
Yvonne said...: Snow White is one of my favourite. It looks really lovely.; August 30, 2009 at 9:18 AM
Joke said...: Wow, that are a lot of stitches :D; August 30, 2009 at 9:30 AM
Marie said...: Hello Ingrid !
Your progress let see some beautiful and bright colors. Everytime I see your update, I jump into the world of Snow white, and I love it !

I wish you a nice week !; August 31, 2009 at 1:39 AM
Wendy said...: Ooh Ingrid, that is very nice progress!! I really love this design and can't wait to see more.; September 1, 2009 at 8:16 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.