Our Friends' HAED SAL: QS Emerald Dragon is FINISHED!!! As of 23.07.2011 by Gizzimomo

Saturday, July 23, 2011

QS Emerald Dragon is FINISHED!!! As of 23.07.2011 by Gizzimomo

Hey guys!

Well I finally did it and way before my deadline too so I'm chuffed to peices. I put in some hard graft on him over the past couple of days and after page 8 was done then the remaining partial pages just flew by in a matter of hours so Emerald Dragon is completely FINISHED!! YAHHHHHH!

Page 8 Done

Total Progress So Far

Page 9 Done

Page 10 Done

Page 11 Done (Page 12 was blank)

Emerald Dragon - All finished!

I'm soooooo pleased with how beautiful he came out, he was so worth the hard work the last few days and I've sent him into HAED for the Reward Program ( I'm hoping to get Sara Butcher's QS Cardinal Song in return).

See you all soon!

Gizzimomo

http://gizzimomosstitchyplace.blogspot.com/

15 comments:

http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: WOW!!!!Congratulations! You made a beautiful piece!; July 23, 2011 at 2:41 PM
Unknown said...: Thank you! xx; July 23, 2011 at 2:52 PM
mdgtjulie said...: Oooooooh, it's gorgeous!!! Grats on the finish. Can't wait to see what you do next.; July 23, 2011 at 3:10 PM
sharine said...: Very nice and well done on a cool finish; July 23, 2011 at 4:24 PM
Amanda J. said...: Good job! Keep stitchin'.; July 23, 2011 at 7:16 PM
Anonymous said...: another finish ~ simply amazing ~ love this one as well; July 24, 2011 at 6:15 AM
StitchyDon said...: WOW, WOW, WOW, WOW, Looks fantastic!!!; July 24, 2011 at 9:21 AM
Ali O'Donnell said...: Gorgeous finish! Congratulations =); July 24, 2011 at 12:16 PM
grannie said...: Another stunning finish Thea! Congratulations :-)

ps what's next? ;-D; July 24, 2011 at 12:38 PM
demeter83 said...: It looks absolutely stunning, I've loved watching your progress on this.; July 24, 2011 at 12:41 PM
Magally said...: It looks fantastic !! Congrats on this wonderful finish !!; July 25, 2011 at 1:40 AM
Kelly S. said...: It's absolutely stunning!! Congrats on the finish!; July 25, 2011 at 5:57 AM
Shelleen said...: An amazing job!; July 25, 2011 at 12:30 PM
Unknown said...: Thanks everyone, next is catch up on the two BB SAL's SK Phuan and QS Terra (I'm actually going to re-start Terra and do her in full stitch instead of tent stitch cos I can't bear it!) then it's back to Faerie Melody for a while. I have QS Waiting kitted up and am debating kitting up QS Cardinal Song (my reward for finished Emerald Dragon) and Darling Dragonling. Lots planned...; July 26, 2011 at 5:31 AM
Maureen said...: gorgeous finish - big congrats!; July 27, 2011 at 7:24 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.