Our Friends' HAED SAL: Beck's Oriental Landscape

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Beck's Oriental Landscape

Yippee! I'm back stitching again on HAED - this time it's Oriental Landscape and it's really going well. I'm happy with purple of any shade and there have only been 4 colour changes this time. It doesn't look like many actual stitches but it's a huge achievement for me. I'm looking forward to having more progress pics in the weeks ahead...it will keep me from being stressed - my son and his long-time girlfriend just got engaged and this will be a BIG wedding - makes me glad I'm mother of the groom this time! I'm also working away on the weight loss and that's steady progress...I'm getting stronger muscles all the time and that's worth it overall too.

Hope everyone has as much fun this week as I'm having - I am one of the most fortunate women around! Life is great and friends like you all here - it's wonderful.

Hugs, Beck

7 comments:

Cindy F. said...: Good job girl!! On stitching and sticking to your weight loss plan:)

and CONGRATS to your son and his fiance'! Very exciting!!!; October 22, 2009 at 3:04 PM
Sue in N. Va said...: Congratulations to your son, and starting a new project and to sticking to your weight loss plan! What a week for you!

Who's the author of your chart? The purples are lovely!!; October 22, 2009 at 6:49 PM
Astrid said...: I know how it feels to be Mother ofthe groom !!! I am to. In April my son is going to marrie. It feels great !!!
Youre work is beautiful !!; October 23, 2009 at 2:31 AM
CathE said...: A great start and congratulations.; October 23, 2009 at 7:53 AM
kerbear said...: Great start and so glad you are enjoying it. I find stitching to be a great stress reliever for me as well. Congrats to your son and I hope the wedding planning and actual wedding all goes smoothly!; October 23, 2009 at 8:22 AM
Sabine S. said...: Wow! Congrats all around!
Sabine; October 23, 2009 at 11:16 PM
MarchAnn said...: Glad things are going well and get a great dress for the wedding. Mothers of the groom have to look wonderful.
Great start on your new project.; October 24, 2009 at 6:44 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.