Our Friends' HAED SAL: So nice to be here

Saturday, March 7, 2009

So nice to be here

Hoi... I am Astrid. Living in the Netherlands. Mother of two sons. (25 and 23) Husband Ger is the best...... and we are also parents of a great Dane named Falco.... this dog is 7,5 years old. My stitching carriere began 25 years ago with the birth of my son. 4 years ago I met a virus called HAED. I infected my father with the same virus. He has now accomplished 4 large pieces.

I like the large projects very much. I like Marchetti, Christensen, Kinuko Y craft. and more....

O and very important .... Sheila Wolk.....

I show some Wips. I rotate my projects when I finish a page.

Madonna after a large amount of frogging...on the road again.

Fire Fly from Brigit Ashwood..... very nice..

And the Zodia from Marchetti.... currently working at it the page is almost done so next week an update.

10 comments:

Mich said...: Isn't it the best virus? ;-))

Great to see that you also gave this virus to your father. You don't see a lot of men stitching, and you know what, I don't know why, because I don't see it as something typical female to enjoy actually.

I hope you have both fun with it. Looking forward to seeing you work.; March 7, 2009 at 10:54 AM
Marie said...: Hello Astrid !!
I'm glad to see you here, so you have received my e-mail ?! I was hoping you would come and join us here !
I'm still thinking that your work is amazing and so beautiful. Happy stitching !; March 7, 2009 at 11:17 AM
Annie Bee said...: Astrid you always have such wonderful pieces on the go. I am glad that you gave your virus to you dad. It is such a wonderful addiction to have.; March 7, 2009 at 12:47 PM
Cindy F. said...: Welcome to our group Astrid!! Your wips are amazing! And what a fun idea to rotate after a page!
Beautiful stitching:); March 7, 2009 at 6:07 PM
Terri said...: Hi Astrid good to see you. Your work is fantastic; March 7, 2009 at 7:09 PM
Yvonne said...: Hi AStrid, love all your wips, especially your zodia. The colours are really amazing! Looking forward to the next update!

Yvonne; March 8, 2009 at 12:44 AM
Wendy said...: Welcome Astrid to our blog !
Wow! you do have some great progresses already! I have just met the virus HAED too and I think it caught me very well ;); March 8, 2009 at 12:53 AM
Joke said...: Hi Astrid, nice to meet! Your WIPS are great, especially Madonna and The Zodiac. Is your father blogging too? Maybe he can join us :); March 8, 2009 at 4:37 AM
Vickie said...: I love all the colors in your designs. They are just so prety!!; March 8, 2009 at 7:23 AM
Carolyn NC said...: Wow - you have some lovely work! I love your description of HAED as a virus. LOL; March 8, 2009 at 9:43 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.