Our Friends' HAED SAL: Anojaa- blue bird/ wizard of oz UPDATE

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Anojaa- blue bird/ wizard of oz UPDATE

Hi everyone!

First of all, thanks for your warm welcome. It's great to be here! And thanks again to Laura for being my buddy.

A little update on my dear Blue bird. It starts to show a little bit now. I'm so happy that I want to share it with you.
it's a real feast of colors! I love it. Stitched on 28 ct, one over one, full crosses.

And this is my new start, The wizard of oz. i've started from the bottom right. i wanted to see that part, as other ladies are doing wonderful work on the left side. I've tried tent stitching for this one.
so there it is after day one
Stitched on 28 ct, two over one, tent.

Happy stitching!
Thanks a lot, have a nice week
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1 comment:

Ewa said...: Oh dear, so much confetti. It's looking great, though! Look forward to seeing more!; March 28, 2011 at 9:22 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.