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Friday, March 12, 2010

Sifter.. 5640 to go

Well I just finished a row of 10.680 stitches. It was BORING !!!!! 3799, 310 and 500.... can you imagen it ..... please I almost lost my mind.. I can not find the curage to go on. It are 5640 stitches before a finish of this project......... I think I need a vacation... And we are going to France To Dunkerque and Amiens, to snif a lot of history of the region. At first we want to go on the Bike ( as I am a bikergirl) but I think it is a lillte bit to cold for this yet.

7 comments:

Terri said...: Wow you are almost done :) Looks great; March 12, 2010 at 10:37 AM
Jan said...: That is just amazing.; March 12, 2010 at 1:48 PM
Sheila said...: You are so close to finishing. I hope you enjoy your holiday and are raring to get it done when you get back. It really is lovely.; March 13, 2010 at 1:48 AM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: It looks fantastic! Still a little bit and it's finished! great job!; March 13, 2010 at 5:06 AM
CathE said...: This is so impressive. Just a little more and you're there. Well done.; March 15, 2010 at 12:26 PM
maegwin4 said...: Sifter looks amazing. Please finish him you CAN do it.Lol; March 15, 2010 at 7:40 PM
Sabine S. said...: You can do it!!!! Come on, come on, come on!!!!!! Imagine when he's finished and framed, then you can take a deep breath and enjoy all your hard work! Happy vacation, too!
Sabine; March 19, 2010 at 11:03 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.