Our Friends' HAED SAL: First Post Here - HAED Progress as of 02.10.2010

Saturday, October 2, 2010

First Post Here - HAED Progress as of 02.10.2010

It's my first post here so thanks for letting me join you all.

I'm Thea from Andover in the UK, I'm 34 and have been married for 8 1/2 years. I discovered HAED a couple of years ago and I'm now totally obsessed with stitching HAED designs to the point that I'm currently stitching three designs in rotation, with another three all kitted up and waiting to be started.......

The design I'm stitching right now is QS Midnight Tender by Ching Chou Kuik
Stitched on 22 count hardanger, 1 over 1

Also in rotation is QS Darcy by Hannah Lynn Disney

Stitched on 25 count evenweave, 1 over 1

And the final peice in rotation is for the HAED BB SAL and is Masquerade Storykeep by Ching Chou Kuik

Stitched on 25 count evenweave, 1 over 1

Check out my blog here and please feel free to follow:

http://gizzimomosstitchyplace.blogspot.com/

6 comments:

grannie said...: Hi Thea from another newbie and I'm not that far from you in the UK either - I am your side of Oxford! Love your wips :-) Look forward to seeing more.; October 2, 2010 at 5:37 AM
Unknown said...: That's cool, I've seen your WIPS around as well. Never realised you were so close to home!!; October 2, 2010 at 5:42 AM
Sabine S. said...: Welcome, glad you are here! Your WIPs are all lovely!
Sabine; October 2, 2010 at 10:24 PM
Astrid said...: Youre wips are great !!! astrid; October 3, 2010 at 3:17 AM
Dancing With Pussycats said...: These are great! Everything is so vivid. Looking forward to more progress pics.; October 4, 2010 at 2:39 PM
Terri said...: Wonderful stitching. You seem to be a quick stitcher :); October 21, 2010 at 9:36 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.