Our Friends' HAED SAL: First HAED

Monday, June 2, 2014

First HAED - Frogs Kissing

Hello everyone,

My cousin got engaged last December, and my usual wedding present is a cross stitch. Usually I just find a kit that I like and stitch that, but this time I decided to just find a pattern. I knew about HAED, but had never really looked at the patterns offered before. The pattern I chose was Frogs Kissing by Jody Bergsma which I think is absolutely adorable.

I am stitching the large print pattern 2 over 1 on 22 count (pretty sure it's Hardanger fabric as I got it from a friend who inherited it from her mother in law who did a lot of Hardanger).

Right now I am working on page 3.

I discovered this blog yesterday while browsing at work and decided to join as I need a little motivation. I have been working on this for 5 months, the wedding is in August 2015 and I have just over 33 pages to go! Work keeps me super busy and it's all I can do to find a couple of hours to stitch in a day if I'm lucky.

Thanks for looking!!
Lisa

1 comment:

Linda K's Stitching Corner said...: Congratulations on your very first HAED - you are doing a great job on this one.

HAED's are very addicting....

Happy Stitching; June 2, 2014 at 10:09 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.