Our Friends' HAED SAL: HAED's QS Midnight Tender

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

HAED's QS Midnight Tender - FINISHED as of 05.10.2010

Midnight Tender is finished!!!!!

I'm soooooo pleased with how she turned out and I actually stood and stared at her in shock that I had made her after I'd washed and pressed her. Hope you all like her as much as I do.

Stitched on 22 count hardanger, 1 thread over 1 square.

Begun on 07.06.2010
Finished on 05.10.2010
(while in rotation with two other peices)

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19 comments:

elizabth1956 said...: well done, she is beautiful.; October 6, 2010 at 5:00 AM
Snowkj said...: Congratulations! It must have been so exciting knowing how close you were these last few days. She is beautiful, you must be so proud!; October 6, 2010 at 5:06 AM
Louanne said...: So fast! She is stunning! Congrats on a beautiful finish!; October 6, 2010 at 5:14 AM
Doreen said...: oh, it's wonderful. It is really very quickly finished. a beautiful picture. all love doreen; October 6, 2010 at 6:15 AM
Lisa said...: Congratulations! She looks wonderful :); October 6, 2010 at 6:18 AM
Marie said...: Congratulations !!!
She looks beautiful and you can be proud of yourself !!
I would love to see a picture from her framed...

I'm looking forward to see your two other pieces that you have in rotation !; October 6, 2010 at 6:38 AM
Sabine S. said...: Doing the happy dance for you! Congrats on a fabulous finish!!!! She really was a "quick stitch"!
Sabine; October 6, 2010 at 8:17 AM
Nina said...: Congratulations! She's stunning!; October 6, 2010 at 8:57 AM
Joke said...: There's only one word coming into my mind: fabulous! Well done :); October 6, 2010 at 10:02 AM
Claire said...: That is absolutely stunning... added to my wish list!! LOL

Hugs Claire (clamar); October 6, 2010 at 11:20 AM
grannie said...: What an absolutely stunning finish! And so quick too! Congratulations :-); October 6, 2010 at 11:22 AM
Lory said...: Bellissimo ! Il tuo lavoro è molto buono ...; October 6, 2010 at 12:37 PM
msstitch01 said...: She looks absolutely stunning. What a pleasure it must be to be able to look at it and say 'I stitched that'. Congratulations.; October 6, 2010 at 1:50 PM
Dancing With Pussycats said...: Oh my goodness! She's beautiful! Congratulations. And you stitch so fast too. Looking forward to seeing the other two you're working on.; October 6, 2010 at 2:24 PM
ana~stitch said...: Just beautiful, I'm jealoous!; October 6, 2010 at 3:33 PM
sharine said...: Fantastic finish!; October 6, 2010 at 3:44 PM
CreativeStitch said...: How beautiful! Congratulations!; October 7, 2010 at 8:23 AM
Maureen said...: big congrats- what a fantastic finish and so quick!; October 8, 2010 at 3:43 AM
Terri said...: Congrats on a beautiful finish; October 22, 2010 at 9:03 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.