Our Friends' HAED SAL: Aurora's Garden

Monday, March 30, 2009

Aurora's Garden

Whew, I barely made joining this blog! I am so glad I did. My name is Marjean and I am from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. I don't get much stitching time but I am trying to dicipline myself to get more. I have really enjoyed reading about and looking at everyone's progress on their HAEDesigns. Meet Aurora of Aurora's Garden. I started her yesterday and managed to put in about 600 stitches. Hopefully this will jumpstart me to begin stitching again. I have been in a nonstitching rut for a while.

5 comments:

Wendy said...: Welcome Marjean to our blog! That is a great start you did already, can't wait to see it grow.; March 30, 2009 at 9:52 AM
Sabine S. said...: Welcome, glad you made it! This blog will definately get you out of your stitching rut. I know this because I didn't stitch a stitch from December 7 (when my Mom died) until two days before I joined this blog in March. Since then I've stitched every day, though never long enough! You've made great one day progress!
Sabine; March 30, 2009 at 9:58 AM
Annie Bee said...: Such pretty colours and so refreshing.; March 30, 2009 at 11:22 PM
Carolyn NC said...: Welcome Marjean! You've made a great start on Aurora - such beautiful colors - must be a pleasure to stitch!; March 31, 2009 at 6:29 AM
Cindy F. said...: Welcome Marjean!! We're so glad you joined us! Wow!! 600 stitches is awesome progress! and the colors are sooo pretty! I can't wait to see more of this one:); March 31, 2009 at 7:12 AM

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.