Our Friends' HAED SAL: HAED's Faerie Melody - As of 02.11.2010 by Gizzimomo

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

HAED's Faerie Melody - As of 02.11.2010 by Gizzimomo

Page 1 of Faerie Melody is finally done.

Stitched on 28 count white hardanger (I thought it was my Lugana but I've used the hardanger instead!)

1 thread over 1 square

Started - 28th October 2010

Finished - TBA

6 comments:

ana~stitch said...: That's gorgeous!! Where to next, up or down?; November 3, 2010 at 6:36 AM
grannie said...: I still can't get over how quickly you got that page done! Great job, it's gorgeous! :-); November 3, 2010 at 8:48 AM
Marie said...: It's simply gorgeous, really.

It's your first page(congratulations for your wonderful start !) and I'm already so enchanted by your journey... I will follow you by watching your updates with a great delight.

Happy stitching !; November 3, 2010 at 8:56 AM
Dancing With Pussycats said...: Wow! It's been less that a week and you've gotten so much done! It's so pretty. I love the blues in the sky.; November 3, 2010 at 10:49 AM
Unknown said...: I'm definately going to head down the design now and then go across and down again. It stitched up fast as it was mainly huge blocks of blues which was good but the next page is lots of confetti so I don't think the next page will stitch up so easy!

I don't work at the moment due to illness so I'm am able to stitch all day if I want to and I must admit that that's what I've been dong since I started her 'cos I'm enjoying it SOOOOOO much.... get up, have a bath, do the housework and then stitch till the hubby needs feeding, cook tea and stitch till bedtime!!!; November 3, 2010 at 11:11 AM
Gabi said...: Looking fantastic.; November 3, 2010 at 7:08 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.