Our Friends' HAED SAL: Greetings From NZ!

Friday, October 1, 2010

Greetings From NZ!

Hi Everyone!

I'm a Manbroider from New Zealand. I'm excited to now be part of this group. I have been following all the stunning work from here for a few months now, all of the stitching is just beautiful.

I discover HAED about 9 months ago, when one of the British stitching magazines previewed the "Sins" Collection, and I was instantly drawn to them.

I have started 2 atm, and have all 7 in my stash I will get there eventually

So my first one to start was "Envy"

I started in the bottom left hand corner, not so sure now as that was a good idea. Its alot of Green and black. This is the bottom row of 6 pgs, and the next row up is a full 3 pgs.

Then I started "Lust" -

First 2 1/2 pgs

I'm really happy with how this looks, the Face is the most amazing thing to look at. Although she did look very odd as it was being done.

Whoops Forgot this bit, Im Stitching on 18cnt Antigue White. Using 2 Strands.

Happy Stitching Everyone

Manbroider!

8 comments:

Dancing With Pussycats said...: Welcome to the blog! Both of these are beautiful and your stitching is lovely. Next time you post an update, please tell us what material/count you're using.; October 1, 2010 at 2:53 PM
Sabine S. said...: How awesome to have you! Welcome!! You've made a nice dent in these two fabulous starts already.
Sabine; October 1, 2010 at 11:01 PM
demeter83 said...: They both look brilliant, and you're right, her face looks amazing.
And it's nice to see a manbroider, I'm working on my other half at the moment, he'll do a couple of stitches if it's a present, but I'm still working on it!; October 1, 2010 at 11:43 PM
grannie said...: Hi from one newbie to another! Your wips are stunning, I am slightly biased as I am stitching Vanity lol Aren't they just great to work on! :-); October 2, 2010 at 5:09 AM
Unknown said...: Great work, they are both stunning, looking forward to seeing more and keep up the good work

http://gizzimomosstitchyplace.blogspot.com/; October 2, 2010 at 5:45 AM
Astrid said...: Love youre work they are great !!!!; October 3, 2010 at 3:22 AM
Marianela said...: Wonderfull work!; October 18, 2010 at 9:02 AM
Terri said...: Looks fantastic :) I want them so bad; October 21, 2010 at 9:25 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.