Our Friends' HAED SAL: Koukiotis Angel of Spring 26 Nov 09

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Koukiotis Angel of Spring 26 Nov 09

Hi everyone, here is my Koukiotis Angel of Spring. The last time I updated was on the 10 Nov. Here she is after 16 days. Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow stitchers :0))

26 Nov 09

10 Nov 09

8 comments:

Sabine S. said...: And now she has a forehead! Great job!
Sabine; November 26, 2009 at 7:57 AM
Wendy said...: Nice progress Yvonne!! Great work!; November 26, 2009 at 9:49 AM
Marie said...: Hello Yvonne !
It's a pleasure to see your angel !
The face is coming up soon !! And the little colored flowers seem to glow now ! It's really beautiful...

Happy stitching !!; November 26, 2009 at 10:59 AM
Annie Bee said...: She is looking really beautiful.; November 26, 2009 at 2:13 PM
Anonymous said...: Yvonne, She is beautiful. I love the color of your fabric:); November 26, 2009 at 5:16 PM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: Hi Yvonne ,
Your angel looks fantastic and an excellent progress you have made! Great job!; November 27, 2009 at 3:36 AM
Joke said...: What a great progress! You're almost up to here eyes and then her face is going to live for us :); November 27, 2009 at 7:32 AM
Cindy F. said...: Such wonderful progress! We're anxious to see more!!; December 1, 2009 at 11:25 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.