Our Friends' HAED SAL: The beginning of "a long winters nap"

Saturday, November 21, 2009

The beginning of "a long winters nap"

Hi friends, this is the start of "a long winters nap" as you know I stitch for the first time 1x1 and it's really small! You look even a little of the white matter through, is this normal? The fabric is 25 ct lugano! You all make beautiful things, thanks for sharing!

(:HUGS:) Ingrid

8 comments:

Marie said...: Hello Ingrid !

Great that you started it !!
Do you use one or two strands of floss ? Maybe you see a little bit of the white because you are using one strand ?

It will be a so pleasant journey !!; November 21, 2009 at 9:57 AM
Sabine S. said...: I bet you're thrilled to have started it and to know that you can do 1x1!With some of my dark colors a bit of the fabric peeks through too. I loosen the tension on the thread a bit and that helps. If you feel it shows too much, try 2 strands of floss
Sabine; November 21, 2009 at 11:24 PM
kerbear said...: I think from far away you would not be able to see the small amount of fabric showing through. Looks terrific so far!; November 23, 2009 at 12:07 PM
Wendy said...: Nice start already!! Good luck with the stitching on this fabric ;); November 24, 2009 at 6:45 AM
Cindy F. said...: Great start Ingrid! I'm stitching 1 over 1 and I have some of the fabric showing through in some places too. BUT, when you hold it away from you, you don't notice it so much. The dark floss tends to make us notice this more.
If you don't like it, try a few x's on a corner of your fabric..using 2 strands and see if you like that better.; November 25, 2009 at 12:11 PM
Nana said...: Looks great...great start..

Nana; December 1, 2009 at 9:43 AM
Anonymous said...: I just bought this at my local shop today. I've been eyeballing it for a while! I do have a question: How big is this in the end? I know what it says on the package, but it seems to small for what it says. Feet and inches please? :); December 1, 2011 at 3:49 PM
Anonymous said...: Oh, and how would I start a cross stitch this big?? LOL... Granted I've done cross stitch for 13/14 years, but not one on this scale.; December 1, 2011 at 3:54 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.