Our Friends' HAED SAL: Hello fellow stitchers

Friday, March 6, 2009

Hello fellow stitchers

Thank you to both ladies for allowing me to join this group. I'm Jackie 35, live in the UK. Married with 5 children, ranging from 13 to 4 months old.

I have 5 HAED projects on the go at the moment, but this is the one I'm currently working on. Cuddle Time by Schim Schimmel .

My other 4 projects are

Wizard Emissary by Ed Beard Jnr
Magical Christmas by Katerina Koukiotis
Clear Quartz by Linda Ravenscroft
Ballet Pigs by Sara Butcher

Looking forward to sharing my hobby with some lovely people

Jackie x

7 comments:

Wendy said...: Welcome to our blog Jackie! I really love your Cuddle time! Can't wait to see it grow!; March 6, 2009 at 8:07 AM
Cindy F. said...: Jackie! Welcome girl!! We're thrilled to have you join us!
5 children! How exciting:) I'm amazed you ever have time to stitch..lol.. Your wip is amazing...lots of stitches! Great progress! Love your other design choices too! Can't wait to see all of these grow!; March 6, 2009 at 8:45 AM
Yvonne said...: Hi Jackie! Great to see you here! Your Cuddle Time is really amazing. I love the colours and the neat stitching. Can't wait to see the next update.

Yvonne (will definitely put in some more stitches on her Sleeping Beauty after seeing so many inspiring works on this blog); March 6, 2009 at 9:18 AM
Joke said...: Oh my, 5 (!!) HAED's to work on, how do you manage that? I think I would go crazy. But I have to admit, you've chosen beautiful ones!; March 6, 2009 at 9:47 AM
Carolyn NC said...: Five? I'm so impressed! Nice progress on this one, too!; March 6, 2009 at 10:59 AM
Annie Bee said...: Wow I love this piece - the ear is looking for fluffly and soft.; March 6, 2009 at 9:11 PM
Terri said...: Cuddle time looks great. You have a lot of projects on the go when do you find time with a 4 month old?; March 7, 2009 at 6:16 PM

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.