Our Friends' HAED SAL: Our Thursday SAL

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Our Thursday SAL

Hi my stitching friends,

Today is thursday which means our Thursday SAL. Is everybody ready for it.

I hope I will be able to do some stitching. I haven't had much the change to do some stitching lately. It is extremely busy for me. I start missing my stitching :( I hope I will be able to show some progress.
I haven't been able to comment a lot also, but I have been watching all of your wonderful progresses. Keep up the good work everybody.

Hugs,
Wendy and Cindy F.

6 comments:

Yvonne said...: Yes, I did a bit this morning. I managed to restart on Koukiotis Angel of Spring 2 days ago after completing Sleeping Beauty few months ago. I am really happy to join back this Thursday SAL. I won't post any pictures this week as I only did approx. 400 stitches but still I am looking very much forward to see other members' progresses.

Yvonne; October 15, 2009 at 7:28 AM
Sabine S. said...: Blogger swallowed my first comment... I'm in for the SAL,Wendy!It is Aurora's Garden's turn, but I bought some more floss and can now fill in some gaps in The Astronomer, also tempting!
Sabine; October 15, 2009 at 8:32 AM
Joke said...: I will be there!; October 15, 2009 at 10:04 AM
kerbear said...: Definitely in...I am pretty close to finishing page 2 of Wrath and although I don't think I will finish it tonight, I want to make a big dent so I can have it done by the weekend!; October 15, 2009 at 10:38 AM
Cindy F. said...: Yes! I'm ready to start page 3:)
Have fun everyone!!!; October 15, 2009 at 11:13 AM
MarchAnn said...: I'm there as soon as I eat and get warm. Its raining and 44f here in Virginia.
I should get a couple hours in tonight.; October 15, 2009 at 3:44 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.