Our Friends' HAED SAL: I am terrible at making decisions!!

Friday, July 31, 2009

I am terrible at making decisions!!

and it must run in the family!!

After printing off some colouring pages from Hannah Disney, my mouth seemed to engage before my brain and said to my daughter that I would stitch her a Hannah Disney QS as she loved the designs on HAED shop. So I asked her to write down a list of 6 designs she liked, then whittle it down to 3 .... but she is having problems choosing!

I think she has a list of 4 - none of which I have;

Nina
Rochelle
Joy
Jem

Any suggestions ladies? My daughter is 9. She is girly yet wanting to be trendy/funky..... I want it to be fun to stitch so I wont get bored and loose interest in stitching the piece.

3 comments:

Cindy F. said...: Oh wow! I think I'd hyperventilate if some asked me to stitch 3 or 4 HAEDs...of any size...lol!!
What a sweet mom!!; July 31, 2009 at 8:55 AM
Claire said...: Gosh Cindy - Im not doing them all - I was just trying to assist her with her selection. She has finally chosen one - QS Rae!; July 31, 2009 at 12:49 PM
Marie said...: Hello Claire !

Rae is a beautiful choice !! Girly, trendy and funky... she choose the right chart I think !! Really wonderful, and I can't wait to see your first update for this work !!

Happy stitching !; July 31, 2009 at 11:01 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.