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Friday, July 15, 2011

SK Rapunzel ~ progress

A quick post to share with you my progress on SK Rapunzel. I know I've not made a lot of progress on it since my las post but that's because I've only stitched on it approximately four more hours. My photo is horrible but you have to trust me that detail looks amazing IRL

~Carla
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Tuesday, July 5, 2011

A lot of updates

Hi everyone,

I have lot of pictures to show. It has been a while since I lasted posted.

First of all, I am back working on Magnificent Wings. I finally finished her forehead (yay!) and I have fun again stitching her hair.

stitched on 25 cnt black evenweave

This picture doesn't do her much justice. Her eyes are very colorful and bright irl.

Also I have a new start. I wanted to stitch something on aida because the others were going so slow. I wanted something easier to stitch. So I started TT A Pale Comparison. She is stitched on 20 count white(I know it looks blue on the picture, but it is really white!) aida and I really like stitching her. I am halfway already.

I haven't worked so much on QS Creativity, but still a small update on her:

Stitched on 25 count ecru evenweave

And I started SK SAL Rapunzel. She has some intense confetti going on!

Stitched on 25 cnt brown evenweave

Friday, July 1, 2011

SK Rapunzel ~ new start

One June 16th, I started stitching SK Rapunzel, two weeks have passed and this is my progress so far. There is a lot of "confetti" stitches in this part of the design but I'm enjoying working on it. This is the first time I'm stitching a HAED design two over two (I'm doing it on 36ct Edinburgh linen) so far I'm happy with the way it looks :)

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.