Our Friends' HAED SAL: Guess My New HAED Storykeep Start!!! by Gizzimomo

Saturday, October 23, 2010

Guess My New HAED Storykeep Start!!! by Gizzimomo

Hi guys,

Been laid up in bed with the icky flu for the last couple of days and since QS Darcy in set up on the large floorstand I haven't been able to stitch her from bed so I took my new HAED Storykeep start up to have a go at.

I started it on Wednesday 20th October 2010 and am stitching on 25 count evenweave with 2 threads over 1 square and am test driving tent stitch (although I am a bit of a stitching purist and already feel like I'm cheating and not doing a proper job.... feels half done if you know what I mean!!)

I'm not telling you which one it is or who it's by yet so you guys can have a guess as to which one it may be...... what do you think???

Hey! At least I finally managed to take a photo with sparkly threads in that you CAN ACTUALLY SEE the sparkly threads in...... woohoo!!!

6 comments:

Astrid said...: I love sparkles in the work... And youre flu is excactly the same as mine. juch... I hate it.... But youre work is very nice...; October 23, 2010 at 5:28 AM
grannie said...: Looks great so far! Is it Dragon Fae by Fenech by any chance?; October 24, 2010 at 5:52 AM
Unknown said...: Nope, not Dragon fae but thanks for guessing........; October 24, 2010 at 6:16 AM
Mel said...: Looking good!

My guess is: Storykeep Logan-Hawks; October 25, 2010 at 10:15 PM
grannie said...: I kept looking at the cat ones and just couldn't see the circles! Doh! :-); October 26, 2010 at 2:43 AM
Unknown said...: Storykeep Logan is right!!! Well done!!; October 26, 2010 at 2:46 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.