Our Friends' HAED SAL: September 2016

Saturday, September 24, 2016

Little Bear Lane update

I've finished another page plus a page I had started a few months ago. Only 10 more pages to go. Less than 50,000 stitches to go now. Worked on 25 count 1 over 1.

Sunday, September 18, 2016

The Last Leaves

This is my progress on The Last Leaves, designed by Jasmine Becket-Griffith, stitched on 25 count lugana, 1 over 1.

Happy stitching!

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

I do have an update! I am just about done with my first page. Sorry for not posting much but this year I lost my Dad and my Mother in Law within 6 months. I will also post progress on Ribbons and Bows and Amongst The Tulips a little later.

Monday, September 5, 2016

This is my latest update on Little Bear Lane by Denis Lewan. I have just over 11 more pages to do. Worked 1 over 1 on 25 count.

Sunday, September 4, 2016

I've just picked up my stitching again. I'm working on Little Bear Lane. Will post a pic as soon as I can.

Halfway

Long time since I updated here, but tought this was a good time.

Page 18 of 42 is finished for a while now but I just placed the picture. Now you see how big Witching actually becomes. Now I started page 19 of 42 and for stitches I'm at the halfway point of the piece. (pages 36 to 42 are only small partial pages) The cat itselve is almost finished and now more books, a map and the candle follow. And offcourse the table still has to be stitched. Still a long time to stitch but each stitch is one :)

Love, Babs

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.