Our Friends' HAED SAL: Update on Sunflower Bee

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Update on Sunflower Bee

from my buddy Mrs.Macaw

I started on this Sunflower Bee on 12th March and has come this far now. Tomorrow I'll go to the hospital and will hopefully have the operation on Monday. Of course I'll bring my stitching! We don't use frames here in Sweden...;)

I stitch on Evenweave 25 ct, 1 over 1, 1 strand of DMC floss

8 comments:

Lonneke said...: Wow! It looks amazing!
I admire you for stitching without a frame. :)
Hope you are well soon.; May 1, 2011 at 11:27 PM
anojaa said...: It is so wonderful! Hope you will be well soon, good luck!; May 1, 2011 at 11:36 PM
Bev said...: I absolutely love this! it is stitching gorgeous, well done hope your hospital stay goes well; May 2, 2011 at 12:44 AM
demeter83 said...: It looks beautiful.
Hope everything goes okay when you're in hospital, and I look forward to seeing your next progress; May 2, 2011 at 1:07 AM
Anonymous said...: Well Done ! And Stitching with no Frame! I dont think I could do that! Good Luck in the Hospital! Sending Kind Thoughts your Way!; May 2, 2011 at 3:36 AM
Anonymous said...: just love how the different colors flow into the next color...beautiful...like a water colour painting

best wishes
janet; May 2, 2011 at 1:15 PM
Mrs Macaw said...: Thanks to you all! I am well and already at home. No pain this time! I am so happy.:)ao; May 3, 2011 at 6:43 AM
Louanne said...: Good Lord it's gorgeous!!!!; May 5, 2011 at 8:02 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.