Our Friends' HAED SAL: Kathy A

Monday, November 30, 2009

Kathy A - Peacock Lagoon

Here is my latest progress on Peacock Lagoon.
Before

After

Although you can't really see it I did some more detail inside the moon. There are a few stitches left in the moon but I am going to have to spend some time with a magnifier to sort them out.

Oh for some other color than blue!!!!!

10 comments:

Annie Bee said...: Kathy your moon looks really lovely and such pretty blues.; November 30, 2009 at 12:16 PM
Marihun said...: It's beautiful! But I know exactly what you mean, in 3 of my 4 wips I'm stitching with different shades of blue! LOL!; November 30, 2009 at 12:18 PM
Carolyn NC said...: Very nice progress - Lovely!; December 1, 2009 at 9:29 AM
Joke said...: I can imagine you want something else than blue, but it looks great!; December 1, 2009 at 9:47 AM
Cindy F. said...: Awesome progress Kathy!! Such pretty blues;); December 1, 2009 at 11:15 AM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: It looks very nice, great job!; December 1, 2009 at 5:54 PM
Wendy said...: That is a nice progress Kathy!! I can believe you want to stitch with something else then the bleu. I had the same problem when I started "Land of Enchantment", I was stitching with so much black :(; December 3, 2009 at 4:26 AM
kerbear said...: The different blues look great together! It can be difficult to stitch a lot of the same colors but it's all worth it in the end! Keep it up! :); December 3, 2009 at 12:14 PM
Beck said...: I like your blues a lot - but I do have some purples that I would be willing to trade you lol!; December 3, 2009 at 12:23 PM
Astrid said...: Very nice progress and the shades are good. The moon look as a moon should be !!; December 4, 2009 at 8:18 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.