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

Saturday, September 10, 2011

The First Rose. JC. Christensen

I looked at all the updates. Its tremendous what everybody has reached.
So, after all the fatigues of the holiday, I started stitching again.
I have now begun at the fun part of The Rose. Her neck and face.
This morning I still spent time in the garden. What a mess it was there. After the rain and the storms. The grass was too long. And many flowers aborted. It's a little neat now.

6 comments:

f said...: c'est un modèle superbe, les couleurs sont waouh bravo
Flo Gribouille; September 10, 2011 at 9:32 AM
Marie said...: Dear Astrid,

I was without any internet connection during a long time, about 4 weeks I think.
Now I can come here again, and...what a shock !!!
Your work, Astrid, is AMAZING !!!!

I have missed your last updates because of my lack of internet, and now your work has so much grown !!
And not only grown, no, it has beautifully grown !
It has taken another dimension. When I look at her armband, it looks like it was in three-dimensional.
The details and the colors are very elaborate, so that your embroidery is much better than the picture !

I am excited to discover her face...
Thank you Astrid for sharing with us your treasure...

Marie.; September 10, 2011 at 11:58 AM
Mrs Macaw said...: Gorgeous!!!:); September 10, 2011 at 12:38 PM
sharine said...: she is looking amazing; September 10, 2011 at 4:50 PM
Kaisievic said...: The stitching is beautiful and the colours so rich. Lovely job so far. Well done.; September 10, 2011 at 7:08 PM
grannie said...: Beautiful update as always Astrid! I can't wait to see her face. The detail in her dress is stunning.; September 15, 2011 at 5:09 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.