Our Friends' HAED SAL: Intro and DC Update

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Intro and DC Update

Hi there, I'm Becca from Dogpackcentral. I've just started HAEDs this year and am really enjoying it. (Though I still have to figure out the best way to handle the confetti type areas without getting so frustrated.)

I'm doing the year long SAL with Dark Cherry, and here she is. Along with Stitching the Standard, which I'm about 700 stitches or so into.

Lastly, (although this is the first one I started) is Blossom Storykeep.

7 comments:

Cindy F. said...: Welcome Becca! So glad you've joined out group!
Your wip's are wonderful!! Beautiful colors!
Confetti stitches are very time consuming, but they really add to our pieces:) Yours are going to be gorgeous! Have fun:); March 10, 2009 at 5:00 PM
Annie Bee said...: Hi Becca and welcome you have some really nice pieces started. I have been stitching HAED's for 4 years now and I just stitch left to right and stitch the confetti as I go. I don't mind stitching confetti though.; March 10, 2009 at 6:38 PM
Carolyn NC said...: Lovely pieces and great work!; March 10, 2009 at 9:19 PM
Puppy Love said...: Stichinfiend, When you go left to right do you do it within a certain number of rows? Or one row at a time?

I'm always looking for a way that I can settle into working on HAEDs. :); March 11, 2009 at 5:24 AM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: I am also curious to the answer of Stichinfiend, because, like Becca ask me this and I also always put my thread and see that you get the wires hanging in front, it is perhaps useful!
hopefully this is understandable, I do not speak English so well and writing is even worse; March 11, 2009 at 5:45 AM
Wendy said...: Welcome Becca to our group! Confetti stitches does take a lot of time, but it is making your design wonderful! You should try it like Vickie does, parking your threads. I started doing this to and it is really easy to do and goes a little bit faster.

Love your WIP's!; March 11, 2009 at 7:23 AM
Suzie said...: You are well on your way, Becca, and your stitching is lovely!

I'm anxious to share in your progress!

Thanks so much for sharing it with us!; March 12, 2009 at 5:37 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.