Our Friends' HAED SAL: HAED's QS Darcy - Progress As Of 15.10.2010 by Gizzimomo

Friday, October 15, 2010

HAED's QS Darcy - Progress As Of 15.10.2010 by Gizzimomo

Here's the latest update on QS Darcy... I'm on the bottom row now so she's really close to finish. I've finished the partial page 7 and am stitching the partial page 8 with only a tiny partial page to go before she's done.

There was lots of Kreinik on her body on this page but the pictures never show the sparklies which is a shame as the majority of her skin on the whole design is shiny.

Can't wait to finish her as I don't want to start anything new until she is finished and I have THREE HAED's kitted up waiting to go...... one's a Storykeep (on which I'm going to try tent stitch for the first time on an HAED), one's a Tiny Treasure and one is a full size design...... all very exciting!!!!

9 comments:

laura118 said...: Wow, It's looking amazing. How much do you tend to stitch per day/week?
Laura; October 15, 2010 at 5:21 AM
Lory said...: beautiful..... congratulations....
Lory; October 15, 2010 at 11:55 AM
ana~stitch said...: Wow, she's gorgeous!! Two finishes in a month or so?; October 15, 2010 at 5:09 PM
CathE said...: She's looking great.; October 16, 2010 at 12:22 AM
Unknown said...: Thanks for the lovely comments! I don't work at the moment as I've got a bowel condition and have just been diagnosed with arthritus relating to it so I can stitch all day every day if I want too..... although my hubby doesn't like it when I do LOL!!; October 16, 2010 at 4:38 AM
http://ingridsknitting.blogspot.be/ said...: WOW ...she's amazing , beautiful ... great job !!; October 16, 2010 at 4:50 AM
Shelleen said...: great job!; October 17, 2010 at 11:31 AM
grannie said...: Gorgeous! Love those colours! :-); October 18, 2010 at 3:07 PM
Dancing With Pussycats said...: Looks wonderful! Can't wait to see the finish. Congratulations!; October 21, 2010 at 11:58 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.