Our Friends' HAED SAL: Randal Spangler's Dragon Rider

Saturday, August 27, 2011

Randal Spangler's Dragon Rider - stitched my demeter83

Okay, this is my first attempt at using the magic email address so I don't know if this will work or not, or how it's going to look, so bare with me.

It was International Hermit and Stitch last weekend, which is where the majority of this stitching was done, it's only my second page, but I'm quite childishly excited ecause I can see the castle pretty clearly now.

Dragon Rider by Randal Spangler

Stitched 1 over 1, full crosses on 25 count evenweave.

And on an unrelated note, is anyone else having problems commenting? It keeps telling me that my account doesn't have access to the page when I try to post my comments! I can comment on some blogs and not others, which is even weirder!

6 comments:

Unknown said...: Dragon Rider is looking great, another page finish on the way!!; August 27, 2011 at 12:19 PM
Ali O'Donnell said...: Great work!; August 27, 2011 at 1:22 PM
mdgtjulie said...: Oh, geez, another blogger problem. I haven't had that one yet, Louanne. I hope they get it figured out quickly. Your Dragon Rider is looking good. I like the way the castle looks, and I like the tree too. Great job so far!!!!; August 27, 2011 at 4:03 PM
Magally said...: Very nice !! Your dragon rider looks great !!; August 29, 2011 at 12:19 AM
tncottagequilter said...: Beautiful. Louanne. Just out of curiosity, what is International Hermit and Stitch weekend. Sounds intriguing.. Anytime I can justify more stitching time is interesting to me. Cathy in TN; August 29, 2011 at 5:29 PM
grannie said...: Yep, I can see the castle too! Looking great :-); September 8, 2011 at 1:55 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.