Our Friends' HAED SAL: HAED's Faces Of Faery 141 as of 17.02.2011 by Gizzimomo

Thursday, February 17, 2011

HAED's Faces Of Faery 141 as of 17.02.2011 by Gizzimomo

Here's the next update on Faces Of Faery 141 as of this morning, Thursday17th February 2011.

As you can see I've got loads more done on her and she's coming out rather..... well, brown! The clock is rapidly appearing but it's still kinda hard to see exactly what the picture is if you didn't already know.

The experiment with the Sulky pearlescent is going well, so far so good but should be able to tell you more when I get to the next page.

Faces Of Faery 141 as of 17.02.2011

Definately heading back to Faerie Melody after this to finish that page...... after that, who knows?????

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7 comments:

grannie said...: Crikey gizz - you're flying with this one! Looks fab :-); February 17, 2011 at 6:06 AM
Unknown said...: Loving it.... gonna be sad to put it down to do something else!; February 17, 2011 at 8:53 AM
Kate said...: Hi! Looks great! Just curious - I can see the blue gridding lines through your project, so do they come out at all?; February 17, 2011 at 9:45 AM
demeter83 said...: It looks incredible, how are you stitching so fast? I'm quite incredibly jealous. I've been working on mine for a month and I'm not even close to your progress!; February 17, 2011 at 10:12 AM
Anonymous said...: WOW! So much done in such a sort amount of time! Your Needle is smoking!; February 17, 2011 at 1:17 PM
Unknown said...: The blue lines are water soluable pen so they'll come out with cold water when the page is done.....; February 17, 2011 at 1:49 PM
CathE said...: Wow, amazing progress.; February 18, 2011 at 2:53 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.