Our Friends' HAED SAL: Manhattan Wonderland

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Manhattan Wonderland

Another update on Manhattan Wonderland. :)

And I'm admiring also all these most beautiful WIP's. They are all gorgeous and inspiring.

9 comments:

Sabine S. said...: WOW, you're not wasting any time! The skyline wil be here in no time. Great progress!
Sabine; October 24, 2009 at 10:43 PM
Wendy said...: Wow! That is nice progress! Great to see the buildings appearing :); October 24, 2009 at 11:38 PM
Astrid said...: lovely to see the bildings grow.... love to see more of them !!; October 25, 2009 at 6:57 AM
Marie said...: Gabi, you stitched a lot ! Great, great, great !!! It's really growing nicely !!! I'm looking forward to see your next update !!

Have a nice week !; October 25, 2009 at 12:22 PM
Jan said...: That sky is so pretty with all the pastel colors. Keep going, we want to see more.; October 25, 2009 at 4:11 PM
kerbear said...: Terrific progress! I am looking forward to seeing some more of that skyline appear :); October 26, 2009 at 9:28 AM
CathE said...: Loving this piece!; October 26, 2009 at 12:13 PM
Carolyn NC said...: Looking good, Gabi!; October 26, 2009 at 10:14 PM
Cindy F. said...: Awesome job Gabi!; October 27, 2009 at 9:58 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.