Our Friends' HAED SAL: Sunday 27 September

Sunday, September 27, 2009

Sunday 27 September

Enchanted Flute

This isn't the greates picture I've ever taken but it gives you an idea of the progress that has been made since last time. This has been all I've stitched on this week and it really shows. The width of the new bit of stitching is pretty much the width of page three. There is still no sign of the butterfly but I'm sure it will show itself soon.

Happy stitching to you all.

9 comments:

MarchAnn said...: Cathe, I love the colors in this piece. You are doing a great job. Isn't it great when you can get a lot of stitching done on one project.; September 27, 2009 at 6:34 AM
Wendy said...: Wow! That is a lot of progress already!! Great work.; September 27, 2009 at 10:20 AM
Carolyn NC said...: The detail is beautiful!; September 27, 2009 at 10:45 PM
Sabine S. said...: I congratulate you for your dedication to this piece. It will be lovely, but would drive me batty!
Sabine; September 27, 2009 at 11:02 PM
Marie said...: Your work is so beautiful... Every time I see it, I want to see more, and more... !!! Colors are amazing, and I'm sure that very soon, we will see the butterfly...
I'm looking forward to see your next update !!

Have a very nice week !; September 27, 2009 at 11:09 PM
Cindy F. said...: Amazing!! Truly amazing!!; September 28, 2009 at 7:25 AM
kerbear said...: I bet you are so glad to get to some of those blues! It looks so intricate and very interesting! Looking forward to seeing more!; September 28, 2009 at 9:02 AM
Astrid said...: nice colors and its jumps of the picture. good job.; September 28, 2009 at 10:50 AM
Maxine said...: Fabuous work, keep up the great progress :); September 30, 2009 at 9:11 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.