Our Friends' HAED SAL: New Member

Thursday, September 30, 2010

New Member

Hi everyone,

I'm Céline, 24, from France.

Thank you so much, Louanne, accepting me in HAED Friends' group!!! I'm so proud!!!

I'm stitching a HAED from Drazenka Kimpel, called Impetuous Arrival.

And here is my last update : 3 pages are done.

Kisses

Céline

10 comments:

MarchAnn said...: Welcome it looks great you are doing a great job.; September 30, 2010 at 10:22 AM
Babs said...: It's a dark pattern, but beautifull!!!

Love your progress.; September 30, 2010 at 10:41 AM
Puppy Love said...: Wow that's really coming out super!; September 30, 2010 at 12:21 PM
Sabine S. said...: Welcome to the blog! I love this pattern, it is on my wishlist. I will anxiously watch yours develop, I want to see if it stitches up as dark as the picture or if the picture is just too dark. Very nice progress!!!
Sabine; September 30, 2010 at 10:44 PM
Lonneke said...: I didn't know this design, but it is gorgeous. And your stitching is great.; October 1, 2010 at 2:20 AM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: Celine welcome here! You chose a beautiful design I want it in my stash, it's really great! I look forward to following your progress!; October 1, 2010 at 4:37 AM
Dancing With Pussycats said...: I love the emergence of the face. Really great. Welcome to the blog and congrats on your beautiful stitching.; October 1, 2010 at 3:05 PM
grannie said...: What a gorgeous chart this one is. I look forward to seeing your updates :-); October 2, 2010 at 5:06 AM
Unknown said...: Absolutely stunning deisng and fantastic work.... keep it up!!

http://gizzimomosstitchyplace.blogspot.com/; October 2, 2010 at 5:49 AM
Astrid said...: WELCOME, I realy love this one so very romantic...; October 3, 2010 at 3:28 AM

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.