Our Friends' HAED SAL: Intro and Faery Tales

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Intro and Faery Tales

Hi All,

First of all thanks to Louanne for all her hard work and inviting me to join this blog and a big thanks to CathE for being my buddy.I can't wait to see new projects as well as the old ones.Here is my HAED Faery Tales. I started this about 15 months ago and love working on it.

9 comments:

Cassle said...: Very wonderful work!!! :D Thanks so much, that's so inspiring!!; September 18, 2010 at 9:25 AM
ana~stitch said...: Gorgeous!!!; September 18, 2010 at 10:57 AM
CathE said...: This looks wonderful Sharine, your making great progress. I'm suprised you have time to stitch with the new baby. Hope she is doing well.; September 18, 2010 at 1:02 PM
Sabine S. said...: I remember the beginnings of this piece. Glad you hung in there and are now a member!
Sabine; September 18, 2010 at 10:18 PM
Aussie Stitcher said...: Hi Sharine, your Faery Tales is looking wonderful. I too am stitching this but I have not done anywhere as much as you. I enjoy seeing your progress, keep the updates coming; September 19, 2010 at 2:18 AM
Astrid said...: Welcome and youre work is Gorgeous !!; September 19, 2010 at 3:26 AM
MarchAnn said...: Looks great Sharine and keep up the great work. I love the colors on this piece. I'm glad we both have finished the waiting game.; September 19, 2010 at 8:02 AM
Carolyn NC said...: This is such a cool piece - looking great!; September 19, 2010 at 7:34 PM
Terri said...: Looks great. Cannot wait to see more; October 12, 2010 at 4:55 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.