Our Friends' HAED SAL: Peacock's Lagoon

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Monday, October 19, 2009

Introduction from Yvonne (Buddy Member)

Hi, my name is Yvonne and I'm currently working on Peacock's Lagoon by Ciro Marchetti. I started it almost 6 months ago and have done the first page and almost half of the second. It's being tent stitched on 25ct Jobelan. This is my first HAED and I'm really enjoying how it's turning out so far.
Here's my most recent progress picture:

Besides my HAED I am also working on Cirque des Cercles. I also post updates for both of these projects to my blog at http://www.kamikazepenguins.com/xstitch/
Happy stitching and many thanks to Valerie for being my blog buddy!

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Kathy A - Peacock Lagoon October

I have not picked up my HAED since July but found time this past week to work on it. Once I sat down, I didn't want to stop. Here is my before and after - about 800 stitches or more. I can see a moon in my future!

Saturday, June 13, 2009

Don't Fall of the Chair

After a long absence, I have returned to the HAED fold. I have picked up my Peacock Lagoon and added some stitches. I found parking the threads did not work for me. I also had to take out the highliter and mark as I stitched. Now, I am no longer lost and feel motivated to stitch on it again.

Before:

After:

Thursday's do not work for me as I am at stitching group on that day and 16 stitchers talking and laughing together lead to many mistakes. I will stitch another day and post when I can.

Sunday, March 29, 2009

Progress on Peacock Lagoon

Here is my progress this past week on Peacock Lagoon. I have really enjoyed this stitch. Although, you cannot see it, I got to change colors this week!! Someday soon I hope to change colors again.

I check the blog every day and look at all the amazing pieces that are being stitched. Each and every one is beautiful and you keep me inspired. Thank you one and all.

Sunday, March 22, 2009

My Progress on Peacock Lagoon

Well, here you are ladies - my progress on Peacock Lagoon. We have a navy blue line with one little white spot. This is another 450 stitches for a total of 799 so far!! I'm making progress LOL.

I look at this blog every day and see all the amazing pieces that are being stitched on. Each and every one of you inspire me!! Keep up the good work.

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Introducing myself

Good morning everyone. My name is Kathy A. and I am 56 and I live in Ontario, Canada, not far from my BFF Beatrice, who introduced herself earlier.
I have been an avid stitcher for over 20 years. Beatrice' mother, Adriana, who is now 92 and still stitching, was my teacher. She stitched a Lavender and Lace "Nantucket Rose" for me and said that from here on in I would have to do my own stitching. I was hooked.
I have been stitching madly since I retired in 2001 with my DH. I belong to a large stitching group in Canada that keep me inspired and enabled. In the winter, my DH and I winter in Southern Arizona. My stitching community then focuses on the internet since I have not found a single stitcher in my area!!!
Several months ago Beatrice and I were surfing the web and we came across HAED designs and immediately fell in love with them. We both purchased one and I spent the last few months gathering all the required threads for the both of us. What a collection of threads and colors we have.
I started my HAED on Thursday thanks to this blog and all it's inspirations. Here is my HAED

Peacock's Lagoon

and here is my progress after 3/12 hours and 250 stitches.

I am stitching on 25 count antique white Lugana 1 over 1. I can see this is going to take a while. I think I will consider this my ten year project.

You can check out my other stitching projects on my blog. www.kathyssitandstitch.blogspot.com

Till next time
Kathy

Monday, March 9, 2009

Hello from Lesley

Hi, I just want to say hi to everyone here. I love HAED charts and am busy working on a number of them. I have finished one -- the Letter L and have 6 more in the progress of being done. I have a companion to the L with the Letter G and it is over half finished now.

I am hoping to get them made into pillows for Hubby and myself.

I am also working on Wizard's Emissary and have nearly completed the first row of pages. I have Daydreaming Fairy which is part of the year long SAL on the forum. One of my favourite artists on the site is Ciro Marchetti. I have a number of his charts and am working on two. Ancient Eygpt and Peacock's Lagoon. The final chart that I am working on at the moment is Pink Daydreams. I have the first page done and it is on the back burner right now waiting for me to finish a few others.

The rest of my work in progress.

Wizard's Emissary

Ancient Egypt

Peacock's Lagoon

Pink Daydreams

Daydreaming Fairy

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.