Our Friends' HAED SAL: Intro From Lisa (UK)

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Intro From Lisa (UK)

Hi,

My name is Lisa and I'm 36 years old and from Yorkshire in the UK.

I've been stitching HAED's for about almost 4 years now I think and LOVE them. They really are a labour of love and although I stitch other things as well, I can't imagine not stitching on HAED's.

So far I have finished 2 designs, both by Selena Fenech. My first finish was her Dragon Fae Storykeep in 2006 and QS Tomboy followed this last year.

I then have 4 wips, one of which is my real labour of love, Nancy Faulkner's Cabin In The Woods, along with Hannah Disney's QS Alisha, Molly Harrison's QS Always Dreaming and Sara Butcher's Romeo & Juliet. Cabin is about 25 pages I think, and so far I'm on my 5th lol, so I know it's going to take years, but that's ok, I've no intention of going anywhere for a while lol.

I haven't worked on any of my others except Cabin in some time, so I'm excited that by joining here it might motivate me to pull my others out and put some stitches in them as well!

7 comments:

Bonnie said...: Wow Lisa, your stitching is awesomw. I love them all.especially the one with the red whitw and blue colors. I am not sure which one it is. I am looking forward to seeing your progress.; March 11, 2009 at 6:04 AM
Wendy said...: Hi Lisa, welcome to our blog too!
Congrats on your 2 finishes! They look so great!

Love your WIP's too! Can't wait to see them grow!; March 11, 2009 at 6:40 AM
Cindy F. said...: Welcome Lisa!! Your pieces are amazing!!! Congrats on 2 gorgeous finishes and all those stitches in your wip's! We're glad you're joining us and we hope to see some progress on 1 or all 4 of these!
Your stitching is beautiful!! Good job!; March 11, 2009 at 8:04 AM
Joke said...: Fur haeds at the time, I admire that! And they all look great :); March 11, 2009 at 11:41 AM
Annie Bee said...: Lisa they all look wonderful and you are in good company with 4 on the go. I have 10 started and 3 kitted up. Yikes did I just confess to that.; March 11, 2009 at 2:23 PM
Carolyn NC said...: Wow - Great progress on them all!; March 11, 2009 at 7:16 PM
Suzie said...: Lisa, you are a pro HAED stitcher!! Wow! How inspiring!! I love your finishes, and am anxious to see your other projects take bloom!; March 12, 2009 at 5:29 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.