Our Friends' HAED SAL: SNOW WHITE

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

SNOW WHITE

Hi Friends , here a new up date from snow white ! It's a small progress but she is still my favorite of my Haed patterns! I can not really do much because my father is very ill, probably pneumonia again ! This afternoon they took him to the hospital!Then it is wait and hope it goes better!

Hugs Ingrid
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8 comments:

Astrid said...: Youre work is great. I hope youre father gets well soon...; March 24, 2010 at 6:47 AM
Sabine S. said...: I see a new little chunk completed! It's hard when life gets in the way of stitching. Hope your Dad recovers soon.
Sabine; March 24, 2010 at 8:51 AM
Joke said...: Ingrid, I hope your father will be well soon. Your stitching always looks great to me :); March 24, 2010 at 12:18 PM
CathE said...: I can certainly see progress, this looks lovely. I hope your father is well again soon.; March 24, 2010 at 1:50 PM
~Rose said...: It's looking gorgeous! I really love this chart. Best wishes to your father and I hope he recovers quickly!; March 25, 2010 at 8:56 AM
Diane (di) said...: I hope your father is feeling better soon Ingrid. Wonderful progress on Snow White. Love the colors in this one.; March 26, 2010 at 1:53 AM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: Thank you very much my dear friends, my father is now a little better, it goes in the right direction!
BIG HUGS TO ALL
Ingrid; March 26, 2010 at 5:26 AM
Carolyn NC said...: Hope your dad is better soon - lovely stitching!; March 26, 2010 at 10:40 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.