Our Friends' HAED SAL: finished!

Thursday, November 11, 2010

finished!

my first Heaven and earth desgin is finished! this 'carley cat' is from jo lynch
soon I will start this one... hearts a plenty but first I will continue with 'gothic rose' and 'luna' ...

16 comments:

Lisa said...: Congrats on the finish!! Looks great :); November 11, 2010 at 12:32 PM
MarchAnn said...: Wow looks great and the colors are stricking.
You did a great job, please post when you get it framed.; November 11, 2010 at 2:03 PM
Sara said...: Congratulations... It's simply amazing... The colours are awesome :); November 11, 2010 at 3:09 PM
Rincón del Punto de Cruz said...: It's beautiful...
Congratulations !!!; November 11, 2010 at 3:29 PM
Terri said...: Congrats on a great finish; November 11, 2010 at 6:25 PM
Teipu said...: Wow congratulations! It looks wonderful!; November 11, 2010 at 11:57 PM
Unknown said...: Beautiful work, looks fantastic!!; November 12, 2010 at 2:05 AM
CathE said...: Wonderful, congratulations on your finish.; November 12, 2010 at 2:53 AM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: Congratulations !!!!It looks really great, great job! I look forward to the next;)!; November 12, 2010 at 4:13 AM
Claire said...: Wow well done, I love this one too!; November 12, 2010 at 5:37 AM
KiKi said...: Great job! I love the colors. It reminds me of a water color painting!; November 12, 2010 at 8:11 AM
Joke said...: Oh wow, this is really stunning! I love the colors, you did a wonderful job. Congrats!!; November 12, 2010 at 10:17 AM
Ali O'Donnell said...: Congratulations on a beautiful finish!; November 12, 2010 at 11:00 AM
Lory said...: Congratulations..... it's very very beautiful!!!!; November 13, 2010 at 4:55 AM
Puppy Love said...: That is just lovely! Thanks for sharing!!!; November 13, 2010 at 6:54 AM
Astrid said...: Congratulations with the finish. feels awsome doesnt it !!!!!; November 15, 2010 at 6:42 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.