Our Friends' HAED SAL: Kim's Small Start

Friday, February 27, 2009

Kim's Small Start

Hi Everyone! I'm Kim and I found out about HAED through Wendy's and Cindy's blogs! I went to the HAED site . . . and WOW! Such beauty! Since this group was starting I decided to quickly get my feet wet and downloaded from their site the freebie pattern "Bunny on Path".

I didn't get a chance to really organize my threads yet, so I didn't get very far in my stitching. I attempted to do 3 squares, but this was as far as I got. I'm working on white evenweave, and I started stitching the top left corner of the design.

My next quandary is which of the complete HAED patterns to purchase! My head is spinning! I can't wait to see every one's progress.

5 comments:

Cindy F. said...: Kim! Awesome start!! I love the design...I can't believe it's a freebie:); February 27, 2009 at 4:16 PM
Wendy said...: That is a very great start!! Love the design too. Can't wait to see more of it!; February 28, 2009 at 12:13 AM
Valerie L. said...: Oh my god, i've just seen the complete design on HAED website, much bigger than I tought!
Don't worry, we'll all get trough our HAED!
Bye and nice stitching!; March 2, 2009 at 4:15 PM
Suzie said...: What a cute design! I must have missed that one! lol

Thanks so much for sharing it with us, Kim! It is going to be fun to see Mr. Bunny emerge!!

Happy Stitching!; March 3, 2009 at 4:06 AM
Carolyn NC said...: What a good idea! I'm just watching everyone for the moment, but maybe I'll start with a smaller one to begin with, then really jump in!; March 5, 2009 at 5:56 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.