Our Friends' HAED SAL: Dragon Lady Update from Jacob

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Dragon Lady Update from Jacob

Started page 2. I got bored with the black and starting making boxes and other stuff to make it more interesting on page 1, and then I ran out of black. If I were not sitting in the middle of Afghanistan I would have went out and gotten some more black and finished page 1 before moving on, but instead I have to wait for my wife to mail it to me (its on the way) so I figured I would just keep on going.

5 comments:

anojaa said...: your progress is amazing! well done! Good to see some other colors, isn't? :); March 27, 2011 at 9:57 AM
Jacob said...: Very much so!; March 27, 2011 at 12:00 PM
Anonymous said...: I have been cross stitching on and off for 12 years and have never seen anyone stitch boxes like that before!!!
Elizabeth; March 27, 2011 at 2:01 PM
Magali said...: You made good progress ! It's good to see some more colours !!; March 27, 2011 at 11:27 PM
Jacob said...: Elizabeth, like I said I got really bored, lol. Made it a little more interested, but since I ran out of black it just looks kinda bad really. But in a few weeks when they give us our mail I will be able to fill it in :); March 28, 2011 at 12:07 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.