Our Friends' HAED SAL: Sunnia update

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Sunnia update

Here is Sunnia after a 2 month hiatus. I have been stitching on her, just for not long periods of time. I really thought I would finish this year, but now I have my doubts. There are just too many distractions out there!

Anyway-I have been keeping updated on everyone's beautiful stitching, and hopefully I will be around more often!

10 comments:

MarchAnn said...: She's beautiful and you are doing a wonderful job.; October 18, 2009 at 4:58 PM
TammyK said...: I love her!; October 18, 2009 at 8:07 PM
TammyK said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; October 18, 2009 at 8:07 PM
Cindy F. said...: Oh wow Susan! Beautiful progress. So happy to see her again:); October 18, 2009 at 8:28 PM
Anonymous said...: She is beautiful!; October 18, 2009 at 9:16 PM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: she is very beautiful and you're almost ready become a bit!
zoeken; October 19, 2009 at 4:44 AM
Joke said...: Cheer! Cheer! You can do it, just go for it :) She looks lovely!; October 19, 2009 at 5:44 AM
CathE said...: She's looking wonderful.; October 19, 2009 at 8:38 AM
Astrid said...: She is just beautiful...keep up the stitching and the fait !!; October 19, 2009 at 8:48 AM
kerbear said...: Gosh so close to the end! It's a beautiful design and I know you will finish it soon!; October 19, 2009 at 9:42 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.