Our Friends' HAED SAL: Mistress Of Wolves

Friday, March 13, 2009

Mistress Of Wolves

Here is my after picture for this week. I had a great time stitching yesterday, and wondered how many out there were also stitching.

She is stitched 1 over 1 on 28 ct. off white evenweave.

7 comments:

Wendy said...: Wow! This is a great progress already!

I was thinking the same yesterday, wondering how many people who would be stitching too.; March 13, 2009 at 8:05 AM
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jessneal said...: I love your progress. What a wonderful piece!; March 13, 2009 at 8:34 AM
Cindy F. said...: She is gorgeous!! I was thinking about all of you yesterday while I stitched too:) I try to imagine what it would be like for all of you to be stuffed into my living room and us stitching together...lol!!
Beautiful progress!!; March 13, 2009 at 9:39 AM
Solitary Raven said...: LOL .... Would love for all of us to be stuffed into your living room :)
I did stitch last night ... will post pic in the morning after a few stitches tonight as well...
(because the progress was all green green and more green lol)
I love the design patchesmany!
great progress...
someday when I own a bed and breakfast I will have a stitching retreat...
:) HAED will be a part of it :)

Laura; March 13, 2009 at 6:55 PM
Annie Bee said...: It is wonderful thinking of all those other stitchers out their stitching HAEDs and getting some much please from them. You are making great progress on this.; March 14, 2009 at 5:15 AM
Carolyn NC said...: Great progress - looks great!; March 14, 2009 at 2:07 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.