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Saturday, June 6, 2009

Coming up for air - Sonya

It has been a busy period with a side trip to Nevada, California, Arizona and Utah to see the canyons and deserts; one of the best vacations in a long time and if anyone would like to, I have posted some of the pictures here http://picasaweb.google.com/BigRedBolete/GrandCanyonEtAl2009#slideshow/5340563242662132866

I do not post all that often as life always has a way of getting in the way so this will be a mega post. Before and after pics:

first off Poppy puss (M Pettit)

Poppy Fairy (JGB)

Rag Doll fairy (L Ravenscroft)

Sorceress with Familian (J Christiansen)

May I have this Dance (S Fenech)

Come the 24th of June I will be able to share my finish with you , so until then... tata.

Saturday, March 21, 2009

The time has come the Walrus said, to talk of many things...

Hello everyone! I have taken the time to view your work so far and I have enjoyed seeing each piece... a feast for the eyes!
Most of you already know me well as Pethairxstitcher on the HAED BB (Sonya), but for those of you who do not I will give you a brief intro before inundating you with my current wips. I am from Quebec Canada but Austrian by birth and have been stitching HAEDs since some time late 2005. Ok... enough of the boring stuff, lets get on with the show.

My current active wips are as follows:

May I have this Dance (S Fenech) 32ct Lugana (Burnt Papyrus from SMF) and is an experiment in combining full X with tent 1 over 1

Poppy Puss (M Petite) 32 Lugana (Opalescent Moonglow by PTP) tented 1 over 1 with HDF silk :

Rose (R Anderson) 32 ct Lugana (Snowdrop SMF) tented 1 over 1 :

Claire's Wings (Kinuko Y Craft) 28 ct Lugana (Pearl beige) tented 1 over 1

Heart of the World (R Sanderson) 28ct Lugana (Beige) tented 1 over 1 :

Sorceress with Familiar (J Christensen) 32 ct Lugana (Canadian summit - SMF) Tented 1 over 1

RagDoll Fairy (L Ravenscroft) 32ct Lugana (Snickerdoodle SMF) tented 1 over 1 :

and I just started QS Poppy Fairy this week (JBG) 32 ct Linen (Mermaid fin x-scapes SMF) tented 1 over 1:

There are more and you can see them all including my finished here : http://www.picturetrail.com/pethair-xstitcher

Happy stitching everyone!

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.