Our Friends' HAED SAL: Fragile by Kirstin Mills

Monday, October 24, 2011

Fragile by Kirstin Mills

Last weeks I have been working on Storykeep Fragile, (artwork by Kirstin Mills) and I’ve finished it. It’s my first HAE finish. It’s a very small chart (40 W by 181 H), but on it you can see sixty different colors. It’s stitched on 25 count lugana, one over one.

I go on stitching on Angelic, I hope to show you an update this weekend.

I hope you like it,

Marianela (http://www.mariacanelha.blogspot.com/)

5 comments:

Unknown said...: Very pretty! Congratulations!!; October 25, 2011 at 3:45 AM
Ary said...: Menudo trabajo, y menuda paciencia, pero el resultado es brillante.

Enhorabuena; October 25, 2011 at 4:23 AM
Mel said...: lovely, look at all that red!; October 25, 2011 at 10:05 PM
Tanya Watt said...: It's amazing how many colours are in this design it's beautiful; October 26, 2011 at 1:10 PM
Caitlin @ Naughts Cross Stitches said...: congrats! any HAED finish is wonderful! The detail is just stunning.; October 27, 2011 at 3:39 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.