Our Friends' HAED SAL: The Untold Story by J. Wall

Sunday, September 19, 2010

The Untold Story by J. Wall

Hi Everyone,

I'm Marchann and Jan was my buddy while I was on the waiting list. Since I haven't worked on my HAED since January, Jan didn't have anything to post, but I have been reading and watch all the great progress. Now thanks to Louanne's hard work I am off the waiting list and able to post.

Thankfully this has poked me into working on my HAED again. Here is where I left off last January and where I stopped Saturday evening. You have to love the confetti but it sure makes all these HAED's stand out.

I'm still on is page 4 and it is looking great. Happy Stitching everyone.

8 comments:

Unknown said...: I know what you mean - hate confetti stitches too! You got a lot done!; September 19, 2010 at 10:06 AM
Unknown said...: love youre work. I'm making Twilight Angel from JW also and I know what you mean with confetti.
Keep up the good work.
Jolanda From the Netherlands.; September 19, 2010 at 10:59 AM
Astrid said...: So gorgeous !!! beautiful done; September 19, 2010 at 2:02 PM
Carolyn NC said...: Great progress!; September 19, 2010 at 7:34 PM
Sabine S. said...: Nice to see you posting again! It looks stunning! Wall's Alternative Reality is on my wishlist, but I just don't know if I really want the headache!
Sabine; September 19, 2010 at 10:59 PM
CathE said...: It's looking wonderful. Makes me want to get back to Enchanted Flute.; September 20, 2010 at 8:55 AM
jessneal said...: Wow very nice progress; September 21, 2010 at 7:52 AM
Terri said...: Looks fantastic and welcome to the blog; October 12, 2010 at 6:16 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.