Our Friends' HAED SAL: HAED BB 2011 SAL Terra as of 05.01.2011 by Gizzimomo

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

HAED BB 2011 SAL Terra as of 05.01.2011 by Gizzimomo

Here's the first update on my progress for the Heaven & Earth Designs Bulletin Boards SAL. As you know I'm doing Terra by Brigid Ashwood and I'm stitching her on 28 count vintage green zweigert, 2 threads over 1 square in........wait for it........TENT STITCH!!

I gave in and decided to give tent stitch another go and it seems to be working better this time. I'm still not convinced I like completely as it really does feel like cheating but it does stitch up incredibly fast! I'm going to stick with it this time..... what do you think???

As of 05.11.2011

8 comments:

grannie said...: Great start! I know what you mean about tent feeling like cheating - I felt the same! :-); January 5, 2011 at 5:39 AM
Vani said...: Me too! But it still looks good, and look how much you have done!; January 5, 2011 at 7:17 AM
Anonymous said...: I am having a similar problem with tent stitching, it does feel incomplete! 32ct looks good, but it is so slow. I am now inspired to try the 28ct, your project looks great!; January 5, 2011 at 9:44 AM
Terri said...: Great start :); January 5, 2011 at 1:28 PM
Magally said...: Very nice start ! And this design is really beautiful !; January 5, 2011 at 11:46 PM
ana~stitch said...: I like it so far - maybe it's just finding the right count and thread coverage. :); January 6, 2011 at 3:36 PM
The Crafty Princess said...: The coverage is great. I wouldn't worry about it being cheating though it looks amazing and that is all that matters. Plus you're completely Faerie Melody in full crosses so it's cool to have a few projects in tent stitch just to get through your stash. It's beautiful and at this rate will be finshed by the end of the SAL!; January 6, 2011 at 3:38 PM
Susan said...: I love tent stitching. Yes it feels a little bit like cheating, but who cares! I have almost all of my HAED's in tent stitch now. I am to impatient to do full crosses.

Your progress so far is beautiful, enjoy it!; January 8, 2011 at 11:17 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.