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Monday, January 4, 2010

Wrath - First Row Completed!!

I'm very proud to say that I have completed the first row of pages (pages 1 through 7) of Wrath and I finished on New Year's Eve! I must say it is coming out lovely and it's making me want to stitch her even more!

Here's where I left off last time:

And this is the first row completed:

And a close up of pages 6 and 7:

Not sure what the new Year will bring but I do hope to finish at least another row of Wrath and then I also plan on doing a few pages each of Catch a Falling Star and Chessie and then maybe a new start later on in the year!

I hope everyone had a great holiday!

~Kerri~

9 comments:

Silvia said...: Que maravilla, esta quedando preciosa animo; January 4, 2010 at 6:37 AM
Joke said...: Beautiful, keep up this spirit!; January 4, 2010 at 9:12 AM
Terri said...: This is simply amazing. I love it. I have this chart too. Thank you so much for starting it so I can see how beautiful it stitches up. I would love to get them all eventually :); January 4, 2010 at 1:28 PM
Lonneke said...: You're going fast! It looks beautiful.; January 4, 2010 at 1:58 PM
Jan said...: Just beautiful! I'll keep watching for more.; January 4, 2010 at 3:49 PM
Annie Bee said...: Looks wonderful no wonder you want to keep stitching on her.; January 4, 2010 at 10:25 PM
Maureen said...: This is so gorgeous - can't wait to see your progress!; January 5, 2010 at 5:16 AM
Sabine S. said...: Your needle is red hot just like her hair! WOW! Way to stitch!!!!
Sabine; January 5, 2010 at 3:40 PM
Bellatrix said...: WOW! you'r work looks fantastic!!! Can't wate to see how the second row turn out!; January 6, 2010 at 10:35 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.