Our Friends' HAED SAL: The First Rose, Christensen.

Thursday, April 28, 2011

The First Rose, Christensen.

Wow, the month of April was so beautiful that I only did1.5 pages of The First Rose. We did a lot of motorcycling. Looked at the Tulips in the west and sat on a terrace in Maastricht in the South. And been underground in Maastricht caves. Luckily I had my motorcycle jacket on. We had no cold. In June I will go further again with The Rose. Then comes out the front of the dress. The day after tomorrow is Queensday. And on May 1st I'll continue with the Medusa. Situated on the weather, of how many I do in May.
Everybody has great projects on there hands. !!

3 comments:

Joke said...: Astrid, your stitching is beautiful, I think you did quite a lot in spite of the beautiful weather!; April 28, 2011 at 12:07 PM
Sabine S. said...: I wish it were June already so you would keep stitching on this one! I just love the green crackle more and more each time I see it. Enjoy the beautiful weather and maybe get some stitching done outside.
Sabine; April 28, 2011 at 10:48 PM
Anonymous said...: Beautiful progress...the weather affects my stitching progress also. I love the crackle, it so crisp and lifelike.; April 29, 2011 at 8:49 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.