Our Friends' HAED SAL: Marie, Elfland.

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Marie, Elfland.

Hello everybody !

As you probably already know it, my favourite artist is Kinuko Craft.
A few weeks ago, I felt captivated by one of her wonderful artwork : Elfland.
It was not the first time that I saw this painting, but it suddenly took sense for me. I was in communion with the atmosphere and all the details.

That's why I'm diving into this journey with my needle.
And I must say that I'm totally fascinated during stitching it.

Although I haven't finished the first page yet, I wanted to share my work with you.

So, here is my work :

Thank you all for beeing in such a beautiful community...

And, to finish my post, let me wish you all, a good luck for the giveaway !

Happy stitching !!

Marie.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...: What a lovely design and such neat stitching, thank you for sharing.; January 24, 2010 at 10:51 AM
Bellatrix said...: Great start Marie! Those blues look very beautiful! Can't wate to see more!; January 24, 2010 at 11:00 PM
Lonneke said...: Great start! These blues are beautiful.; January 25, 2010 at 1:12 PM
kerbear said...: Marie - what a lovely design and a terrific start. I look forward to seeing more!; January 26, 2010 at 3:23 PM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: ooohhh Marie , So beautiful, I love it and also a wonderful start, I'm looking forward to this further grow!; January 27, 2010 at 3:04 AM
Terri said...: Marie this is beautiful. I'm doing the SK for this and now that I've seen the whole chart I want to get the whole chart lol :) Cannot wait to see more :); February 5, 2010 at 10:16 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.