Our Friends' HAED SAL: The snow Princess and the Polar Bear finished

Thursday, November 24, 2011

The snow Princess and the Polar Bear finished

Hello,
The adventure is over : I just finished my Snow Princess. Here is the view of the front and the back.
I summarize :
Stitched in 1 ovre 1, on linen everweave 30 count.
It measures 39.5 x 34 cm.
began in late September 2010 and finished November 14, 2011, with abreak of 6 month without stitching.
Thank you for your comments that accompagnied me when I stitching, thank you to Céline for the updates and translation and to Louanne for welcoming me here with you.
See you soon with a new model.

Flo Gribouille

14 comments:

Tanya said...: Amazing! Looks just wonderful - both the front and the back. You've done a fantastic job :); November 24, 2011 at 1:03 AM
Cross Stitch Crazy Mum said...: Congrats on your finish! :); November 24, 2011 at 1:07 AM
sharine said...: It looks stunning!; November 24, 2011 at 1:28 AM
Claire said...: Wow amazing work, well done.; November 24, 2011 at 1:45 AM
Anonymous said...: Beautiful work both front and back. I enjoyed watching this develop.; November 24, 2011 at 5:21 AM
Unknown said...: Totally beautiful, can't wait to see what you do next!; November 24, 2011 at 5:59 AM
flo gribouille said...: merci pour vos commentaires, bientôt une nouvel mise à jour avec ma ballerina; November 24, 2011 at 8:12 AM
Unknown said...: She is stunning! Congratulations! Please do let us know what you are planning to do next!!; November 25, 2011 at 12:13 AM
Lonneke said...: She's gorgeous! And the backside is so neat. wow
Congratulations with your finish.
Which one are you going to stitch next?; November 25, 2011 at 6:32 AM
Astrid said...: AWSOME !!! so gorgeous I followed you with this one and everytime I was in AW !!!!; November 25, 2011 at 11:35 PM
flo gribouille said...: merci pour vos commentaires, je vais mets prochainement mon nouveau; November 26, 2011 at 11:51 PM
Caitlin @ Naughts Cross Stitches said...: Congrats on finishing :D she looks gorgeous.; November 27, 2011 at 4:08 PM
Mel said...: Wow!! Just amazing. :)
Your back is so clean. I'm very jealous. Congrats!; November 28, 2011 at 9:59 AM
Sabine S. said...: She is breathtaking! You've done an amazing job!!!!
Sabine; November 28, 2011 at 2:15 PM

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.