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Friday, October 21, 2011

Soul searchers tryptich linda ravenscroft

I have had a few ups and downs this week a page finish of faerie melody at the start of the week that I posted

and my youngest son had a accident at school which resulted in a 2 1/2 hour operation and having to have pins inserted which will result in more operations in a few weeks or months.

I have suffered a few sleepless nights and just have not had the energy or time to stitch

I did however get a couple of days in before the accident

so here is an update

I started page 2 and continued on to page 3 a little as page lines are a huge worry for me

page 1 finished a little over 1/4 of page 2 complete

2 over 1 on 18 count

dmc magic weave ecru
regular chart format
with dmc threads

Happy stitching Tanya

3 comments:

Unknown said...: So sorry about your son. Beautiful stitching!; October 21, 2011 at 10:30 AM
Ali O'Donnell said...: Looks amazing hun! Sorry to hear about your wee boy. Hope he gets better soon!; October 21, 2011 at 12:13 PM
Unknown said...: Looks great Tanya, hope your little one gets better soon xx; October 22, 2011 at 5:58 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.