Our Friends' HAED SAL: Faces of Faery 150 JBG

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Faces of Faery 150 JBG - stitched by Jo

It's been a while since I posted any wips so, although I haven't quite finished a page, I thought I would show you my new start. It's the gorgeous JBG released for the Japan fundraiser. She is stitching up beautifully and as usual, the eye is amazing!

I am stitching her on my usual 28ct jobelan - this time in bone, 1 over 1 and full crosses. I started her on 26 March and have named her "Usagi" which (if Google is correct!) is Japanese for rabbit.

Since this photo was taken I have finished another column so I hope to have a page finish soon!

Happy stitching everyone :-D

6 comments:

Rachel said...: She's so beautiful already! JBG's eyes stitch up so well, can't wait for you to make more progress :); April 17, 2011 at 8:57 AM
demeter83 said...: This is a really gorgeous chart and her eye's looking amazing, look forward to seeing her grow.; April 17, 2011 at 10:50 AM
sharine said...: Stunning and the eye is beautiful
Cheers,Sharine; April 17, 2011 at 5:16 PM
Magally said...: I love JBG's work so much ! You're right : the eye is amazing. Can't wait to see more of her ! And usagi does mean rabbit in Japanese ;-); April 17, 2011 at 11:52 PM
laura118 said...: Wow.... She is stunning. I love JBG charts, the eyes are great.; April 18, 2011 at 6:18 PM
anojaa said...: I love the name you have given her : Usagi looks wonderful!; April 19, 2011 at 1:03 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.