Our Friends' HAED SAL: Marie, Winter Angel.

Saturday, October 3, 2009

Marie, Winter Angel.

Hello everybody !

I was waiting for this for a long time...
I have finished the second raw !!

I want to let you know that I was daily thinking of you all. It motived me and gave me faith. And I was so excited to show you my work !

During stitching this raw, I realized how much I'm sharing a very special relation with my Angel. She means so much for me...

I'm so enthusiastic to begin a new raw ! The journey goes on !!

Thank you all for beeing in this wonderful blog, and in my thoughts....

Marie.

(At the beginning of my post, you can see first my work with the second raw, and the second picture is a focus on the fountain which is on the right. Thank you !)

8 comments:

Jan said...: Marie,
It is just beautiful. Glad you're getting your stitching back on. I was thinking about you the other day when I was reading the blog. Really glad to see your post.; October 3, 2009 at 11:42 AM
Astrid said...: Marie... I was just thinking about you. and that you are so absent on the blog !!! But there you are again with a great update. She is so beautiful !!!!!!!; October 3, 2009 at 12:25 PM
MarchAnn said...: Marie,
Your Angel is very special. Very beautiful.; October 3, 2009 at 1:03 PM
Cindy F. said...: Marie, congrats on finishing another row! She is heavenly:); October 3, 2009 at 4:50 PM
Sabine S. said...: You have come so far, I remember when the moon was just starting to peek out! I love the fountain, so elegant.
Sabine; October 3, 2009 at 11:04 PM
CathE said...: Wow, she is wonderful. Congrats on finishing the row.; October 4, 2009 at 1:41 AM
Joke said...: Marie, I'm so happy for you! You did wonderful finishing the second row. The serenity of your angel is a joy for my eyes :-); October 4, 2009 at 5:00 AM
Wendy said...: Wow! Marie, that is a nice progress!
I was just thinking of you and missed you :(
Glad to see you back.; October 6, 2009 at 2:02 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.