Our Friends' HAED SAL: My Progress On Lavender Moon!

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

My Progress On Lavender Moon!

I have stitched 108 stitches today on Lavender Moon! Since this is my first HAED it looks like nothing! I am stitching on 25 ct Lavender Bliss 1 over 1 so I guess that accounts for this small blob. I started in the upper left corner which I never did before either. I have always started in the middle. Well, here is a pic of the pattern followed by my start.

5 comments:

Jan said...: That's a great start. Every stitch counts.; January 18, 2011 at 5:43 PM
CreativeStitch said...: Thanks Jan! Just not used to such tiny stitching, lol; January 18, 2011 at 6:37 PM
Magally said...: You chose a very beautiful design ! I can't wait to see your next updates ! Good luck with this long but enjoyable work !; January 18, 2011 at 11:37 PM
CathE said...: Great start, you'll soon get used to the size of the stitching, I know find anything else really large, I guess it's all relative.; January 19, 2011 at 8:17 AM
grannie said...: What a great start! Fab colours and I love your choice of fabby too! :-); February 6, 2011 at 2:47 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.