Our Friends' HAED SAL: Maxine's Dragon Riders Update

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Maxine's Dragon Riders Update

I love looking at all the amazing wip's we have on here...they really inspire me to carry on stitching on all my HAED's. I've been stitching on Dragon Rider's as much as possible but also having to cope with very strong pain meds which are making me sleepy (once I've had a little cat nap I'm ok again) So here is a pic of my progress so far...

Here's a pic of what it was like...My daughter Jennifer has been stitching away like crazy on her HAED and was really chuffed with the lovely comments you all left on her last progress pic :) This afternoon she finished page 2 of her QS and only has 2 short pages left till it is finished so here's her progress pic...This will be her first HAED finish and she can't wait lol. Thank you all for looking and leaving comments :) Happy stitching and may the frogs stay away!

Maxine (So Much Stash - Sew Little Time my blog)

10 comments:

Anita H said...: Both of your look wonderful. You go Jennifer, almost done now!!
Anita; March 31, 2009 at 9:23 AM
Joke said...: Great work from both of you, and almost finsiched your first, well done!; March 31, 2009 at 10:12 AM
Sabine S. said...: Great progress for both of you! Can't wait for your daughter's finish!
Sabine; March 31, 2009 at 12:10 PM
Beatrice said...: Both pieces are wonderful..Tell your daughter way to go!; March 31, 2009 at 1:40 PM
Cindy F. said...: So it all on your blog first!! Both of you have made beautiful progress!! So glad you shared dd's again:) She's so close to a finish now!; March 31, 2009 at 3:20 PM
Gabi said...: Wow, that's a nice progress. And even impressive when considering that you're on pain medication.
And Jennifers progress is amazing too. She's a talented stitcher. What will be her next HAED when she finishes this one?; March 31, 2009 at 6:42 PM
Carolyn NC said...: They both look amazing - WTG!; March 31, 2009 at 9:35 PM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: Great progress for both of you! and almost ready, handsome work!; April 1, 2009 at 3:59 AM
Wendy said...: Wow, you both made a wonderful progress! Congrats on finishing your daughters second page. It is nice to share her work too with us, she is doing a wonderful job.; April 1, 2009 at 4:31 AM
Jan said...: Both are looking good! Jennifer will have a finish before a lot of us! LOL! Tell her to keep up the good work.; April 1, 2009 at 11:41 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.