Our Friends' HAED SAL: SNOW WHITE

Thursday, May 27, 2010

SNOW WHITE

Hello everyone, I have a busy week behind and I'm not really able to blog but I worked it a bit further to my first Heaven and Earth "snow white" it did not work really well this time (and it's been so slow ahead ).... sigh ... I have to really struggle through page 3 and am still not finished I think next time (hopefully)! I also show again the picture of the last up date because there's not much difference! Yet a progress of 1200 stitches .....
HUGS Ingrid

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BEFORE

4 comments:

Sabine S. said...: 1200 stitches would be an excellent week for me! I can see the difference in your two pictures. You did a good job!
Sabine; May 27, 2010 at 8:13 AM
Marie said...: 1200 stitches ? It IS a progress !!!

I hope that you will have more time for you next week, but I can tell you that Snow White is already taking shape. And your work is a pleasure to look at !

I love your little blue cat on the right corner of the picture !!!

Happy stitching Ingrid !; May 27, 2010 at 9:55 AM
Joke said...: Ingrid, I can see your progress quite clearly! Keep on going, girl :); May 28, 2010 at 2:52 PM
Astrid said...: there is much progress!! keep youre mood and do an other 1200 you can see much difference !!; May 29, 2010 at 1:44 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.