Our Friends' HAED SAL: Daisy Offerings Update Progress 11-22-2013

Friday, November 22, 2013

Daisy Offerings Update Progress 11-22-2013

Daisy Offerings

Designer - HAED - Sandra Kuck

Material - 18 Count White Charles Craft

DMC Threads 2 x 1 Full Cross Stitch

Progress 11-22-2013

I finished another column today on Page 3. I decided to take my Q Snaps off and show you what I have accomplished since I have started stitching this. I have to do One Column at a time, One Page at a time due to the fact that the very outer edge of this goes all the way around so I have to be real careful with my columns and make sure that I get my columns in the right rows so it will be oval shape by the time I get this completely finished. I do One Column, One Page at a time. I stitch a 10 x 10 block each day. The very top of this is all Confetti Stitching so sometimes it takes me 2 days to do a 10 x 10 block due to the Confetti Stitching.

I am almost done with Page 3. I have one more full column to do and than a partial column to do. Than I will start on Page 4.

There are 36 Pages total to this pattern. It is a picture of a girl up in the sky throwing Daisy's down on Earth. It is a really neat picture. I am stitching the background right now.

Thanks for looking...enjoy....

Happy Stitching

Linda Klinedinst

2 comments:

Unknown said...: good luck for confetti; November 23, 2013 at 9:50 AM
Lonneke said...: You are stitching a lot of background with this one and with a mothers kiss. Do you stitch them simultaneously or do you rotate?
Confetti stitching can really slow you down.
Great progress.; December 3, 2013 at 10:43 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.