Our Friends' HAED SAL: Soul Searchers tryptich and Faerie melody....

Friday, November 25, 2011

Soul Searchers tryptich and Faerie melody....

I have been so busy preparing for christmas that I really have not had much

time to stitch..

Its been a while since my last update as I lent my mother my camera to go

away as she could not find hers.

I finished page 2 of Soul Searchers tryptich

which was one of my half yearly goals to start and finish 2 pages...

page 2 finished
2 over 1 on 18 count

dmc magic weave ecru
regular chart format
with dmc threads

I also stitched 4 days on faerie melody since my last post

before after

Faerie Melody

here is her progress after 19 days of stitching
first page finished and about 30% of page 2 completed

stitched 1 over 1 on 25 count
dmc magic weave white
regular chart format
with dmc threads

Its also a half yearly goal to finish 2 pages of faerie melody

so I've got my fingers crossed I can find some time...

Hopefully now I can get back into a routine and be able to post

progress weekly...

Happy stitching Tanya

4 comments:

Astrid said...: Nice work done hope to see a progress soon :)); November 25, 2011 at 11:32 PM
mdgtjulie said...: Looking lovely Tanya. Grats on all the progress.; November 26, 2011 at 1:42 PM
flo gribouille said...: très joli bonne continuation; November 26, 2011 at 11:49 PM
Sabine S. said...: Cheering you on to reach your goal!!
Sabine; November 28, 2011 at 2:10 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.