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Sunday, May 20, 2012

Mini Sunflower Cottage (Gelsinger); 28ct, 1 over 1, cross country - update.
Bit of an update on this one - some of the outlines are really becoming visable now. The eagle eyed among you may notice that I'm cheating a bit in terms of the cross country by starting to put in some of the blue background, but generally speaking I'm still working colour by colour.

5 comments:

Miamina said...: Looks great! When I saw your first update I went and bought the chart, I'd not seen it before and the colours looks so bright and vibrant.

Can't wait to see this as you make progress.

Well done so far and thanks for sharing :); May 20, 2012 at 5:11 AM
Lija Broka said...: Looks a little like a man laughing. But well done! The flowers at the bottom are becoming very visible. Can't wait to see some colour in the stitching!; May 20, 2012 at 6:30 AM
Dancing With Pussycats said...: How interesting to see this stitched color by color. Can't wait to see it grow some more. Especially when the yellows start to come in.; May 21, 2012 at 5:01 PM
Anonymous said...: oh I am enjoying your updates ~ it is so neat how the picture is emerging.

best wishes
janet; May 23, 2012 at 7:35 AM
Astrid said...: color by color I have never done, it works for you I see... beautiful; May 31, 2012 at 8:59 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.