Our Friends' HAED SAL: Faces of Faery 177

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Faces of Faery 177

Hello stitching friends!

Allow me to introduce Faces of Faery 177 by JBG. I started her late October, but then put her away a few weeks for Cirque. The two are now "rotating". She is my first attempt at tenting, and you can see the tension problems, in spite of my effort not to have that happen!

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Stats: 28ct ash rose Lugana, 2x1 tent
Please excuse the Q snaps, it's just too hard for me to get the fabric back on!

Happy Holidays everyone and please take some time for yourselves and stitch!!
Sabine

7 comments:

Kelly S. said...: Very pretty!!; December 20, 2011 at 9:39 AM
flo gribouille said...: beau début bravo; December 20, 2011 at 11:26 AM
Ali O'Donnell said...: Love the colours in this!; December 20, 2011 at 11:59 AM
mdgtjulie said...: It's looking lovely Sabine. Grats on the progress, and I don't see any tension problems. Maybe you just see them cause you know they're there!!!; December 20, 2011 at 1:26 PM
sharine said...: She is looking very pretty.; December 20, 2011 at 2:21 PM
register website domain said...: Very cute..Especially the eyes are very attractive..The color combo is ultimate..; December 20, 2011 at 11:24 PM
Marie said...: Sabine, your Faery looks already beautiful !
The colors are so bright !
When I look at them, it makes me feel happy ! Maybe it's the power of the pink... No I think it's all the entiere piece which is really wonderful !; December 21, 2011 at 7:47 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.