Our Friends' HAED SAL: SHH Now, Diamond,QS Fragile Heart, SK Ice Wind 1, QS A Bunch of Love

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

SHH Now, Diamond,QS Fragile Heart, SK Ice Wind 1, QS A Bunch of Love

Sorry, I haven't updated my progresses for a long time, but here are some of my WIP's:

SHH Now (8/18 pages)
25ct Lugana, 2x1 tent stitches

Diamond (5/42 pages)
25ct Lugana, 2x1 tent stitches

QS Fragile Heart SAL (4/6 pages)
25ct Lugana 2x1 tent stitches

SK Ice Wind 1 SK SAL (second version, 1½/4 pages)
25ct Lugana 2x1 tent stitches

QS A Bunch of Love (1/6 pages)
25ct Lugana 1x1 full crosses

Nina

9 comments:

sharine said...: They all look fantastic!; November 23, 2011 at 11:25 PM
Cross Stitch Crazy Mum said...: Beautiful! and a daring lady to do so many at once lol :); November 23, 2011 at 11:34 PM
Claire said...: Wow they all look good.; November 24, 2011 at 1:42 AM
Unknown said...: Beautiful.... all of them!; November 24, 2011 at 6:00 AM
flo gribouille said...: j'adore le premier "l'ange" très beau travail; November 24, 2011 at 8:13 AM
Unknown said...: Wow you have been busy! They are all beautiful!; November 25, 2011 at 12:14 AM
Astrid said...: They are all so beautiful; November 25, 2011 at 11:35 PM
Caitlin @ Naughts Cross Stitches said...: They look great :D; November 27, 2011 at 4:07 PM
Alejandra said...: QUE PRECIOSO EL SHH NOW!!! yo lo he comenzado hace poco, asique me falta mucho mucho para llegar a ésta hermosura. Te felicito!!!; March 12, 2012 at 9:17 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.