Our Friends' HAED SAL: The Queen of Spades sends her Regards

Thursday, May 27, 2010

The Queen of Spades sends her Regards

Hello everybody !

Purple, Lavender, Violet... Many beautiful names for my favourite color !
And with the chart I'm showing you today, I have everything I could wish for !

In fact, The Queen of Spades from S. Pui-Mun Law has immediately caught my eye.
There are many reasons for this, and the purple atmosphere is one of them.

It is a delight to work on it, and here is the first page finished :

Thank you all, and...

Happy Stitching !!!

Marie.

8 comments:

Sabine S. said...: WOW, Marie, a page already??? The shades of purple really are lovely! I'll have to go to HAED and look this chart up. I'm glad you're having a wonderful time with it. Enjoy the journey!!!

And thank you for all the kind remarks to my last post!
Sabine; May 27, 2010 at 10:46 PM
Sabine S. said...: I see why you love it! It's fun and whimsical, but not overly cutesy. I love her headress with the birds in it, and the card men! It will be a joy to watch you bring this to life! Great choice!!!
Sabine; May 27, 2010 at 10:59 PM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: WOW Marie what are you going fast .... I do like the purple shades, I look forward to the next up date ;) !!; May 28, 2010 at 3:39 AM
Jan said...: It's a beautiful piece. Can't wait to see more and the way you're zooming along that should be soon!; May 28, 2010 at 4:14 AM
Joke said...: Marie, this is going to be gorgeous! I too love those colors and you are stitching so fast!; May 28, 2010 at 10:50 AM
Mel said...: The purple is sooo pretty!; May 28, 2010 at 2:32 PM
Madammeke Ongeduld said...: ik zou datgene wat jij maakt ook niet kunnen vind borduurwerk nochtans heel mooi en bijzonder; May 29, 2010 at 3:30 AM
Astrid said...: Very beautiful Marie !!! good choice !!!; May 29, 2010 at 1:42 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.