Our Friends' HAED SAL: Koukiotis Angel of Spring

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Koukiotis Angel of Spring - NB

Hi Everyone :0))

This is my first post after a few months of break from my last HAED finish (Koukiotis Sleeping Beauty) since July. I really miss posting wips on this blog but I enjoy watching your beautiful wips. It is reallly nice to be back and join my fellow HAED stitchers every Thursday.

I actually started Koukiotis Angel of Spring - NB in 2008. You can see my last update of the old Angel of Spring here.

Current one was started on 10 Oct 2009 and I've completed 1 1/2 pages. I am stitching her at a very slow pace since I am starting to play the baker everyday and had been checking for tutorials online for making Christmas ornaments. Like what Cindy and Wendy always tell us - no stress on this SAL blog :0)) Looking forward to see more wips later.

4 comments:

Sabine S. said...: No stress, just enjoyment! A little a day still adds up and makes you fel good. Nice start!
Sabine; October 22, 2009 at 7:51 AM
CathE said...: Great start and a lovely chart!; October 22, 2009 at 11:24 AM
Cindy F. said...: Wow! Great start Yvonne!! So glad to see you again:) and glad you're stitching because you want to.
It's not a job and we don't want to make it one;)
(((HUGS))); October 22, 2009 at 11:42 AM
Anonymous said...: It's wonderful Yvonne!; October 22, 2009 at 4:10 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.