Our Friends' HAED SAL: Cheryl's update: The Waiting (Schim Schimmel)

Monday, October 19, 2009

Cheryl's update: The Waiting (Schim Schimmel)

I have made quite a bit more progress with the tiger, I have filled in
a lot of the spaces which meant doing a lot of confetti. There is
really only confetti left to do on the page so that might slow me down
this week...

8 comments:

CathE said...: Ahh! confetti stitches - so time consuming but so effective - lovely work.; October 19, 2009 at 8:43 AM
Astrid said...: confetti is no fun at all. but needed to make a gorgeous artwork.; October 19, 2009 at 8:54 AM
kerbear said...: Yep the good ol confetti...but that tiger is looking awesome!; October 19, 2009 at 9:39 AM
Marie said...: Hello Cheryl !

Your progress is beautiful to see, and the tiger is really taking shape !
I have a question... I would like to know the name of the fabric that I are using for this work, I know that it's 25 count, but I would like to know the exact name, because I find it really good, and I wanted to have the same if it's possible !
Thank you for your answer !!; October 19, 2009 at 11:19 PM
The Chief's Chef said...: Hi Marie, It's Cheryl here. I'm actually using 18 count off white aida. I was using 25 count lugana but my hand kept cramping up so I had to restart the project on 18 count.

Cheers

Cheryl; October 20, 2009 at 1:07 PM
Sabine S. said...: The tiger's fur looks so real already! Great job!
Sabine; October 20, 2009 at 5:39 PM
Cindy F. said...: This is going to be so AWESOME!!
Great progress Joke!; October 22, 2009 at 11:55 AM
The Chief's Chef said...: Hey Cindy, that's my work, not Joke's LOL. I'm Joke's buddy...; October 22, 2009 at 1:49 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.