Our Friends' HAED SAL: January 2015

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Little Bear Lane - Lewan (Jan. 2015 update)

This is my current HAED project. I am stitching it 1 over 1 on 25 count magic guide.

Sue

Sunday, January 18, 2015

Wild Rose January 18th 2015 update

Wild Rose ~ Prindle ~ 22 ct full crosses 2x1
So excited I finally have ears ! The face is on the next page down so I am looking forward to this page even tho it has a lot of black to stitch....

best wishes
janet

Saturday, January 10, 2015

Milk & Cookies Stocking

Finished January 10th 2015
Dona Gelsinger 20 ct 2x1

I am so pleased how this one turned out ... the cookies look so real !
I started this just prior to christmas 2013 ~ did abit and then did not stitch on it
for a long time. Hope to get it made into stocking for 2015 Christmas.

best wishes
janet

Thursday, January 8, 2015

QS Christmas Presence

Hi Everyone, I hope everyone had a great Holiday season!

I joined the Freebie Sal on the Haed Website, and started in the New Year. I picked the Christmas related chart! Its Santa.

Here is what I managed to get done so far:

Its been fun, but has so much Confetti!!!

Thanks for looking!

~~Vani~~

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Re: Tarot Fool of Dreams - Marchetti

Hi all

I am now nearly at the end of page 4 of Tarot Fool of Dreams - 6 weeks in and this is the progress. Think I will slow down a little now as back at work and only have evenings and weekends to work on this. Absolutely love doing this pattern as it is stitching up really quickly.

See you in a month with update

Debbie xx

Friday, January 2, 2015

Dreams of Gaudí - Week 234

Finished yet another page :D Also, I've started a new stitching schedule this year that will probably help me to finish this wip faster! :)))

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.