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Saturday, March 14, 2009

HAED is awesome

Quick update - my fabric just arrived. I've been trying to find the time to grid it, but I've had four college kids home for spring break - just isn't happening yet. I have to tell you how awsome Bob and Michelle at HAED are. I downloaded my pattern and then decided (with everyone's help TY) that I'd like the background removed, as I'm stitching on black. Since this is my first HAED, they were gracious enough to allow me to pay the difference. (I do realize that it's a one time deal only.) When I'd originally bought the pattern, it wasn't on sale, but now is. She went ahead and refunded me for the pattern and charged me again for the pattern with deleted background on sale. Did you know they delete most of those backgrounds by hand? And she had it ready for me very soon afterwards. Since I'd had some questions about how to do all this, I'd called. Michelle was so nice and such a pleasure to talk with. These are people I want to keep in business. So, thank you, HAED. Hope to actually have some stitching on it this week. Everyone's progress looks phenomenal - so inspirational!
Carolyn NC

2 comments:

Cindy F. said...: Wow! That's great Carolyn! Thanks for sharing your experience with us. Michele and Bob really care about their customers and their charting and removal of backgrounds they do for us really is a big part of their wonderful business! I'm so excited you got your fabric!! WooHoo!!; March 14, 2009 at 3:54 PM
Gabi said...: I can second that. I bought my first chart, couple of things went wrong, but Michele delivered a fabulous and prompt service. Remarkable friendly and helpful. And generous too.; March 15, 2009 at 2:09 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.