Our Friends' HAED SAL: Introduction

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Introduction

Hola!

I'm Carla from Lima - Perú. Started stitching my first HAED on January of this year and to date I have 2 quick stitches on the go. For my first HAED I chose Tag Alongs (artwork by Hannah Disney) and I'm also participating in the HAED's freebie SAL with Dark Cherry (artwork by Ching Chou-Kuik). I'll be participating on Thursday's SAL with Dark Cherry as I wan't to actually finish it this year :)

Here are pics of my two pieces ...

QS Tag Alongs

QS Dark Cherry

9 comments:

Diane (di) said...: Carla they are both beautiful... the colors are so rich! Great job.; March 19, 2009 at 8:31 AM
Carolyn NC said...: You have made great progress - both look great! Welcome!; March 19, 2009 at 8:56 AM
Cindy F. said...: Welcome Carla!! I have enjoyed following your blog and I'm so excited you're joining us here:)
Your pieces are gorgeous and you are a very fast stitcher!!! You'll be finished with both of these in no time!; March 19, 2009 at 9:17 AM
Wendy said...: Welcome Carla to our blog! Your WIP's are looking fabulous already! Can't wait to see them grow!; March 19, 2009 at 9:57 AM
Valerie L. said...: Hello Carla!
You've already made big progress!
Welcome here. I had a look on your blog few times!
Stitchy week ;); March 19, 2009 at 12:04 PM
Astrid said...: What a sparkling colors. nice to see !!; March 19, 2009 at 12:06 PM
Laura said...: Such vivid colors! They are both beautiful. As a penguin collector, I just love the Tag Alongs design.; March 19, 2009 at 12:12 PM
Gabi said...: Beautiful stitching. It will be a pleasure to watch these pieces growing; March 19, 2009 at 3:09 PM
Annie Bee said...: Hi Carla, I love Hannah Disneys artwork stitched up. They have such vibrant colours and your Dark Cherry is just beautiful. My DD leaves for South America next Tuesday for a 6 month holiday touring all around.; March 20, 2009 at 12:40 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.