Our Friends' HAED SAL: Michiko's Introduction

Sunday, March 8, 2009

Michiko's Introduction

Hi everyone,
I'm Michiko from Japan and have been married for 19 years.We have a 17 year old daughter and a 15 year old son.I found HAED about 4 years ago and have been stitching their charts.I couldn't take so much time to stitch for a few months since I had helped my son for taking high school entrance exam.Recently, it has finished and I derive happiness from stitching enough time.

Here are my finishes.

Sleeping Beauty Stairs by Ruth Sanderson.

Fantasies of The Seas by James C.Christensen.

Psyche's Dreams by Josephine Wall

And here are my WIPs.

Forrest Friends by Josephine Wall

PTP Pansies by Judy Mastrangelo

Thanks for looking.

Michiko

14 comments:

Vickie said...: WOW!!!! I am as impressed. Your stitching looks wonderful!!!!; March 8, 2009 at 7:17 AM
Wendy said...: Wow! Those are just amazing! You do have some great finishes! And really nice WIP's.; March 8, 2009 at 7:34 AM
Terri said...: Wow Michiko these are all beautiful. Which I could stitch as fast as you.; March 8, 2009 at 8:47 AM
Valerie L. said...: That's amazing!
You are very experimented, I hope I will stitch as many designs as you! And I love the ones you chose.
Welcome!; March 8, 2009 at 8:58 AM
Anonymous said...: Those are just amazing!! I'm in awe! Makes me want to get moving on my haed's now and not stop!; March 8, 2009 at 9:48 AM
Cindy F. said...: Welcome Michiko!! We're thrilled you're joining us!

WOW!!WOW!!WOW!! Your finishes are absolutely breathtaking!! Congratulations on each of them!
And you're making wonderful progress on your wips!

You make me want to stitch faster!!; March 8, 2009 at 10:11 AM
Unknown said...: Wow Michiko, you really have wonderful finishes! Congratulations! I wish I can stitch at least 1 HAED.; March 8, 2009 at 10:19 AM
Joke said...: This is stunning, so many finishes, and they all are gorgeous!; March 8, 2009 at 11:10 AM
Melissa33 said...: I don't even know if WOW covers how amazing your projects look. Beautiful, amazing, stunning...and much much more.; March 8, 2009 at 4:40 PM
Annie Bee said...: Michiko I am always amazed at how fast you stitch. I am really looking forward to seeing your progress pics of Forest Friend and PTP Pansies.; March 8, 2009 at 7:48 PM
Yoyo said...: I can't think of a descriptive word to cover how awesome your finishes are, so WOW it is, I guess. Truly beautiful. I love them all but Fantasies of the Sea is just amazing! Looking forward to watching you stitch as I crawl along on my storykeep.; March 8, 2009 at 9:10 PM
Carolyn NC said...: You've chosen such beautiful designs! Great stitching and progress!; March 8, 2009 at 9:24 PM
KiKi said...: Your finishes are beautiful! How do you find the time!; March 10, 2009 at 3:08 PM
Srinity said...: Amazing finishes and I love how the FF looks already. Great to see you here too. :); March 12, 2009 at 5:59 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.