Our Friends' HAED SAL: Meet Gwenevere

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Meet Gwenevere

Isn't she gorgeous.I am loving the colors and finding it hard to put her down

12 comments:

Sabine S. said...: Aaawww, she is so sweet! Nice job!
Sabine; September 20, 2009 at 10:26 PM
Marie said...: What lovely eyes she has ! The colors are wonderful to look at, and I can not wait to discover her mouth !
I wish you a very nice week !!; September 20, 2009 at 10:41 PM
Anonymous said...: She looks great I can't wait to see more! I'm looking forward to starting QS Merlin - have you read that Shay - http://ourfriendshaedsal.blogspot.com/search/label/Shay

is stitching Morgane le fey?

Anyone stitching Arthur :); September 21, 2009 at 3:45 AM
Louanne said...: Nice to meet you Gwenevere! You are stunning! Diana, your stitching is fabulous!; September 21, 2009 at 5:38 AM
stitchenmylifeaway said...: I love her. She's fabulous indeed. I've started Morgana now you have inspired me to go stitch on her some more. Lovely stitching.; September 21, 2009 at 6:15 AM
Sjoukje said...: it's beautiful!; September 21, 2009 at 6:58 AM
CathE said...: The detail is brilliant. Glad you're enjoying your stitching. It's a great feeling when a chart grabs you like that.; September 21, 2009 at 8:50 AM
Cindy F. said...: Oh wow Diana!! She IS gorgeous and I love her on that fabric!!; September 21, 2009 at 9:27 AM
Joke said...: Beautiful colors and those big eyes are really watching you :); September 21, 2009 at 10:07 AM
Wendy said...: Wow! That is a wonderful progress, love her eyes!; September 21, 2009 at 11:30 PM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: wow, great progress and believe me this is super nice!; September 23, 2009 at 3:50 AM
Carolyn NC said...: So cute!; September 24, 2009 at 11:32 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.