Our Friends' HAED SAL: Weekly Update from Cheryl

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Weekly Update from Cheryl

Wonderful work everyone! I just love looking at everyone's progress. I worked on many things this week. Here are a few pics:

ACEO Air - Butcher:

Rainbow Mermaid - Kiuk:

Speckled Fairy - Vinson:

And here is the back side of my Rainbow Mermaid. I don't understand how you guys get them so neat!

Happy Stitching!

Cheryl

9 comments:

Anita H said...: They all look great, Rainbow is amazing, love the shading. And not too much to go either.
Anita; March 31, 2009 at 9:25 AM
Joke said...: Both works are beautiful, congrats on your progreass :); March 31, 2009 at 10:10 AM
Marie said...: Hello Cheryl !
All your works are beautiful !
I particulary like the first one, "Air" from Butcher, but I was curious to know how the finished picture looks like. Meaby have got a picture ?..
The face of your speckled fairy is amazing too !
Everything is so cute...!
I wish you a happy stitching !!; March 31, 2009 at 11:06 AM
Cindy F. said...: Oooh, I love them all!! Beautiful stitching! and your back is pretty amazing Cheryl!! Thanks for sharing:); March 31, 2009 at 3:23 PM
Gabi said...: I'm impressed with so many HAED's going on. And all of them looking lovely; March 31, 2009 at 6:48 PM
Carolyn NC said...: They all look wonderful, Cheryl!; March 31, 2009 at 9:36 PM
Wendy said...: Great progresses! Thanks for sharing the back too. You are close to a finish too!; April 1, 2009 at 4:34 AM
Diane (di) said...: They are gorgeous Cheryl. Those colors are wonderful (as is your stitching)!!; April 2, 2009 at 4:31 AM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: they are all beautiful and a great progress ..... congratulations; April 3, 2009 at 7:26 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.