Our Friends' HAED SAL: Mich

Friday, February 27, 2009

Mich - So excited !!!!

I'm sooooooooo excited !!! I just joint this HAED SAL and I'm really looking forward this.

I did order my HAED at Wendy's In2hobby, but I just have 1 BIG problem !!! I'm a Belgian girl living in Sweden, which means that I'm only in Belgium every now and then. So next time I will be visiting Belgium will only be in 5 weeks. Normally I'm quit a patient person, you learn this when living abroad and not always having the possibility to go home when you want it or need it, but this time I really don't have any patience. I want to, want to, want to have that HAED that I ordered ;-))

This is the one that I ordered, the "Cabin in the woods". My goal is to have it finished by Christmas, or am I too ambicious now? Anyway, I'm looking sooooo forward to start this big work. The last months I have been working on some smaller stitching works that I will use on my scrapbooking pages, but I'm looking forward to working on a big work again.

There is actually already another HAED laughing at me too, and that's this one here, the "Up up and away". I will have a look at it when I'm at Wendy's and probably that one will also find his way to Sweden. My next goal for X-mas 2010 hihi !!!

The only thing I really find a pity now, is that I can't start joining in for real yet, but I just read on Kim's blog that there are freebies on HAED's website, and there are some smaller onces that I really like. So perhaps I will make a little one first, to fill the gap between now and the moment when I will have my "Cabin in the woods" in my hands. I can perhaps use a smaller one on a card that I make. I always like to combine different crafts together. This afternoon I will have a look in my supply to see with what I can come up with.

For the moment I'm busy with a little Popcorn stitching work, and I'm not far from finishing it, but I have the feeling that this one will go at the side now, because I'm really so enthusiastic to start on the HAED challenge.

8 comments:

Wendy said...: I can believe you are so excited to start your HAED. It is indeed a big challenge and I would have no patience either.; February 28, 2009 at 12:15 AM
Kim D Messick said...: You've chosen some gorgeous patterns! Isn't it funny how we have no patience, yet people tell us they do not have the patience to stitch and how patient we must be to stitch! Ha ha! If they only knew . . .; February 28, 2009 at 2:44 AM
Cindy F. said...: Welcome Mich!! You've gotten me even more excited because of YOUR excitement...lol...!
Wow! The designs you've chosen are amazing!! Can't wait to see your progress:); February 28, 2009 at 6:02 AM
Elfie said...: I also have the chart for Up Up and Away. It is gorgeous. I'll be stitching it as soon as I finish Jolly Old Fellow (which won't be anytime soon!). Maybe we can SAL on UU&A sometime.; March 1, 2009 at 4:20 AM
Valerie L. said...: Bonjour Mich de la Belgique! ;)

Keep stitching! And by the way thank you so much for Jacques Brel ;) I will enjoy looking forward your project, have fun and have stitch!; March 2, 2009 at 4:18 PM
Suzie said...: These are two patterns that I kept eyeing too. There are just so many that I love, it is hard to pick and choose.

It will be fun to watch and share your progress!; March 3, 2009 at 4:04 AM
Yvonne said...: Great choices of HAED charts. These 2 are among my absolute favourites! Don't we sometimes wish that we have more pairs of hands to stitch? :0)) Looking forward to see some wip pictures very soon.

Yvonne; March 5, 2009 at 8:00 AM
Yvonne said...: Great choices of HAED charts. These 2 are among my absolute favourites! Don't we sometimes wish that we have more pairs of hands to stitch? :0)) Looking forward to see some wip pictures very soon.

Yvonne; March 5, 2009 at 8:00 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.