Our Friends' HAED SAL: Trellis Kitty finished.

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Trellis Kitty finished.

16 comments:

Virpi said...: Looks lovely!; March 27, 2011 at 8:20 AM
Joanie R. said...: That came out so cute, wonderful job of stitching.
You must have a huge feeling of accomplishment and deserve it to finish such a large and detailed project. I've got about 200 stitches in my HAED, a LONG ways to go.; March 27, 2011 at 8:24 AM
demeter83 said...: Woohoo, congratualtions. The colours are amazing.
So, what's the next project?; March 27, 2011 at 8:37 AM
Cindy in MA said...: Congrats on the finish.I love the bright colors; March 27, 2011 at 9:00 AM
Nina said...: Congratulations! :); March 27, 2011 at 9:08 AM
Anonymous said...: Well Done Looks Fantastic!; March 27, 2011 at 11:32 AM
Unknown said...: Wow, looks fantastic finished!

What size did the finished peice come out at in the end out of curiousity?; March 27, 2011 at 11:37 AM
Joke said...: You did a great job and within the year!! Compliments and congrats :); March 27, 2011 at 12:12 PM
Kelly S. said...: Absolutely gorgeous and congrats!!; March 27, 2011 at 2:24 PM
anojaa said...: congratulations on your finish! the cat looks so cute!; March 28, 2011 at 9:49 AM
Cassle said...: That's so amazing!!! Congratulations!! It's so cute and you did a very wonderful work!!!; March 28, 2011 at 6:18 PM
Astrid said...: Congratulations !!!!!! Love the kitty....; March 30, 2011 at 4:15 AM
Karmen said...: Thanks to everybody for your comments.
My next project is Train of dreams by Randal Spangler. I love it.
Karmen; March 30, 2011 at 12:52 PM
CreativeStitch said...: This is so cute!! Congratulations on your finish!; April 3, 2011 at 1:43 PM
Mrs Macaw said...: Cute!!! I love cats.:); April 8, 2011 at 12:33 AM
Anonymous said...: Wow this is really amazing - all the colours "pop" - they are so vibrant!
What size fabric did you use? I would love to know the finished size!
Elizabeth; April 9, 2011 at 12:38 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.