Our Friends' HAED SAL: HAED Jolly Old Fellow

Friday, March 20, 2009

HAED Jolly Old Fellow

I have now finished page 3 of Jolly Old Fellow. I've gridded up the fabric for page 4, as a trial - I've never gridded before, but I did have a few little hair-tearing episodes on page 3, trying to find my place. I'm hoping the grid will help me with that on page 4.

11 comments:

Wendy said...: It looks so great already!! Hope the gridding thing will work for you. Maybe I should try this too on my next page.; March 20, 2009 at 6:05 AM
Diane (di) said...: Yay Elfie... he looks wonderful! Those blues are just gorgeous against that red.; March 20, 2009 at 6:10 AM
Yoyo said...: I can't believe how fast you moving on this even with all that frogging you did. I really hope you like the grid, it is just so helpful for me that I can't understand why everybody doesn't do it.; March 20, 2009 at 8:06 AM
Mich said...: The Santa Claus is coming into your fabric step by step !!!; March 20, 2009 at 8:12 AM
Carla said...: Great progress!!; March 20, 2009 at 8:42 AM
Suzie said...: I hope that you find the gridding as helpful as I have. It has saved me from frogging SO many times. More than I want to admit! lol

Not only all of those shadings of blue, but the shadows of red, and most certainly the whites must be a challenge! But you are doing SO well!
It is looking beautiful!; March 20, 2009 at 9:10 AM
Valerie L. said...: You work so fast Elfie, I'm truly impress! And the colors are so beautiful!
I think that Santa will be there for Christmas :); March 20, 2009 at 10:01 AM
Laura said...: Santa is really starting to take shape! I have only gridded once, and I only gridded whole pages, but I can see how it would really be useful if stitch cross-country.; March 20, 2009 at 10:02 AM
Cindy F. said...: Awesome!! Congrats on finishing page 3!!! I love this design and you're doing an amazing job on it!; March 20, 2009 at 10:35 AM
Carolyn NC said...: Excellent progress!; March 20, 2009 at 8:17 PM
Yvonne said...: The colours are turning out really great!

Yvonne; March 20, 2009 at 9:03 PM

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.