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Sunday, March 21, 2010

St Nick in His Study

Hi everyone,
I've been away for awhile and just got finished drooling over the stunning HAED pics you have all posted on this blog. Simply beautiful! I've managed to get quite a bit done on St. Nick (yay) since the last time I posted. Love him! :)

Before

After

Friday, June 12, 2009

St Nick in His Study

Yay, I can see Santa! I honestly thought I would *never* get to this point. :) I love coming to this blog and seeing the truly beautiful stitching going on. Thank you everyone for sharing your WIP pics and inspiration. ((hugs)) di

Friday, May 15, 2009

A Peacock and Doves in a Garden

Here's my WIP pic from yesterday's SAL. First the before

and after...

Soooo lovin' it! Have a wonderful week-end everyone! ((hugs)) di

Friday, April 24, 2009

A Peacock and Doves in a Garden 4.24

Yay! You know it feels like I got a lot stitched this time (and if I didn't please don't tell me)! lol

Before

... and After

Friday, March 27, 2009

A Peacock and Doves in a Garden 3.27

I kept this going for a few days prior to Thursday so I could almost finish the page. Yay! Love seeing everyone's WIPs. This blog is so much fun to come to and drool over. Have a wonderful week-end! hugs, di

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Meanwhile, back in the Garden...

I'm so tickled that I found this blog because it gave me the nudge I needed to pull a couple of my HAED BAPs out of hibernation and give them some love. So without further ado, A Peacock and Doves in a Garden.

In the second pic you can see where I blew up the chart photo so you can see how it will look in 2020 when I finish. lol

I've also dusted off St Nick in His Study, but Santa will have to wait a little bit while I spend this week in the Garden.

Ok, back to the point of a SAL... actually stitching! :)

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.