Our Friends' HAED SAL: QS Leo finish

Saturday, October 10, 2009

QS Leo finish

It's been awhile since i've posted, but i've still been stitching! I finished up QS Leo, by Sarah Butcher in Sept.

She's stitched 1x1 on 32 count, and was a challenge for me- loads of detail stitching in her hair & face- but i think she was worth it!

9 comments:

sharine said...: she's beautiful!well done; October 10, 2009 at 9:26 PM
Marie said...: Congratulations !
The colors are beautiful, and she looks very nice ! Yes, she really worth it !! You have done a wonderful job !; October 10, 2009 at 10:45 PM
Sabine S. said...: Congrats to you on the finish! Yes, she was worth it, very nice!
Sabine; October 10, 2009 at 10:50 PM
Unknown said...: Very pretty! Congratulations. How long did it take?; October 11, 2009 at 3:38 AM
Aussie Stitcher said...: Congratulations on the finish, she is gorgeous.; October 12, 2009 at 3:43 AM
beth said...: she took 2 years, 3 months, but i was working on other projects at the same time.; October 13, 2009 at 5:21 PM
Cindy F. said...: CONGRATULATIONS and a HAPPY DANCE!!
Beth, she is amazing!!! Extremely proud of your beautiful finish!!

what's next??; October 14, 2009 at 10:38 AM
beth said...: Thanks, everyone :) even though i have plenty of WIPs, I've decided to join in on the new start SAL this week with Cox's QS Little Pooka Bunny.; October 14, 2009 at 8:20 PM
TammyK said...: Congrats on such an awesome finish. She's lovely :o); October 17, 2009 at 7:49 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.