Our Friends' HAED SAL: Randal Spangler's Train of Dreams by Shauna

Friday, February 18, 2011

Randal Spangler's Train of Dreams by Shauna

Hi everyone! I've been stitching a lot trying to finish my Train of Dreams. I can almost feel the finish coming. It's for my son who will be six in May so I'm trying to finish it in time to send it off to be framed. I'm also trying to finish it up since we found out my husband's job is transferring him to Japan around September so I want to finish it long before that move. This is of twelve pages done with two full pages and two half pages left. Thanks so much for looking and I hope you all are enjoying your stitching time.

6 comments:

Magally said...: This is a lovely design you're working on ! It's absolutely wonderful ! I'm sure your son will love it. Can't wait to see it finished, good luck !; February 19, 2011 at 12:22 AM
sharine said...: It looks fantastic and I'm sure son will be thrilled with it. Good luck with your move.
Cheers,Sharine; February 19, 2011 at 1:37 AM
Cindy in MA said...: This is beautiful. I am working on this one also. Love it & find it hard to put down. What will you be doing next?; February 19, 2011 at 2:37 AM
Jan said...: You are doing great on this. It is a so cute. Good job!; February 19, 2011 at 4:50 AM
CreativeStitch said...: This is looking fantastic! What a great job! I love all the colors. Good luck on your move to Japan and I know your son is going to love masterpiece.; February 20, 2011 at 6:47 AM
chrisstitches said...: What a beautiful project! This is the most I have seen of the 6 or so people I have seen stitching this. Love your beautiful work!; February 23, 2011 at 10:08 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.